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French Rafale Aircraft Spotted Over Cypriot Skies Amidst Turkish-Greek Dispute

August 11, 2020 @ 07:37 AM

A pair of Rafale combat jets operated by the French Air Force was reportedly deployed to Andreas Papandreou Air Base in Cyprus Pafos city yesterday. Some military experts said it could be a ‘warning to Turkey after it dispatched Oruc Reis research vessel and two auxiliary ships to conduct seismic survey in an area between Greece and Cyprus until August 23
As Rafale Jets Arrive, China Conducts Live-fire Tests of Tor Air Defence...

August 11, 2020 @ 04:40 AM

The Chinese PLA conducted a “whole-process live-fire test” of its TorM1 anti-aircraft missile systems in northwestern Chinas Gobi desert on July 26, 2020 just a few days before Rafale fighter jets arrived in India. The PLA conducts equipment tests in the Gobi desert as it mimics some of the conditions found along the Indo-China border in the high altitude Tibet region
Delivery of M4K Recovery vehicles to Turkish Forces Complete

August 10, 2020 @ 08:26 AM

Turkeys Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced Sunday that delivery of M4K Partially Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicles to Turkish military had been completed. “We have delivered all of the Partially Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicles produced locally by Machinery Production Group (MPG),” SSB said in a
14 Dead, Including Pilot as Dubai-Calicut Air India Plane Overshoots Runway, Breaks...

August 7, 2020 @ 05:48 PM

An Air India Express Boeing 737 from Dubai overshot the runway, crashed through a wall, plunged 30 feet down and split in two while landing at Kozhikode (Calicut) Airport in Indias Kerala state at 1940 hours IST on Friday. Till reports last came in 14 people were killed including one of the two pilots as the aircraft of Flight IX-1344 with 191 on board skidded off the runway amid heavy rain, police and emergency services officials told the media
China Tests Air-to-Surface 'Hellfire' Missile from Z-10 Helicopter

August 7, 2020 @ 10:24 AM

China has tested a KD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface precision missile from its Z-10 helicopter in a video released on the PLA's WeChat account. The KD-10 along a new multi-mission radar (MMR) will make the Z-10 as potent as an Apache Helicopter equipped with a Hellfire missile
Israeli Firm Unveils Drones that Can be Launched from Grenade Launchers, Tanks

August 7, 2020 @ 09:08 AM

Israels Spear UAV has unveiled its Ninox family of encapsulated drones which can be launched from a grenade launcher by individual soldiers, from a mobile land platform, or from an aerial or maritime system. Built to withstand extreme environmental conditions and vibrations, Ninox is available in a range of drone and capsule sizes
Turkish Army Receives Locally-made Vuran 4x4 Armored Vehicles

August 7, 2020 @ 06:38 AM

Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have received a new batch of domestically produced BMC Vuran 4x4 tactical wheeled multi-purpose armored vehicles (MPAVs). “Our deliveries continue at full speed
Russian 9mm Pistol with Armor Piercing Bullets Enters Production

August 5, 2020 @ 12:30 PM

The Russian Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TsNIITOCHMASH) has started serial production of the self-loading 9-mm pistol "Udav" whose unique features include armor piercing bullets. Among the patented technologies is the design of the magazine, which indicates the number of cartridges
US Air Force Test Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

August 4, 2020 @ 06:01 PM

An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Tuesday morning over 4,000 miles from a base in California into the Pacific Ocean, the US Air Force Global Strike Command announced. The Minuteman III missile was fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located an hour from Santa Barbara, at 12:21 a
USAF F-35 Jet Demos Joint All-Domain Operations Ability

August 3, 2020 @ 06:58 PM

The F-35 Jet demonstrated an ability for interoperability across the battlespace during a recent Orange Flag Evaluation (OFE) with the US Army and Air Force. The exercise near Edwards Air Force Base, California, demonstrated the ability to integrate F-35 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) track data with the US Armys Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS)

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