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Moroccan Mirage-1 Fighter Crashes During Training

January 22, 2019 @ 10:30 AM

A Dassault Mirage-1 fighter aircraft belonging to the Moroccan Air Force crashed in the northern region of Taounate on Monday. The fighter jet was on a training flight and crashed after a “technical breakdown,” Morocco world news reported Monday quoting General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces as saying
Syrian Buk- M2 Air Defence Systems Destroy Israeli Missiles Targeting Damascus

January 21, 2019 @ 11:58 AM

The Russian-made Buk-M2 and Pantsir air defence systems with the Syrian Army destroyed more than Israeli 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs on Monday. "On January 21, 2019 between 2:11 am and 2:56 am the Israeli Air Force carried out three air strikes on Syrias territory from the western, southwestern and southern directions
Leidos Wins $9M to Support Saturn Arch Aerial Intelligence System

January 16, 2019 @ 10:43 AM

Leidos has won a $9 million US Army contract to support Saturn Arch Aerial Intelligence System. The contract includes supporting the Saturn Arch Aerial Intelligence System for day and night image collection and exploitation of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) “hot spot” areas
Canada Introduces New Regulations for Flying Drones

January 11, 2019 @ 12:29 PM

The Canadian government has imposed new regulations for flying drones to improve the security of aviation and safety of public, on Wednesday. The rules will come into effect on June 1, 2019
RUAG to Modernize Eight Swiss Transport Helicopters

January 10, 2019 @ 12:48 PM

RUAG has signed an agreement with the Swiss Air Force to upgrade eight Cougar helicopters fleet. The corresponding agreement was signed in December by representatives of armasuisse and RUAG in Bern, the company said in a statement Wednesday
MBDA Demonstrates Mistral Missile against Fast Attack Boats

January 9, 2019 @ 02:09 PM

MBDA has test fired its Mistral missile from a SIMBAD-RC automated naval turret firing from the land against a fast moving remotely-controlled semi-rigid Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIACs). The scenario was intended to be representative of the self-protection of a vessel against an asymmetric threat (commando or terrorist attack)
Stealthy First Flight of China’s Stealth Drone

January 7, 2019 @ 11:27 AM

China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast an image from a distance of what was identified as the “Sky Hawk,” high-altitude, long-range and high-speed drone powered by a turbofan engine, a first for Chinas impressive range of military unmanned vehicles. Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the Sky Hawk conducted a test flight at an undisclosed location in China, the CCTV report said
Elbit Systems To Supply Two Color Laser System for Raytheon's Multi-spectral Targeting...

January 4, 2019 @ 11:44 AM

Elbit Systems of America LLC has won a contract to provide the Two Color Laser System (TCLS) for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System from the Raytheon Company. TCLS is a production component within the electro-optical surveillance system for multiple military airborne platforms, including the next-generation targeting systems onboard unmanned aerial vehicles, the company said in a statement Thursday
Taiwan Coast Guard Ship Confronts Chinese Fishing Vessels with Water Cannons

January 3, 2019 @ 12:01 PM

A Taiwanese coast guard ship, CG 126 Tainan was used to repel 25 Chinese fishing boats by shooting water jets at them over the last three days for bottom trawling at waters around Penghu, located in Taiwan Strait. On Saturday, the 2000 tonne CG 126 Tainan and an armed patrol vessel were dispatched by the coast guards immediately after a police squad leader observed two of the boats fishing using bottom trawling- a process in which the net dragged across the seafloor scoops up everything in its path – from the targeted fish to incidentally caught, centuries-old corals, Taipei Times reported
Chinese First Operational Aircraft Carrier to Enter Naval Service in April 2019

December 28, 2018 @ 09:48 AM

The Chinese Navy is expected to receive its first operational aircraft carrier, the Type 001A in April next year on the occasion of the Navys 70th anniversary. Though this is the second carrier with the Navy, the first, a modified Ukrainian carrier, is used for testing and developing appropriate systems for carrier-based operations

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