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Germany Orders Upgrade of 143 PUMA IFVs to S1

April 19, 2023 @ 08:07 AM

Germanys Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM) an order to retrofit a further 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles. PSM is a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall
British Voyager Plane refuels mid-air with Sustainable Aviation Fuel

April 18, 2023 @ 10:40 AM

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a Voyager air-to-air refueling flight, powered by an approximately 43% blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The aircraft used a blend of traditional fossil fuels and SAF such as cooking oil
China Tests Land-based, Mid-course Anti-ballistic Missile

April 15, 2023 @ 04:09 AM

China said it conducted a land-based, mid-course antiballistic missile (ABM) technical test on Friday evening, marking its seventh publicly announced land-based ABM test since 2010. China's Ministry of National Defense said in a press release that the test is of a defensive nature and is not aimed at any country
U.K. Awards BAE Systems £656 million for Next Phase of Global Combat...

April 14, 2023 @ 11:27 AM

The British government has allocated £656 million funding to propel the Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet programme into the next phase. As part of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – a trilateral collaboration with Japan and Italy to develop the next generation of fighter jet - the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded the major contract to BAE Systems on behalf of British defence firms; Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce, to progress the design and development of this aircraft
General Atomics’ MQ-20 Avenger Flown Autonomously Using LEO SATCOM Datalink

April 12, 2023 @ 07:38 AM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. Collaborative maneuvers between human and AI pilots were conducted using GA-ASIs Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) ecosystem over a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication (SATCOM) providers IP-based Mission Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) datalink
War in Yemen continues Despite Iran-Saudi Rapprochement

April 12, 2023 @ 06:50 AM

Thawing of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia was expected following the signing of China-brokered peace deal, but the war in Yemen, in which both countries are on rival sides, is still on. The conflict in Yemen is seen by Western sources as an extension of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, where they have lent support of varying degrees to rival forces in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon
Upgraded Aegis Combat System Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target Flight Test

April 4, 2023 @ 08:09 AM

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Ukroboronprom Develops New Ammunition for Drones

April 3, 2023 @ 10:09 AM

Ukraines state-owned Ukroboronprom has demonstrated new type of drone ammunition. These are fragmentation munitions that can be used with unmanned aerial systems
Bayraktar Drones "Completely Eliminated" in Ukraine: Former Czech General

March 31, 2023 @ 10:21 AM

The famed Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones appear to be completely eliminated by Russian anti-drone defenses in Ukraine, according to the former Head of the Czech General Staff, Jiří Šedivý. No one is talking about the Turkish Bayraktars; as if they were no longer on the battlefield at all, he said in an interview with a Czech defense magazine
Russian University, Rostec to Create Base for UAV Electronic Components

March 28, 2023 @ 11:21 AM

The Southern Federal University (SFU), with the support of Rostec are establishing a base for the production of electronic components for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Taganrog by 2026. Russia had been hit by sanctions that has throttled the supply of even the most basic electronics needed for drones

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