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GA-ASI SkyGuardian with 3D Printed Part Makes First Flight
May 19, 2020 @ 01:54 PMGeneral Atomic Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced the first test flight of a metal 3D-printed part - a NACA inlet made in Titanium Ti6Al4V – on a SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft. “With the GE Additive AddWorks team, we were able not only to achieve our short term objective of qualifying the NACA inlet, but we also worked together on a number of additional application development and qualification efforts, which are continuing into 2020 and beyond,” said Elie Yehezkel, senior vice president of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for GA-ASI
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Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor Aircraft Meant for JGSDF Arrive in Japan
May 8, 2020 @ 05:26 PMOspreys V-22 Aircraft bound for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrived in Japan at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni on May 8, 2020. The JGSDF plans to introduce the Osprey V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft to conduct rescue and special operations missions, the US Marine Corps which facilitated the arrival, released information and images of the event
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Kim Jong-un Awarded Russia’s Korean War 75th Anniversary Victory Medal
May 5, 2020 @ 06:29 AMNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been awarded Russias Korean liberation war 75th anniversary Victory medal “for his major contribution in commemorating Soviet soldiers, who died in 1945 during Koreas liberation,” the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang wrote on its Facebook page. Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora handed over the medal to the DPRKs Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho at a ceremony on Tuesday at the Mansudae Palace of Congress in Pyongyang
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Initial Sea Trials of Singapore's Smart Maritime Autonomous Vessel Complete
April 30, 2020 @ 04:58 PMSingapore's ST Engineering has announced the completion of initial sea trials of its first Smart Maritime Autonomous Vessel (SMAV) in April 2020. The vessel uses collision avoidance algorithm in accordance with International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) rules in overtaking, head-on and crossing
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Lockheed Inches Closer to Developing Army’s Cyber/Jamming Pod
April 30, 2020 @ 09:04 AMThe US Army has moved Lockheed Martins pod which will aid in sensing electronic spectrum while providing jamming capabilities, to build and evaluation phase. The Consortium Management Group (CMG)/ Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5)
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Iran's Army unveils 2 Phased Array Radars to Detect Stealth Aircraft, Missiles
April 20, 2020 @ 04:58 AMIrans Army has unveiled two new locally-made radars based on AESA technology which it claims can detect low-observable aircraft, drones besides ballistic and cruise missiles. The radars, named Khalij-e Fars (Persian Gulf) and Moraqeb (Watchful), were unveiled in a ceremony on Sunday in the presence of Chief Commander of Iran's Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Fars News Agency reported
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Naval Group Reveals Cost-cutting Measures due to COVID-19
April 17, 2020 @ 06:11 AMNaval Group has
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Dassault Aviation Resumes Training Flights for Indian Rafale Pilots
April 16, 2020 @ 06:53 AMDassault Aviation has resumed training flights for Indian pilots on the Rafale fighter jet, following disruption in recent weeks owing to the COVID-19 crisis in France. “At Merignac, the (conversion training center) activities started on Monday with a daily mission for two Indian Rafales, in order to meet our contractual obligations for delivery,” Dassault Aviatiion executive chairman Eric Trappier said in an April 8 note to staff on the company website, French website
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Turkey Hints at More S-400 Buys if Denied Patriot Air Defence System
April 15, 2020 @ 10:12 AMTurkey has issued a veiled threat to purchase more S-400 Air Defence Systems (ADS) from Russia if denied the US-made Patriot or any other ADS made by its NATO allies. “If our allies can provide - it does not have to be only Patriot from the United States, it can also be a SAMP/T of Eurosam, or any similar system from other allies - and we prefer to purchase from our allies
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Chinese Army Introduces Armed Midget Robots
April 15, 2020 @ 07:55 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has inducted tiny missile-loading ground robots that are armed with a machine gun. “The small robots can traverse complicated terrains, accurately observe battlefield situations and provide ferocious firepower,” the PLA Eastern Theater Command posted on its Sina Weibo microblogging account on Monday
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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