The second MC-21 aircraft completed its first flight with domestic PD-14 engines, Russias state-owned Rostec has announced. The aircraft took off from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of UACs subsidiary Irkut Corporation
Europes first non-segregated unmanned aerial system (UAS), the Eurodrone, will be armed with MBDA-developed Missile Haut de Trame (MHT) air-to-ground missiles as well as GBU-49 bombs. MBDA proposed its MHT/MLP (Missile Haut de Trame / Missile Longue Portée) concept for French defense ministrys Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) program
Ukraines military has destroyed a Russian S-300 air defense system near the Zaporizhzhia regions city of Tokmak. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on
A Russian An-26 military transport plane has dodged two U.S
Ukraines military has showcased an Iran-made Mohajer-6 attack drone reportedly used by Russia. The drone was neutralized by Ukrainian anti-aircraft units over the Black Sea on September 23
The French Navy's nuclear attack submarine, SNA 'Duguay-Trouin,' started its nuclear 'boiler room' for the first time on September 30, ahead of sea trials and delivery to the navy in 2023.The nuclear submarine is currently being completed and tested in Cherbourg submarine base
Australia has placed an order for next generation of small arms for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with Queensland-based company, NIOA. The contract is part of a $500 million plus commitment to provide Australias soldiers, sailors and aviators with enhanced lethality weapon systems, defence ministry said in a release
Australia has officially opened the Pitt-Johnston Electromagnetic Warfare Research Centre, a collaboration between Joint Capabilities Group and the Defence Science and Technology Group, in Adelaide. This purpose-built facility boasts a secure environment with first-class laboratories, workspaces and high-end information technology to test the survivability of Defence platforms on the electromagnetic spectrum, Australias defence ministry said in a release today
Chinas C919 large passenger aircraft has completed airworthiness certification in September. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday, was briefed about the design, manufacturing, experimenting, test flights, and airworthiness of the C919 aircraft
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Thursday recognizing two Ukrainian regions - Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - as "independent territories" after pseudo-referendums were held there. Proxy authorities in four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine – Donetsk, Luhansk (both in the Donbas region), Kherson & Zaporizhzhia – held referendums between 23-27 September on joining the Russian Federation