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French Nuclear Submarine May have Suffered Irreparable Damage in Fire
June 13, 2020 @ 08:24 AMThe inferno that raged aboard the French Navys Perle nuclear submarines rear section on Friday morning may have sustained irreparable damage. “If the thick hull [made of 80HY high-tensile steel]…is deformed, the boat is screwed,” a veteran submariner told French Var Matin newspaper
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Russian MoD Orders 20 Su-34 ‘Duckling’ Fighter-Bomber-Recon Jets
June 8, 2020 @ 06:01 PMRussias Defense Ministry has ordered some 20 Sukhoi Su-34 long range fighter-bombers from Sukhoi Company-known in Russia as ‘duckling for their unique nose design. The contract involves standard Su-34 aircraft with “certain alterations” based on the experience of the operation of several dozen aircraft in exercises and in combat over Syria, TASS said quoting sources from Sukhoi
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Russian Sukhoi Seeks $18M Insurance Cover for Stealth Drone
June 4, 2020 @ 06:00 AMRussias Sukhoi Aircraft Company has sought a 1.2 billion rubles ($18 million) insurance for its Okhotnik (Hunter) stealth drone to cover damages during its development and testing period
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Russian Jets Intercept US B-1B Bombers
May 29, 2020 @ 05:57 PMTwo Russian fighters- a Su-27 and Su-30 intercepted two US B-1B bombers near the Black Sea region ‘forcing them to move away from the Russian border. "Su-27P and Su-30SM fighters from the air defense alert quick reaction forces of the Southern Military District were scrambled to intercept the targets," the Russian defence ministry said Friday
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Despite Conciliatory Posture, China Continues Heavy Weapons Build Up Near Border with...
May 29, 2020 @ 07:26 AMSatellite images have revealed China to have deployed towed artillery, 16 military tanks, gun emplacements and other equipment near Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between the two countries. “China moves large amount of artillery and mechanized elements on the Chinese side of LAC with India, bringing Indian deployments within striking distance,” DEFCON Warning System, a private intelligence organization,
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Russia Denies Sending Aircraft to Support Haftar Forces in Libya
May 28, 2020 @ 06:31 AMRussia has not flown any fighter jets to aid Haftar forces in Libya, a senior Russian lawmaker has said. Earlier, the US Africa command (AFRICOM) had asserted that 14 Russian fighter aircraft arrived in Libya from an air base in Russia after transiting Syria, where AFRICOM officials assess they were repainted to camouflage their Russian origin
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Angola Receives Chinese Hongdu K-8 Jets
May 23, 2020 @ 03:37 PMThe National Air Force of Angola (FANA) has reportedly received an unknown number of Hongdu K-8 (Karakorum-8) trainer/light attack aircraft from China. “The National Air Force of Angola (FANA) has now taken delivery of six Hongdu K-8W Karakorums
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Rafael to Provide Litening 5, RecceLite Electro-Optical Pods to Mystery Customer
May 22, 2020 @ 09:52 AMIsraeli firm Rafael has won a contract to supply 5th generation Litening and RecceLite airborne electro-optical systems to a mystery customer. The Litening 5 multi-spectral airborne targeting pod delivers real-time, forward-looking infrared (FLIR+SWIR) and day HD color camera imagery
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Data Link Solutions, Viasat Win $2B to provide MIDS JTRS Terminals
May 20, 2020 @ 05:45 AMData Link Solutions and Viasat have each been awarded nearly $1 billion by the Pentagon to provide MIDS JTRS terminals that makes use of high-speed jam-resistant Link-16 tactical data exchange network. The companies won $998
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China’s Type 075 LHD Undergoes Main Engine Ignition Test
May 16, 2020 @ 09:58 AMChina has begun engine ignition tests of the Navys first Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD). Development work on Type 075 helicopter carriers began in 2011
Russian Su-57 Jet to Set the Skies on Fire at Aero India
U.S. Navy Deploys New AI-powered System to Detect Houthi Threats in Red...
U.S. Navy Awards $383M Contract to Lockheed Martin for Trident II Missile...
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U