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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Launches Large Multi-role Response Vessel for Philippines
July 26, 2021 @ 06:17 AMMitsubishi Shipbuilding held a launch ceremony today for the first of two large multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) being built to order for the Republic of the Philippines. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant at MHIs Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Chinese Y-20 Tansport Plane Could Be Powered by Domestic Engines
July 19, 2021 @ 07:16 AMThe state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the maker of the Y-20 hinted at switching to domestically developed engines with a high bypass ratio Chinese state media reported that last week, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) released a cartoon on its official Weibo account showing a Y-20 aircraft with four big wine barrels covering its engines. "In the future, the Y-20 will be produced in large numbers using Chinese-developed engines to serve as a platform that can be developed into different variants, like an aerial tanker or an early warning aircraft," Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military expert, told the...
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COVID outbreak aboard Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier
July 14, 2021 @ 03:12 PMAround 100 cases of coronavirus have been recorded on the Royal Navys flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, even after all of the crew members had been vaccinated. HMS Queen Elizabeth is about a quarter of the way through a 28-week deployment leading the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
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Russian firm Starts Testing Parachute System to Air Drop Heavy Armored Vehicles
July 9, 2021 @ 12:32 PMRussias Technodinamika Group has started conducting preliminary trials of a parachute system meant to airdrop heavy armored vehicles - including the Typhoon vehicle weighing 18 tonnes – with personnsel inside. "We are carrying out a piece of very important experimental design work dubbed Parachute
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Russian S-500 Air Defense System Completes Tests, all set to Enter Service
July 7, 2021 @ 05:19 AMThe Russian S-500 air defense system (ADS), said to counter not only aircraft, missiles and space weapons, but also satellites in low-earth orbit (LEO) has completed state tests and is set to enter service with the countrys military forces. "Currently, a number of tests have been carried out with combat launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles at air targets
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Russian Helicopters’ Exports Down 19 Per Cent in 2020
July 7, 2021 @ 04:12 AMRussian Helicopters, one of the worlds leading helicopter manufacturers, exported 39 military helicopters in 2020, a figure down 19% compared to the previous year. According to the companys annual report released on Tuesday, "Thirty-nine helicopters were exported to foreign markets in 2020
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Main Issues on Reviving the 2015 Nuclear Deal Settled: Outgoing Iran President
June 23, 2021 @ 12:39 PMIranian President Hassan Rouhani said that progress had made regarding the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after talks with global powers in Vienna, Austria. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Rouhani said the main issues in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal have been settled
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Iranian navy Inducts two new Ships- A Destroyer and a Minesweeper
June 14, 2021 @ 09:15 AMIranian Navy today inducted locally-manufactured ‘Dena destroyer and ‘Shahin minesweeper at an event in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Dena is the fourth Jamaran-class destroyer manufactured by the Defense Ministrys naval industries
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Putin Describes Washington Post’s Report on Iranian Spy Satellite Deal as Fake...
June 12, 2021 @ 06:56 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin described as ‘fake news” and "nonsense" a Washington Post report that Russia is preparing to supply Iran with an advanced satellite that will allow Tehran to track military targets in the Middle East, even those in Israel. In an interview given to American Channel, NBC News, the President said: "We have plans for cooperation with Iran, including military-technical cooperation
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1000 Iran Sanctions Lifted, 500 still left: Iranian Negotiator
June 11, 2021 @ 06:40 PMAfter 5 rounds of negotiations between Iran and the Group 4+1 (China, Russia, Britain and France plus Germany) in Vienna, 1000 sanctions have been removed but 500 of the most punishing ones still remain, Iran's top negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi has said. The US is still adamant to remove 500 sanctions after 5 rounds of talks between Tehran and the Group 4+1
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...