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Chinese PLA to Hold Large Scale Live-Fire Military Exercise in Yellow Sea
August 21, 2020 @ 05:48 PMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will hold large-scale, live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea from September 22 – 26 which marks a major step-up in military drills this year. In recent months, the PLA has exercised in the South China Sea, East China Sea and Taiwan Straits
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German Tanks, Howitzers to get Hensoldt Boresight Equipment
August 21, 2020 @ 04:32 PMGermany has placed an order for 300 Hensoldt high-precision boresight telescopes for the Leopard 2 and the self-propelled howitzer 2000. "In the course of setting up NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has ordered a total of 300 high-precision boresight telescopes for the Leopard 2 and the self-propelled howitzer 2000," the company said in a statement today
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Rolls-Royce, Reaction Engines to Develop High-Speed Jet Engines
August 21, 2020 @ 09:31 AMRolls-Royce and Reaction Engines today announced a new strategic partnership agreement to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems and explore applications for Reaction Engines thermal management technology within civil and defence aerospace gas turbine engines and hybrid-electric systems. “We have been working closely with Reaction Engines for the past two years, including exploring the potential of high-Mach systems for defence applications, and I am delighted that we are able to strengthen that relationship,” said Mark Thompson, Director of Global Strategy & Business Development, Rolls-Royce
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Smart Shooter Likely to Provide Counter-Drone Solutions for NATO Exercise
August 18, 2020 @ 10:38 AMSMART SHOOTER has been considered as a potential solution-provider and its technology has been selected for a NATO Defense Against Terrorism Program of Work (DAT PoW) exercise in the domain of the fight against small UAVs. Smart Shooter's SMASH Fire Control Solution will be tested and evaluated on the engagement part of the UAV kill chain, the company announced today
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UK Warship, HMS Trent's Engine fails During Maiden Voyage
August 15, 2020 @ 02:26 PMThe newest warship in the Royal Navy's fleet has broken down at sea just days into her first voyage. HMS Trent's engine failed shortly after setting sail for a second time from Gibraltar, had spent three days
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Icarus Aerospace Unveils Optionally-piloted Tactical Air Vehicle
August 11, 2020 @ 07:58 AMIcarus Aerospace today introduced its TAV -Tactical Air Vehicle an optionally-piloted multi-role aircraft. TAV will deploy with two crew in a tandem cockpit that features the latest avionics configuration with sensor fusion and network centric capabilities
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All new Russian Turboprop Engine Cleared for Flight Tests aboard Il-114 Airliner
August 9, 2020 @ 08:55 AMThe first all-new Russian turboprop aircraft engine in decades, the TV7-117ST-01 power plant for the upcoming Il-114-300 passenger aircraft has successfully completed its test cycle mounted on the Il-76LL flying laboratory. The power plant is ready for testing on board the Il-114-300 airliner
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General Dynamics Wins USS Bataan Modernization Contract
August 6, 2020 @ 08:08 AMThe U.S
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Boeing to provide Tactical Edge Server for 211 Australia’s BOXER Armored Vehicles
August 4, 2020 @ 05:35 AMBoeing has been selected to provide Tactical Edge Server (TES) for inclusion in 211 BOXER Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) to be built in south-east Queensland under LAND 400 Phase 2. The TES forms part of a scalable deployable computer architecture incorporated into man-portable, deployable and vehicle mounted solutions, including the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle and BOXER 8x8 CRV
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Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed’s Indago 3 Unmanned Aircraft
August 1, 2020 @ 08:55 AMSwitzerlands Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) contracted Lockheed Martin for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army.
Huge Explosions after Russia Attacks Train Carrying Ammo from NATO to Ukraine
KONGSBERG, Nokia to Collaborate on Defence Communications with 5G Technology
Russia Offers to Buy Back S-400 Air Defense Systems from Turkey
18 Archer Artillery Units in $985M Swedish Military Aid to Ukraine
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...