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Boeing 787 Collides with Airbus A350 at Doha Airport: Qatar Airways
May 2, 2020 @ 12:18 PMA Boeing 787-800 airplane operated by Qatar Airways collided with an Airbus A350-900 after strong winds dislodged the aircraft from chocks that secures its wheels. "During extreme weather conditions, with storms and high winds of 70 knots, a parked Qatar Airways 787-800 briefly shifted from its chocks and made contact with a QR A350-900 on Thursday 30 April," Qatar Airways posted on its Twitter account
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China’s Liaoning Completes Exercise in South China Sea
May 2, 2020 @ 07:38 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys Liaoning aircraft carrier returned to Qingdao naval port in Shandong Province, from the South China Sea (SCS) following the completion of month-long exercises. The Liaoning aircraft carrier task group returned on April 30 after wrapping up the comprehensive back-to-back attack-defense mock battles, Xinhua reported Friday
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Donations from Taiwan helped pass US 'Taipei Act' clearing huge arms sales
May 1, 2020 @ 12:05 PMTaiwan has reportedly made huge donations to the United States to push the “Taipei Act” in order to facilitate big ticket arms purchases by the island nation. On March 26, US President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act into law
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China Claims First Expulsion of US Destroyer near South China Sea Island,...
April 28, 2020 @ 06:08 PMChinese naval and aerial forces followed US guided missile destroyer USS Barry when it ‘trespassed into China's territorial waters off Xisha Islands in South China Sea (SCS), warned and expelled it, Chinese Navy has claimed. The incident happened near Xisha island today, Senior Colonel Li Huamin, a spokesperson of the PLA Southern Theater Command said on Twitter and to local media
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Iran’s IRGC to Operate Long Endurance Attack Drone
April 26, 2020 @ 02:15 PMIrans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IGRC) will be receiving the Fotros long endurance attack drone. In an interview with Tasnim News Agency, Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces Drone Division Colonel Akbar Karimloo said his forces will be receiving the Fotros drone from the Defense Ministry in the near future
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Iran’s Next Satellite Launch in ‘Near Future’
April 24, 2020 @ 06:11 PMIran is working on its next data-gathering satellite launch in the ‘near future in a higher orbit than the Noor-1 satellite that was launched on April 23. The launcher will be upgraded from a liquid-fueled rocket to a solid-fueled rocket which will enable it carry the same satellite payload with a smaller rocket profile, said the Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh
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Drone Delivers COVID-19 Patient Sample for Tests in Estonia
April 24, 2020 @ 07:40 AMIn a first, a coronavirus sample of a suspected patient in an Estonian island was aerially delivered by a drone to a testing center located in the mainland, on Thursday. The mission was undertaken by the North Estonia Medical Center (PERH), Hiiumaa Hospital and Threod Systems for quick delivery from Hiiumaa island to Tallinn city situated 12 nautical miles away
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Three Stage Rocket Carried Iran’s ‘Multipurpose’ Satellite into Orbit: IGRC
April 22, 2020 @ 03:23 PMMore details are emerging of Irans shock successful satellite launch, a mission that caught western intelligence off-guard. The launch was credited to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which is blacklisted by the United States, rather than the Iran Space Agency
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Iran’s Military Satellite Successfully Launched into Orbit
April 22, 2020 @ 07:43 AMIran has successfully into low earth orbit its first spacecraft, the military satellite, Noor (Light) designed to gather intelligence from around the Middle East. The satellite was placed into an orbit located 425 kilometers above the Earth's surface by a two-stage carrier Qassed (Envoy), the country's Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday quoting government sources
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Iran Rejects US Claims of “Harassing” Warships in Arabian Gulf
April 21, 2020 @ 07:10 AMIrans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied the US Navys claims that it “harassed” the services warships in the Arabian Sea on April 19. Tehran has said that it only increased patrols in the Gulf after the US Navy blocked the path of one of its ships in two separate incidents in April
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
