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China Develops 12.7mm Gun for Z-20 helicopters, Combat Vehicles
May 19, 2020 @ 05:56 AMChina has developed a new Gatling gun with 12.7mm caliber barrels for mounting on its Z-20 utility helicopter, combat vehicles and motor boats
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Steel Cut for French Navy’s First of 4 Replenishment Vessels
May 18, 2020 @ 06:00 PMThe steel plate of the first of the four new Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force (BRF) – replenishment vessels – of the French Navy has been cut today during a ceremony held in the Chantiers de lAtlantique shipyard. The order for the construction of the four ships was notified in January 2019 to the temporary association of companies formed by Chantiers de lAtlantique and Naval Group
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India Announces Measures to Cut Defence Imports
May 18, 2020 @ 12:56 PMIndia plans to strengthen its “Make in India” initiative by building its own military equipment and curbing imports, under its whopping $265.2 billion (INR 20 lakh crore) economic package
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COVID-19 treated as H1N1 aboard French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier...
May 15, 2020 @ 11:11 AMA lapse of judgement by the French authorities in managing coronavirus cases aboard the Navys Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier including treating it like the H1N1 flu, lead to a massive COVID-19 outbreak on the ship. “In the light of information that we have today — I insist on the word today — there were mistakes in the assessment of measures in the fight against coronavirus
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Supercomputers in Research Institutes across Germany, UK Hacked
May 15, 2020 @ 07:37 AMA number of supercomputers used in research institutes across Germany and the United Kingdom have been attacked by hackers, since January this year. In Germany, at least six systems are said to be compromised
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Venezuelan Air Defence's Chinese-made Radar Detects US F-22 Stealth Jet
May 13, 2020 @ 09:16 AMA Chinese-made type JY-27 radar deployed by Venezuelan Air Defense detected a United States F22 stealth aircraft as it approached the countrys airspace and sent a warning to the American fighter jet on Tuesday. According to
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Mitsubishi Halves SpaceJet Budget, Delivery in or after FY2021
May 12, 2020 @ 06:13 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced it will halve the budget for its SpaceJet project to ¥60 billion for the year ending next March, as the company takes a beating from the COVID-19 pandemic. "We will proceed with the project at an appropriate scale while taking into account the difficult circumstances the group faces," Mitsubishi Heavy President and Chief Executive Officer Seiji Izumisawa told reporters Monday
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Russian Su-57 With Fifth-gen Engine Expected Beyond 2025
May 8, 2020 @ 08:11 AMThe much anticipated fifth-generation engine for the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet will be introduced after 2025, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexei Krivoruchko has said. “The deliveries of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters to the Russian Air Force are planned in two stages: until the mid-2020s with a fourth-generation engine, after - with a fifth-generation engine,” he said during the course of an interview with US based publication
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AI robots to help recover Korean War remains
May 7, 2020 @ 10:44 AMThe South Korean Ministry of Defense is targeting development of a robot to recover the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, by 2024. In 2000, the ministry launched the project to recover human remains buried underground
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Leonardo to Supply Mode 5 IFF Sets to Japanese Land Forces
May 4, 2020 @ 05:16 PMLeonardo has signed a contract with the Japan Radio Company to provide Mode 5-capable Identification Friend/Foe (IFF) equipment for four platforms operated by the Japan Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF). Leonardo will provide its IFF Mode 5 M426 LPI Interrogator and SIT2010 Crypto Applique products, ensuring that the JGSDF are ready for the ‘Mode-4 sunset in June 2020, when many allied Armed Forces will be switching over to the new Mode 5 standard
Russian Nuclear Submarine Modified to Carry Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
Korea Pitches Chunmoo Missile for Norway's Precision Strike Weapon Requirement
Kongsberg to Establish Australia's First Missile Factory
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...