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China's Re-entry Spacecraft Returns to Earth
May 8, 2023 @ 08:51 AMThe China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced today that its re-entry spacecraft has returned back to earth. An official statement issued by the space agency on WeChat social network said the spacecraft, launched from the Jiuquan Launch Center, spent 276 days in orbit
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Iran Tests Indigenous Rocket with Thermobaric Warhead
May 8, 2023 @ 08:35 AMThe Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has test-launched a homegrown rocket equipped with a thermobaric warhead. The test of the indigenous Fajr-5 (Dawn-5) rocket with a thermobaric warhead, which operates with a fuel-air explosive (FAE) system, was carried out on May 7, Irans
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Russia Attacking Ukraine with Missiles Assembled from Cannibalized Parts: Media
May 2, 2023 @ 03:34 PMRussia is attacking Ukraine with missiles assembled from parts cannibalized from other missiles. Moscow attacked Ukrainian targets in missile salvo launched from long range strategic aircraft such as the Tu-95 since last weekend
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Ukraine, Russia Rush to Develop Ground Mobile Mines
May 1, 2023 @ 07:08 AMUkraine and Russia are racing to develop new weapons in anticipation of the coming summer offensive by Kyiv; seen recently are mines mounted on small remotely operated ground vehicles. These toy-car sized vehicles, barely bigger than the mines themselves, can be sent in the path of approaching tanks or armored vehicles and triggered to explode underneath
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Royal Thai Navy Receives Type 071E ship from China
April 26, 2023 @ 09:34 AMAmphibious assault ship built by China State Shipbuilding Corp. for Thailand arrived at its homeport, Sattahip Naval Base, on April 25
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Indian Fuel Cell-based Air Independent Propulsion System for INS Kalvari
April 26, 2023 @ 07:22 AMFrench firm Naval Group signed a pact with Indias DRDO to fit indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system on Kalvari class submarines. The indigenous fuel cell-based AIP system will be fitted on INS Kalvari soon
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Russia's PMC Wagner Group to Have its Own Air Force
April 24, 2023 @ 11:35 AMPlans are afoot for Russia's private military company (PMC) Wagner Group to have its own air force, according to information floating in Russian cyberspace. The Wagner Group, of which some say is run by individuals close to Russian President Putin, has been at the forefront of the fight in Ukraine
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U.S. Forces Challenged 15 'Excessive' Maritime Claims in Fiscal 2022
April 22, 2023 @ 07:53 AMUnited States' forces operationally challenged 22 different excessive maritime claims made by 15 different claimants throughout the world, according to the Department of Defense (DoD) annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2022.While not naming the country or countries making the 'excessive' maritime claims in the report, the U
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Rosoboronexport Launches Typhoon-K Armored Vehicle on the Foreign Market
April 21, 2023 @ 06:32 AMRosoboronexport, a subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation has begun promoting fully imported Typhoon-K armored vehicles of the K-53949 model to foreign markets. Rosoboronexport presented the Typhoon-K family produced exclusively from Russian-made components
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China Mounts Naval Close-in-Weapon-System on Trucks for Anti-drone Mission
April 18, 2023 @ 01:27 PMChina has displayed a unique adaptation of a Naval Close-in-Weapon-System (CIWS) for use as a land-based anti-drone weapon. An air defense brigade affiliated with the PLA 71st Group Army recently held a commissioning ceremony for a new type of truck-mounted anti-aircraft system integrated with a rotary cannon, a set of missile launchers, a radar system and a set of smoke dischargers, all on a wheeled vehicle, the PLA said in a release Sunday
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...