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Chinook Espionage: Taiwanese Lieutenant Colonel Arrested in Alleged Defection Plot to China

December 12, 2023 @ 12:57 PM

A lieutenant colonel from Taiwan Armys Aviation and Special Forces Command has been arrested by prosecutors for allegedly planning to defect to China by flying a CH-47F Chinook helicopter to a Chinese aircraft carrier near the median line of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced on December 11 that proactive measures have been implemented to thwart Chinese espionage activities
First Combat Deployment of Aster 15 Missiles from French Frigate to Counter...

December 12, 2023 @ 11:25 AM

The French Navy's FREMM frigate Languedoc deployed the Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles in combat to shoot down hostile drones off Yemen, marking the first engagement of the missile system manufactured by MBDA. The event unfolded during a routine patrol mission in the Red Sea, where two drones suspected to have originated from Yemen targeted the multi-mission frigate
Five Israeli Officers, Soldiers Killed in Gaza During IDF Operation

December 12, 2023 @ 08:59 AM

Five Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers on reserve duty lost their lives during a recent operation conducted by Battalion 8111 in the southern Gaza Strip. In the operation, shots were fired at IDF forces from a school
Babcock Joins BAE Systems Team for UK's Future Artillery Programme

December 12, 2023 @ 05:18 AM

Babcock, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), is set to develop the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system as the UK Ministry of Defence's replacement for the British Army's legacy AS90. Babcock's production facilities in Devonport and Walsall will play a crucial role in consolidating the Archer superstructure and ammunition resupply system
U.S. Army Receives First Precision Strike Missiles from Lockheed Martin

December 12, 2023 @ 03:53 AM

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) to the U.S
Poland Approves $2.5B Contract for 152 Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers

December 11, 2023 @ 04:41 AM

The Ministry of National Defense in Poland has approved the procurement of 152 Krab self-propelled howitzers, with the officially approved contract valued at around PLN 10 billion ($2.5 billion) on December 8
Russia Forces Crash Reconnaissance Drone into Ukrainian Hexacopter UAV

December 9, 2023 @ 08:20 AM

In a first-of-its-kind incident, Russian forces brought down a Ukrainian hexacopter UAV by crashing a reconnaissance drone into it in the skies over Artemovsk. The encounter unfolded as a UAV operator from the Russian Far Eastern Separate Guards Airborne Forces unit, returning from aerial reconnaissance, identified a Baba Yaga-type attack hexacopter employed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
U.S. Space Development Agency Working on Hypersonic Missile Interception Capability

December 9, 2023 @ 08:04 AM

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Hungary Receives First of 44 Leopard 2A7HU Tanks

December 8, 2023 @ 07:40 AM

The Hungarian defence forces received the first Leopard 2A7HU tank on December 5, the latest in the German-made Leopard series which is custom-made for Hungary. Hungary has placed an order for 44 Leopard 2A7HU tanks
Restoring U.S. Air Force's F-35A by Fusing Two Damaged Lightning II Jets...

December 8, 2023 @ 05:08 AM

Maintenance experts at Hill Air Force Base are embarking on an unprecedented mission – stitching together two mishap-damaged F-35 Lightning II aircraft to create a fully operational and restored fighter jet. Led by the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), this project, dubbed the "Franken-bird," involves a collaborative effort comprising experts from the JPO, the 388th Fighter Wing, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, and Lockheed Martin

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