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Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray UUV Prototype Completes In-Water Testing
May 2, 2024 @ 05:41 AMThe Manta Ray prototype, an uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) developed by Northrop Grumman, has completed comprehensive in-water testing off the coast of Southern California during February and March 2024, DARPA announced today. The testing showcased the vehicle's hydrodynamic performance, demonstrating its ability to operate submerged using all propulsion and steering modes, including buoyancy, propellers, and control surfaces
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Kongsberg Supplies Turret for BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle
May 1, 2024 @ 11:48 AMBAE Systems delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) to the U.S
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Colombian Mi-17 helicopter Crashes, 9 Soldiers killed
May 1, 2024 @ 05:45 AMAn Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian army crashed in rural northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers, according to the country's armed forces. In a statement, the Colombian military said the helicopter was taking the supplies lost communication with the base early in the afternoon and was later found to have crashed near municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur, an area that has recently experienced fighting between the National Liberation Army guerrilla group and the drug trafficking group known as the Gulf Clan
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KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales to form New Company for MGCS Project
May 1, 2024 @ 04:24 AMFrench and German companies – KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales – are forming a new company to collaborate on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project. The agreement, solidified during the Franco-German Ministerial Council meeting in Toulouse on October 16, 2019, underscores both nations' commitment to jointly develop a successor to the Bundeswehrs Leopard 2 and the French Armys Leclerc, with deployment expected to begin in 2035
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Iran Developing Russian Lancet-like Kamikaze Drone
April 30, 2024 @ 01:44 PMIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is developing a new indigenous kamikaze drone that shares similarities with the Russian-built ZALA Lancet kamikaze drone. According to
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Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands
April 29, 2024 @ 06:02 AMChinese coast guard vessels confronted a delegation of Japanese lawmakers near the disputed Diaoyu Islands (known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan) in the East China Sea. The confrontation occurred during an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture
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Russian Import-Substituted Superjet-100 Prototype Completes Factory Testing
April 29, 2024 @ 05:42 AMA prototype of the Superjet-100, developed by PJSC Yakovlev of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has completed its factory development testing program. This marks a step towards the certification of the aircraft
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Sierra Nevada Bags $13 Billion U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” Contract
April 27, 2024 @ 05:49 AMSierra Nevada Corp was awarded a $13,080,890,647 contract to develop a Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft to replace the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to operate during a nuclear war. Boeing, which had earlier developed the 70s era E-4B, was eliminated from the competition, according to Reuters report in January 2024
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Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
April 26, 2024 @ 07:28 AMRostecs Ruselectronics holding has completed the first delivery of a portable multifunctional radar station (MRLS) capable of detecting drones, including those flying at ultra-low altitudes or in hovering mode, to an unspecified customer. The equipment is currently undergoing operational testing within a security system complex at a protected facility
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U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U