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Latvia Installs New SPIKE Missiles Team Trainer for SPIKE LR2, SPIKE SR
October 12, 2020 @ 06:45 AMLatvian National Armed Forces have completed the installation of a new Team Trainer for SPIKE Missiles. The new system will train Latvian forces to use Rafael Advanced Defense Systems SPIKE LR2 and SR missiles, procured from EuroSpike (a joint venture between Rafael, Diehl Defence, and Rheinmetall Electronics), Rafael said in a release Friday
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Russia Developing Anti-Drone Missile for TOR Air Defense System
October 8, 2020 @ 09:47 AMRussia is working on a small and cheap surface-to-air missile (SAM) missile for the TOR short-range air defense system, especially suited for intercepting the small-sized drones. "The cost of anti-aircraft guided missiles of the system significantly exceeds the cost of small drones
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Rafale, Chinooks, Apaches Debut at Indian Air Force Day Parade
October 8, 2020 @ 05:56 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF)s newly inducted Rafale jet, Apache and Chinook helicopters made a fly-past debut in the 88th Air Force Day parade at the Hindon Air Base in Gaziabad today. “The recent induction of Rafale, Chinook and Apache aircraft significantly enhanced our combat capability over adversaries,” IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said
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USAF F-35A Jet May Crash Caused By Technical Glitch
October 7, 2020 @ 10:07 AMThe F-35A jet crash at Floridas Eglin Air Force Base this May was caused by the pilot trying to land at an excessive speed, and a flight control logic glitch that left its tail unresponsive. The
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Russia Tests Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile
October 7, 2020 @ 09:03 AMRussia successfully test launched Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile in the Barents Sea on Tuesday. “On October 6, 2020 from the White Sea, the lead frigate of Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov for the first time fired a hypersonic cruise missile ‘Zircon at a sea target located in the Barents Sea,” Russian Ministry of Defense said in a
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L3Harris, SpaceX Selected to Build Satellites that Track Hypersonic Missiles
October 6, 2020 @ 02:08 PMThe Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris and SpaceX contracts worth $342 million combined to build satellites to provide missile tracking data for hypersonic glide vehicles and next generation advanced missile threats. The two companies won bids to build out Tranche 0 of the tracking layer for the National Defense Space Architecture
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Israeli, Estonian Firms Develop Unmanned Vehicles-Mounted Loitering Munition Launcher
October 6, 2020 @ 08:04 AMUVision Air, an Israeli manufacturer of Loitering Munitions and Estonian Milrem Robotics which makes unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have joined forces to mount a Loitering Munition Multi-Canister Launcher on the latters UGVs The new operational concept is designed to offer a new independent ability to locate, track and accurately eliminate heavily armored targets from large distances. It provides light forces with ISR capabilities combined with highly accurate long-range heavy fire power that were achieved until now only with complex cooperation between several units and echelons
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Turkish Armed Forces to Activate, Test S-400 Air Defence System
October 5, 2020 @ 12:44 PMTurkish armed forces have commenced the process of activating and testing the S-400 Air Defense System (ADS) purchased from Russia at a training ground near the northern city of Sinop. In preparation for the test, 10 Banshee air targets will be delivered to the Sinop missile range for the S-400 tests, which are to take place from October 5 to 16,
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Azerbaijan Used "Unmanned" Bi-planes to Locate Armenian Air Defence
October 3, 2020 @ 09:38 AMAzerbaijan is flying “unmanned” An-2 biplanes as decoys to locate Armenian air defence and artillery position. The bi-planes fly towards Armenian positions forcing their ground troops to open fire thus exposing them to Azeri raids by drones and ground artillery, topcor
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BAE to produce MK110 57mm Naval Gun Mounts
October 3, 2020 @ 04:43 AMThe U.S
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