Russias new-generation S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems are beginning to enter service with the Army, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov confirmed today. “Today, systems that practically combine the functions of air defense and missile defense (air defense-missile defense) are already beginning to enter service - these are S-500 systems,” Borisov said at the New Knowledge marathon
An all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by AFWERX Agility Prime partner Joby Aviation is quieter than most helicopters. Joby Aviation recently completed developmental testing with NASA to help understand the vehicles performance characteristics and acoustics profiles during normal operations of take-off, landing, and overflight
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The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that Kalibrl cruise missiles near the railway station of Lviv destroyed shipments of weapons from the United States and Europe, which were received for the Ukrainian army."High-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles in the area of the Starychi railway station in the Lviv region destroyed the personnel of Ukrainian reserve formations, as well as shipments of foreign weapons and military equipment from the United States and European countries, prepared for shipment to Donbass," a Russian MoD official said on Tuesday
The Slovenian government, represented by the European procurement organization OCCAR, and ARTEC, a consortium of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, signed a €281.5 million contract for the delivery of 45 BOXER wheeled vehicles in four different variants
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The Javelin Joint Venture won two contracts worth combined $309 million to deliver Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine and few other U.S
Czech company Aero Vodochody recently presented Iraqs defense minister Juma Inad with L-159 Alca light combat aircraft used by the Iraqi Air Force. The main purpose of the visit was a presentation of the L-159 modernization project, demonstration of the L-39NG jet trainer prototype, and further development of business relations between the OMNIPOL Group and Iraq, the company said in a release
UEC-Kuznetsov, a subsidiary of Russias state-owned Rostec is using robotic equipment to increase service life of engines, including those that power Tu-160 strategic bombers. UEC-Kuznetsov put into operation a robotic plasma spraying complex that automatically applies refractory and hardening coatings to engine parts, ensuring absolute repeatability and high quality
South Korean-origin engines have been integrated onto Turkeys Altay main battle tank (MBT), which could mean that its mass production could begin in two years. Turkish land vehicle manufacturer BMC, the company that is undertaking the Altay project, signed an agreement with two South Korean companies, Doosan Infracore Co