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Bird Hit, Equipment Failure Caused Recent Crashes of Russian Su-34, Su-30SM Jets...
October 24, 2022 @ 03:33 PMEquipment failure and piloting error are considered as the reasons of the crash of a Su-30SM fighter in Irkutsk on Sunday, while a bird hit in one of the engines downed a Su-34 fighter jet on October 17.Su-30SM crashThe telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR) reported on Monday, "the investigation is considering two main versions of what happened: the failure of aviation equipment and piloting error," the report says
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U.S.-made Switchblade UAVs "Insignificant," Russian Orlan-type Drones Needed: Ukrainian Expert
October 21, 2022 @ 12:10 PMUnited States- made 'Switchblade-300,' Kamikaze drones supplied to the Ukrainian Forces have had "insignificant" impact on the battlefield as they are not powerful enough to destroy enemy heavy equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles. "The Switchblade-300 attack drones lack sufficiently powerful standard uniform ammunition, as well as launchers with high-precision targeting," according to Major General Yuriy Danyk, Advisor to the General Director of Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Arms Production Agency) on high-tech systems
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Nexter, Thales Exhibit New Deisgn of RAPIDFire System Turret
October 20, 2022 @ 12:33 PMNexter and Thales have exhibited the RAPIDFire system turret in its final form at the ongoing Euronaval 2022 event in France. One of the first systems produced will be installed on French Navy fleet replenishment tanker Jacques Chevallier in early 2023 ahead of the at-sea qualification phase
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Iran's Military Trained Russians on Shahed-136 Usage in Kherson, Crimea
October 18, 2022 @ 10:16 AMUkraines center for national resistance has claimed that personnel linked to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) taught Russians on how to use Shahed-136 “Kamikaze” drones in occupied Kherson and Crimea. Iranian instructors are reportedly based in the settlements of Zalizniy Port and Hladivtsi in Kherson region; as well as in Dzhankoy in Crimea
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Russian MC-21 Airliner Passes Lightning Tests
October 18, 2022 @ 05:34 AMRussias state-owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has announced that the MC-21 single-aisle airliner has cleared lightning tests. “A complex of tests on the impact of lightning on the elements of the empennage and wing of the MC-21 aircraft, made from domestic composite materials, has been completed,” UAC said in an
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Russia Attacks Kyiv with Kamikaze Drones, Explosions Heard
October 17, 2022 @ 07:00 AMRussian Kamikaze drones have hit Ukraines capital, in what appears to be its retaliation for the latters alleged attack on Belgorod airport. At least five explosions rang out in Kyiv on the morning of October 17
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Ukrainian Forces Attack Airport in Russia's Belgorod
October 17, 2022 @ 06:27 AMAt least ten explosions rocked the Belgorod International Airport in Russia on Sunday, with Moscow claiming that Ukraines Air Force was behind the missile attacks. Pictures and videos published by local media showed columns of smoke rising over the airport
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U.S. Army Orders Elbit Night Vision Systems for $107M
October 13, 2022 @ 06:40 AMElbit Systems of America has won nearly $107 million to supply Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) systems, spare parts, logistics support, and test equipment, to the U.S
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MBDA Fires AKERON MP Beyond-Line-of-Sight Missiles from Sherpa Armored Vehicles
October 11, 2022 @ 08:48 AMMBDA has announced that the company and its partners fired a pair of AKERON MP beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) missiles from SHERPA vehicle in late September. MBDA and its partners of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) LynkEUs project gathered in Cyprus on Sept
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BAE Systems Tests its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit for 155mm Artillery Projectiles
October 11, 2022 @ 06:43 AMBAE Systems has fired its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles from the U.S
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
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Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...