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China’s Shandong Aircraft Carrier Back to Sea after First Scheduled Maintenance
July 4, 2022 @ 06:26 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys Shandong aircraft carrier will soon be deployed for far sea operations, now that it has completed receiving its first scheduled maintenance since it was commissioned. The Shandong's maintenance started in late March, when the carrier set out from its homeport in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, sailed through the Taiwan Straits and then arrived at Dalian Shipyard
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China’s Type 055 Destroyer Achieves 100% Operational Capability
June 16, 2022 @ 10:17 AMThe Chinese Navys Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa is reportedly holding its first far sea drills by entering the Sea of Japan, hinting that it has reached full operational capabilities. “The latest voyage indicates that the Lhasa has reached 100% operational capability, and it can carry out military missions in the far sea as the core of a flotilla,” Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military expert, told the
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Naval Group Lays Keel for Second Belgian-Dutch Mine Countermeasure Platform
June 15, 2022 @ 06:47 AMNaval Group laid the keel for the second of the twelve mine countermeasure platforms of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, the HNLMS Vlissingen, intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, June 14. The keel laying ceremony took place in Lanester, in the presence of Vice Admiral René Tas, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Commodore Harold Boekholt, Director of Projects of the Netherlands Defence Material Organisation, Lieutenant General Marc Thys, Belgian Deputy Chief of Defence and Major General Ivan De Tender, Belgian Material Resources Public Procurement
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Finland Expresses Interest in Turkish Drones Amid Ankara’s Opposition to its NATO...
June 3, 2022 @ 06:51 AMFinland has suggested it could buy Turkish drones, in a move that is seen as its effort to persuade Ankara to back its NATO application. Along with Sweden, Finland applied to join NATO in May in response to Russias invasion of Ukraine, but they have faced resistance from Turkey
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U.S., Estonia Send Artillery, Ammo to Ukraine
June 2, 2022 @ 04:00 AMThe U.S
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Economic War with Russia Hots up as EU Decides to Curtail Oil...
May 31, 2022 @ 11:37 AMEuropean Union (EU) leaders agreed on Monday to cut down more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports into the bloc by the end of the current year. The decision was part of new sanctions on Russia worked out at a summit focused on helping Ukraine
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U.S. Likely to Provide Ukrainian Troops with Multiple Launch Rocket System
May 31, 2022 @ 05:24 AMThe Biden administration could soon announce about the approved decision to send long-range multiple-rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine. Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials have urged delivery of longer-range systems to counter Russia's heavy bombardments in the eastern Donbas region, where the
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New Test Panned for Turkey's Siper Air Defense System, Analogue of Russian...
May 29, 2022 @ 05:30 PMTurkeys Siper high-altitude long-range air defense missile system (ADMS) wiill be tested soon as part of its development new test will be held soon, Ismail Demir, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) said Sunday. The Siper ADMS is seen as an analogue to the Russian S-400 and the American PATRIOT ADMS
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Sweden to Host NATO Exercise in Strong Message to Russia
May 27, 2022 @ 06:10 AMSweden, which along with Finland has applied to join NATO, will host the BALTOPS 22 exercise next month in a strong message to neighboring Russia. With Stockholm's NATO application, Sweden ends decades of neutrality and joins NATO at a time when the alliance focused on supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia
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UK to Resume Arms Exports to Turkey
May 21, 2022 @ 06:00 AMThe United Kingdom has lifted all restrictions on arms exports to Turkey, three years after they were imposed following the latters offensive in Syria. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu last month said that London had lifted the ban, as contacts intensified between the two governments amid Russias invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
U.S. Delays Patriot Missiles, 155mm Shells Supply to Ukraine Citing Low Stockpiles...
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...
