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Japan’s $53B Budget to Cover F-35 Buy, Development of Hypersonic Weapons
September 1, 2023 @ 12:10 PMThe Japanese Defense Ministry has submitted a plea for a defense budget totaling $52.9 billion, with a clear emphasis on several key priorities, including naval vessels, F-35 fighter jets, the development of hypersonic weapons, and armored vehicles
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KIEL, Rheinmetall to Develop Offshore Platform for Eco-friendly Ordnance Disposal
August 25, 2023 @ 06:54 AMGERMAN NAVAL YARDS KIEL and Rheinmetall are jointly developing an offshore platform for eco-friendly ammunition disposal. The danger posed to the environment and people by contaminated ammunition in the Baltic Sea has been known for many years
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Ukraine Fires JDAM-ER Standoff Bombs from Su-27 Jets
August 24, 2023 @ 01:41 PMUkrainian Su-27 fighters are firing 2,000-pound JDAM-ER standoff bombs at Russian targets with launch specifications fed before the aircraft takes off. Despite the Su-27 being capable of carrying Western bombs on the hardpoints, it is still not capable of in-flight programming of the point of impact
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Russian Forces to Receive Su-57s Powered by New Engines
August 14, 2023 @ 11:14 AMRussian defense ministry will soon receive a batch of Su-57 combat aircraft powered by new Saturn Izdelie-30 engines. This was reported by Russia's government-owned Zvezda
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Under Shadow of Ukraine War, Rosoboronexport to Display 'Battle-Tested' Weapons at ARMY-2023
August 10, 2023 @ 02:24 PMA range of “battle-tested” weapons will be showcased by Russias Rosoboronexport at the upcoming VIII Army 2023 International Military-Technical Forum to be held from August 14-20 at the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Center. The company has allocated a dedicated section at its stand for weapons that have been “successful” against Western weapons, probably hinting at their performance in the Ukraine war
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SK Oceanplant Cuts Steel for S.Korea’s Second FFX Batch-III Frigate
August 7, 2023 @ 11:08 AMSouth Koreas SK Oceanplant cut steel for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navys second FFX Batch-III frigate. The contract for the second ship was awarded to the company in December 2021
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Manila Livid as Chinese Coast Guard 'Water Cannons' Philippines Supply Ship in...
August 7, 2023 @ 05:34 AMManila expressed strong anger as Chinese coast guard vessels attacked Philippines Navy supply vessels with water cannons to force them away from near the Nansha islands in the disputed South China sea on Saturday. The supply vessels were en route to Ayungin Shoal in the South China Sea for a routine troop rotation and resupply mission
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Chinese YU-20 Tanker Refuels J-15 Carrier-based Fighter for the First Time
August 4, 2023 @ 03:30 PMA Chinese J-15 carrier-based fighter refueled the YU-20 tanker aircraft for the first time. The undated exercise was revealed for the first time in a documentary program jointly produced by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, China Media Group and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
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Russian Firm Develops Micro Flying Drone that Fires Pistol Rounds
July 27, 2023 @ 10:47 AMRussias Design Bureau of Unmanned Aircraft-Building has developed a multi-rotor micro-drone dubbed Vektor Kh-120 with a dry weight of 38 grams to strike sheltered enemy manpower. The company told government-owned
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Lockheed Asked to Develop Nuclear-powered Spacecraft
July 27, 2023 @ 06:03 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
China's J-15 Fighter Jet Crashes During Training
U.S., Iraqi Forces Assassinate ISIS Second-in-Command, Abu Khandijah
GE Gets $5B to Make Engines for Saudi, Jordan, Bulgarian F-16, F-15...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U