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UK MoD Asks Leonardo to Develop VTOL Aircraft for ASW Ops
July 22, 2022 @ 07:46 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Future Capability Group (FCG) awarded a four-year contract valued €71 million to Leonardo to deliver the Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) Technology Demonstration Programme (TDP), "RWUAS CCD Phase 3 TDP”. This programme funded through Defence Innovation, will include the flight of an advanced uncrewed VTOL prototype referred to by the UK MOD as “Proteus”
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Leonardo, BAE Systems Announce UK-Italy Collaboration on FCAS Project
July 20, 2022 @ 06:48 AMLeonardo and BAE Systems announced UK-Italy collaboration on developing a demonstrator aircraft as part of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme at the Farnborough Airshow. This approach allows the companies of the two countries to identify shared areas of collaboration and begin joint analysis on possible activities of shared interest, after the two companies reached a collaboration agreement within the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme
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Airbus A330 MRTT Becomes World's First Tanker Certified for Automatic Refuelling
July 20, 2022 @ 06:26 AMThe Airbus A330 MRTT has become the worlds first tanker to be certified for automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) boom operations in daylight after testing with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). Certified by the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), this capability is part of the new SMART MRTT developed by Airbus
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Greece to Purchase Israeli Missiles, Anti-Drone Systems Against Turkey: Reports
July 19, 2022 @ 12:19 PMA deal for Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missiles and anti-drone systems, both of which are produced in Israel, will be signed by Greece. Greece will order 27 Spike missiles costing $374
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Lockheed Awarded $225M Dutch F-35A Support Contract
July 19, 2022 @ 08:13 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract valued $225 million to support the Netherlands F-35A fighter aircraft. This modification increases the ceiling to procure long lead-time materials, parts, components, and effort for the production of three Lot 15 F-35A aircraft and nine Lot 16 F-35 aircraft for the government of the Netherlands
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U.S. Space Development Agency Awards $1.3 Billion for 28 Missile-Tracking Satellites
July 18, 2022 @ 05:34 PMThe US Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the award of two prototype agreements worth over $1.3 billion to set up 28 satellites providing the initial missile warning/missile tracking capability of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA)
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Norway to Buy AIM-120 Missiles for its F-35s as Part of NATO...
July 16, 2022 @ 12:42 PMThe U.S
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Rafael to Unveil New Long-Range Air-To-Surface Missile at Farnborough Airshow
July 14, 2022 @ 06:43 AMIsraels Rafael said it will present its new Ice Breaker air-to-surface missile at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow (July 18-22) in the UK. The 5th generation long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system enables significant attack performance against a variety of high-value land, and sea targets
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U.S. Ground-Launched Hypersonic Missile Completes First Flight Test
July 14, 2022 @ 05:10 AMDARPAs Operational Fires (OpFires) program that aims to develop a ground-based hypersonic missile system has successfully executed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The OpFires system achieved all test objectives, including first ever use of a U
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U.S. Army Receives First Modernized M270A2 MLRS Launcher with New Engine, Weapons...
July 13, 2022 @ 04:56 AMThe U.S
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles