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DARPA’s Robotic In-Space Mechanic Ready for Launch in 2024
November 9, 2022 @ 05:55 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said all component-level tests are complete on Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The RSGS goal is to enable inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions
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Ukraine’s Motor Sich to Be ‘Forcibly’ Nationalized
November 8, 2022 @ 02:44 PMThe shares of a number of Ukrainian enterprises which are strategically important for defense and a number of other private companies, including Motor Sich, are to be ‘forcibly nationalized. The companies - Ukrnafta, Ukrtatnafta, Motor Sich, AvtoKrAZ and Zaporizhtransformator - are associated with the tycoons Kostiantyn Zhevago, Igor Kolomoisky, Vyacheslav Boguslayev and Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn
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Japan to Remodel Type-03 Surface-to-Air Missiles to Detect Hypersonic Weapons
November 8, 2022 @ 01:57 PMJapan wants to remodel the Type-03 intermediate-range guided missile so they could help intercept hypersonic glide weapons. The government will mention the project in the National Security Strategy that is expected to be revised by year-end
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U.S. NASAMS, Spanish Aspide Air Defense Systems Arrive in Ukraine
November 8, 2022 @ 09:43 AMUkraines defense minister Oleksii Reznikov has confirmed that U.S
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Ex-U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot Found Guilty of Spying for China
November 8, 2022 @ 09:14 AMA retired U.S
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Raytheon to Conduct Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Traffic Management Flight Tests
November 8, 2022 @ 07:20 AMThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has asked Raytheon, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation to participate in the Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Traffic Management Field Test. As part of this effort, the team will conduct UTM flight tests in complex environments
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Ukraine Eyes Bulgarian Weapons Including S-300 Missile Systems, Su-25 and MiG-29 Jets
November 7, 2022 @ 08:28 AMUkraine has requested Bulgaria to provide a number of Soviet-made weapons, including S-300 missile systems and combat jets. Vitaly Moskalenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria, said Kyiv had handed Sofia a list of more than 30 types of weapons that Ukraine would like to receive, including air defense weapons, artillery and ammunition
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Germany May Reduce ‘Dependency’ on Swiss Weapons after Switzerland Blocks Munitions Export...
November 7, 2022 @ 06:20 AMTraditionally neutral Switzerland has yet again blocked Germany from sending Swiss-made munitions to warn-torn Ukraine, which may force Germany to reduce its "dependency" on importing weapons, even from the “neutral” country. “There is no reason to reply favorably to the German request to transmit Swiss military equipment to Ukraine,” Economic Affairs Minister Guy Parmelin explained in a letter to German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht last week
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Japan to Create Hypersonic Missile-Detecting Long-Endurance Drone
November 4, 2022 @ 08:13 AMJapans Ministry of Defense reportedly wants to deploy long-endurance drones to detect hypersonic missiles. The ministry aims to have the deployment of such drones stated in the countrys three key defense documents, which are due to be revised later this year, and to realize the deployment by fiscal 2027,
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Indonesia Buys Turkey’s KHAN Long-Range Artillery Missile
November 4, 2022 @ 07:42 AMIndonesia has signed a contract for Khan long-range artillery system with Roketsan, the company has confirmed. Roketsans Assistant General Manager Murat Kurtuluş told Turkeys government-owned Anadolu Agency that two contracts were signed with Jakarta during the Indo Defense Expo & Forum 2022
Russia to Increase Su-34, Su-35, and Su-57 Aircraft Production This Year
Lethal Humvee SUV with Air-to-Air Missiles, EW Systems Being Built in Ukraine
Future Battle Tanks to Feature Unmanned Capability, Stronger Firepower & Armor: Russian...
Australia’s Avalon Airshow Continues after Stunt Plane Crash
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...