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Russia to Present Kalibr cruise missile, Viking SAM in Indian Defence Fair
January 31, 2020 @ 11:12 AMRussias defence systems manufacturer, Almaz-Antey will present the export version of Kalibr cruise missiles besides the Viking surface-to-air missile system at the DefExpo-2020 arms show in India next week. The Viking is the export version of Russias Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system, Almaz-Antey announced
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Ten Years on, Russian Su-57 Stealth Aircraft Has Still to Gain Altitude
January 30, 2020 @ 09:55 AMRussian Su-57 stealth fighter jet program, considered Russias answer to the United States F-35 and F-22, has completed 10 years since its first flight on January 29, 2010 but yet to enter squadron service. While Russian Air Force has placed 76 orders for the jet in 2018 the serial production is understood to have suffered a setback following the crash of the first serial Su-57 some 110–120 km away from the Dzyomgi Airport, Khabarovsk Krai, during the final stage of its factory trials due to malfunction of the control system
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Damen Reveals New Offshore Support, Submarine Rescue Vessel Concept
January 29, 2020 @ 08:23 AMDutch shipbuilder Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020 which features a stable platform with crew accommodation, low carbon emissions, alternate fueling and various support options including submarine rescue. “We were approached by several different operators at the same time, all looking for slightly different offshore capabilities, but similar enough that their requirements could be met with a conceptual standard platform,” says design & proposal engineer Mark Couwenberg
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China Pips Russia to Second Spot in Global Arms Sales
January 28, 2020 @ 05:13 AMChina stripped Russia to grab the second spot only after the United States, in Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI's) list of world's largest arms producers. SIPRI had excluded Chinese defense companies so far because the information on the country's weapons manufacturing had been "unreliable" and "lacked transparency
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India’s Lohia Aerospace to Supply Composites to International Aerospace Contractor
January 27, 2020 @ 02:00 PMIndias Lohia Aerospace System has signed an offset based sourcing MOU with its first customer – an international aerospace contractor for supply of civil aerospace components. The company had acquired Israel based Light & Strong Ltd, Israels largest private producer of aerospace focused carbon fibre composite components for Israels Aerospace and Defence industry in February 2019
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Russia Delivers Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Laos, Modernizes Airport
January 27, 2020 @ 10:59 AMRussia has delivered a batch of tanks and armored vehicles to the Lao military besides modernizing the Thong Hai Hin airport, ahead of the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Lao Peoples Armed Forces. Shipped hardware includes a batch each of T-72B1 “White Eagle” tanks & BRDM-2M armored vehicles
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Indian DRDO Selects Israeli CONTROP's Observation Payload for Drones
January 23, 2020 @ 10:56 AMIsraels CONTROP Precision Technologies - specialising in electro-optics and infrared (EO/IR) solutions – has won a tender by Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the supply of its iSky-50HD systems, for use on unmanned air platforms. The iSky-50HD is a member of CONTROPs iSky family of lightweight, compact EO/IR observation systems, which have been specifically designed for use in challenging airborne environments
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Boeing Delivers World’s Most Powerful Rocket’s Core Stage to NASA
January 9, 2020 @ 06:48 AMBoeing on Tuesday delivered the core stage of NASAs first Space Launch System (SLS) deep space exploration rocket, moving it out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agencys Pegasus barge. NASA will transport the SLS core stage to its Stennis Space Center in Bay St
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Did Trump Order Soleimani Killing to Boost Re-election Prospects?
January 3, 2020 @ 09:59 AMQasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Quds Force, was killed in a US airstrike approved by President Trump in Baghdad in the early hours of Friday. As Trump enters an election year buoyed by improved economic data over the Obama years, the Soleimani hit may bolster his tough commander-in-chief credentials just as the Osama Bin Laden kill did to President Obama
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Iranian General Qasem Soleimani Killed in US Airstrike
January 3, 2020 @ 07:41 AMQasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Quds Force, was killed in an drone strike carried out by the United States in Baghdad in the early hours of Friday. The “decisive defensive action” of eliminating the powerful Iranian general was ordered by US President Donald Trump, a Pentagon
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
Russian Forces Deploy Homemade Chemical Munitions on Drones
U.S. Army Orders Oshkosh PLS A2 Trucks Worth $95M
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
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...
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...