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Rheinmetall Bags German Police's Anti-riot Vehicle Contract
January 13, 2022 @ 01:34 PMRheinmetall will be equipping the German Federal Police and State-level public order police units with new special response vehicle, the ‘Survivor R.” In a statement Thursday, Rheinmetall said the procurement agency of Germanys Federal Interior Ministry contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to supply a fleet of new all-terrain, protected multipurpose Survivor R special response vehicles, to be known as the “Sonderwagen 5”
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U.S. Approves Follow-On Support for Greek F-16 Engine Maintenance worth $233M
January 13, 2022 @ 04:54 AMThe U.S
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Modernized Russian Tu-160M Strategic Bomber Performs First Flight
January 12, 2022 @ 03:12 PMRussia's Tu-160M strategic bomber, the heavily modernized version of the Soviet era Tu-160 long range bomber, today undertook its first flight marking the potential of the aircraft to carry latest weapons such as hypersonic missiles. The aircraft took off from the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant, a Tupolev branch of the United Aircraft Corporation
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S.Korea Develops Counter-SAM System for Aircraft
January 12, 2022 @ 07:09 AMSouth Koreas Agency for Defense Development (ADD) tested a counter missile system for military aircraft to help dodge enemies' portable surface-to-air missiles. The directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system enables aircraft to dodge missiles by emitting a laser beam to the ground, blinding missiles that rely on heat to track targets, the ADD said in a statement Wednesday
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Fincantieri Starts Construction of Italian Navy’s First NFS Submarine
January 12, 2022 @ 05:39 AMProduction activities for the first of 2 new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, started January 11 at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard, Fincantieri has announced. The program, which also envisages relevant in-service support, an option for 2 additional units, as well as the creation of a Training Center, is led by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere dArmement, the international organization for joint armament cooperation), in line with the most innovative management procedures, through life management and risk management
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U.S. Approves MQ-9 Follow-On Contractor Logistics Support for France
January 8, 2022 @ 07:16 AMThe U.S
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U.S., Japan to Work on Counter-Hypersonic Technology
January 7, 2022 @ 06:47 AMThe United States and Japan will soon sign a deal on collaborating more closely in R&D of defense-related technologies, including ways to counter threats from hypersonic weapons. This was announced ahead of January 6-7 virtual U
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Upgraded L-39NG Jet has Thrice the Lifespan than the L-39 Albatross
January 7, 2022 @ 05:41 AMThe new L-39NG jet would have three times longer lifespan the original L-39 Albatross, recent fatigue tests conducted by Aero Vodochody show. The aircraft successfully passed difficult fatigue tests of five lifespans simulation
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Turkey to Open Engineering Facility for TF-X Fighter Jet Development
January 5, 2022 @ 01:11 PMTurkey will open its National Combat Aircraft (MMU)s Engineering Center and Composite Production Building dedicated to the development of the TF-X fighter jet in a ceremony to be held on January 6. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is also expected to attend the ceremony to be held at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) facility – the institution that will run the new centers, government-owned Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday
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Leonardo Acquires 25.1% Shares in HENSOLDT for €606M
January 5, 2022 @ 12:24 PMLeonardo completed the acquisition of 25.1% of the shares in HENSOLDT AG, a leading German player in the field of sensors for defence and security applications, with an expanding portfolio in sensors, data management and robotics, for a cash consideration of €606 million
Russia Launches 267 Shahed Drones against Ukraine in Overnight Attack
AI-Infused Bayraktar Drone with New Engine Completes Test Flights
U.S. Marines to Help in NATO's Surveillance of Baltic Sea
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
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