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Roscosmos to Cut Launch Price by 30% to Compete with SpaceX
April 11, 2020 @ 08:53 AMRussian space agency Roscosmos has offered to cut prices of its satellite and space launch services by 30% to compete with SpaceX, the US-based private launching company that is offering satellite launches with reusable launchers. The plan to slash costs was revealed by Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, on Friday
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Canada Finds Way-Around to Export Armored Vehicles to Saudi
April 10, 2020 @ 07:50 AMCanada is lifting a freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, paving the way to go-ahead with the $10 billion ($14 billion Canadian dollar) deal for armored vehicles stalled on the table for six years now. On Thursday, Canadian authorities said they found a way to dodge restrictions imposed in November 2018, that prevented the export of General Dynamics Corp-built light armored vehicles (LAVs) to Riyadh
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GA-ASI Conducts MQ-9 ‘Ferry Flight’ Delivery to Air Base in New Mexico
April 10, 2020 @ 07:03 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it flew a MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to an air base in New Mexico for delivery, as opposed to shipping drone parts for later assembly
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Huntington Ingalls Begins Construction of US Navy’s Ted Stevens Destroyer
April 9, 2020 @ 08:40 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has commenced construction of the US Navys next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Ted Stevens (DDG 128). “HIIs Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke¬-class (DDG 51) destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) on Monday
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Malaysian Firm Offers to buy Debt-Ridden National Airlines for $2.5B
April 8, 2020 @ 03:16 PMGolden Skies Ventures (GSV), a Malaysian firm, has offered buy the debt-ridden national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), with financing from a European bank. The proposal has come at a time when airlines across the world remain badly hit owing to the COVID-19 pandemic
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S.Korea's Bigung Rocket Passes Pentagon Test for Export to US
April 8, 2020 @ 04:37 AMThe Pentagon has cleared the export of South Korea's Bigung ("Flying arrow") guided rocket system in the US after it performed well in tests conducted last October. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on April 7 that the 70-millimeter rocket system hit all 10 targets and met US requirements during the Pentagon's Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) session held in South Korea last year
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Japan to Develop AI-based System to Counter Cyber Attacks
March 30, 2020 @ 10:59 AMJapans Ministry of Defense plans to invest ¥25.6 billion ($237
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Japan To Improve Electronic Warfare Capabilities of Fighter Fleet
March 30, 2020 @ 07:31 AMJapan is set to provide its existing F-15 fighters with Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities besides buying additional F-35 stealth jets possessing this ability to use focused energy to defeat adversarys electronics, this year. In its
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Japan Favours Home-grown Designs Over Western Offers for Indigenous Fighter Project
March 29, 2020 @ 06:05 AMJapan has rejected designs for the indigenous stealth fighter project proposed by the United States and the United Kingdom to favour a home-grown design. "Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically
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Body Armor Piercing ‘Stealth’ Bullet Developed by Russian Firm
March 27, 2020 @ 08:16 AMA research firm associated with Russsian Corporation Rostec has developed a 9 mm caliber pistol cartridge that can penetrate body armor of the 2nd protection class, used by most armies around the world. The cartridge does not emit any ‘flame at the barrel end and is noiseless, earning for itself the ‘stealth tag
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Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
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...