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USAF F-16 in ‘ghost’ Paint Scheme Similar to Russian Su-57 Jet
June 17, 2020 @ 10:11 AMA US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon has been given an elaborate makeover including the popular ‘ghost paint scheme similar to that of a Russian Su-57 fighter jet. Although the service did not mention the Su-57, it said that the paint scheme is intended to replicate an adversarys fighter jet
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Japan to Halt Aegis Ashore Deployment
June 16, 2020 @ 03:27 AMThe Japanese Defense Ministry is ‘halting plans to deploy Aegis Ashore missile defense system, Defense Minister Taro Kono told Journalists Monday, citing costs and technical problems. The decision to halt the proposed deployment comes after residents of the city of Akita and Abu district of Yamaguchi Prefecture opposed setting up the Aegis Ashore system in their area
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Donald Trump’s ‘Super-Duper Missile’ Failed in Test?
June 10, 2020 @ 04:54 AMA missile test of the DARPA/US Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program was destroyed during a test flight recently, US based Aviation Week reported
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Did Iranian Navy Just Receive an Underwater Drone?
May 30, 2020 @ 09:29 AMIn a ceremony held to induct over a 100 missile-launching speed boats to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N), a vessel that appeared to be a large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) made its first public appearance. “Did Iran just show us an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) prototype? Among the 112 small boats/craft received by IRCN today, this oddity was shown – an unidentified apparent submersible/submarine,” Joseph H Dempsey, Research Associate for Defense & Military Analysis at IISS,
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Russia Denies Sending Aircraft to Support Haftar Forces in Libya
May 28, 2020 @ 06:31 AMRussia has not flown any fighter jets to aid Haftar forces in Libya, a senior Russian lawmaker has said. Earlier, the US Africa command (AFRICOM) had asserted that 14 Russian fighter aircraft arrived in Libya from an air base in Russia after transiting Syria, where AFRICOM officials assess they were repainted to camouflage their Russian origin
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US Missile Warning Satellite System Completes Payload Preliminary Design Review
May 26, 2020 @ 05:33 PMThe U.S
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Cybercriminals Hack Next-gen Japanese Missile Data
May 20, 2020 @ 07:16 AMDetails of a new missile including range, propulsion and heat resistance could have been stolen in a “large-scale” cyberattack targeted at Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Hackers got hold of performance requirements and sent them to several other defense firms as part of the bidding process for the project, Japans Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday
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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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NASA Astronaut Books Seat on Soyuz MS Flight for $90M
May 13, 2020 @ 05:13 AMNASA has booked a $90 million seat abroad the Russian Soyuz MS manned spaceship for a flight to the International Space Station (ISS), a contract for which was signed on Tuesday. "A contract was signed today on providing a seat for a US astronaut onboard a Soyuz MS manned spaceship to be launched to the ISS in the autumn of 2020," the press service of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos was quoted as saying by TASS
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China Reveals Air-dropped Armored Vehicle-Similarities with Russian Typhoon
May 11, 2020 @ 07:24 AMChina's first batch of homemade airdrop-capable armored vehicles has entered service with the PLA Air Force Airborne Troops in Central China's Hubei Province, the PLA Daily reported on Saturday. The profile of the NORINCO vehicle looks similar to that of the Russian K4386 Typhoon-VDV which is undergoing advanced testing
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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...