Canadas Department of National Defence has ordered over 800 SkyRanger R70 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) from Teledyne FLIR Defense valued at more than CAD$95 million (US$70 million), that Canada will donate to the government of Ukraine. Built by Teledyne FLIR in Waterloo, Ontario, SkyRanger R70 drones feature autonomous navigation capability, plus advanced thermal and daytime sensors enabling them to detect and identify targets at long range
Greece, the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC), and France have collectively vetoed a proposal during the European Union Political and Security Committee meeting, preventing the financing of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drones and artillery ammunition to Ukraine. The equipment, intended to be purchased with European funds earmarked for Ukraine's urgent needs, faced opposition from the three nations
The Singaporean Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has awarded Spanish firm, Indra a contract for an Airbus H225M Helicopter Full Mission Simulator (FMS). The contract award follows a competitive tender among international simulation companies
In response to mounting pressure from Ukrainian officials, the Biden administration is actively considering the provision of advanced long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine, according to sources within the U.S
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that more than 30,000 NATO troops and over 1,000 armored vehicles have been deployed to the borders of Russia and Belarus. Lukashenko's remarks were reported by the Telegram channel "
Leonardo has conducted the debut flight of a European technological demonstrator integrated into its C-27J aircraft at Turin's Caselle airport. The Regional Integrated Aircraft Demonstration Platform (REG IADP) campaign, part of the European Clean Sky 2 programme, was concluded
China's state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has announced that the homegrown AG600M aircraft, a firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, has completed its cold-weather flight tests. Two AG600M large amphibious airplanes completed the cold-weather flight test mission at an airport in Hailar District of Hulunbuir in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, AVIC said Monday
During a recent visit to the Aeroscan plant, an enterprise of the ZALA group of companies, Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was briefed on a substantial increase in the production of high-precision weapons. ZALA Chief Designer Alexander Zakharov reported to Army General Sergei Shoigu on the implementation of the plan for the preceding year and a
In a press briefing today, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Protection (RCBZ) troops, accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of deploying American-made chemical munitions against Russian troops. The allegations include the use of gas grenades containing the CS (Tear gas) substance and other irritant chemicals, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention
The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), a Russian defense industry think tank, has reportedly increased the cash reward for capturing an Estonian-made unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) operating in Ukraine to $22,000. The THeMIS vehicle, produced by Milrem Robotics, a subsidiary of U