The Russian defense ministry has stated that the partial mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin will primarily affect shooters, tankers, artillerymen and drivers. Russias General Staff may also call on Russians who are on a short trip abroad, as well as some female doctors
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Lockheed Martin delivered a new electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser the company has produced to date, to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering OUSD (R&E). This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DOD demonstration efforts including the U
Taiwans prosecutors plan to seize nearly $28.5 million in profits from Chinas VeriSilicon Holdings Co
An Iranian Shahed-136 combat UAV has been shot down over Ukraine giving credence to American claims that Iran has been supplying drones to Russia. A Ukrainian officer posted an image of the destroyed Iran-made drone in Kupiansk city, Kharkiv Oblast, on September 13
Pentagon officials say National/Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) will help Ukraine counter advanced aerial threats, including unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters and cruise missiles. The Army awarded a not-to-exceed letter contract for $182 million on August 26 to Raytheon Missiles and Defense for delivery of two NASAMS batteries, training and logistical support to Ukraine's military and security forces
Turkish firm Baykar has completed the assembly of second prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma jet combat drone, and announced that the drone will take to the skies for the first time next year. “We said goodbye to Kizilelma, the 2nd production prototype, which we prepared for the TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ exhibition in Samsun,” Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technology officer of Turkish drone maker Baykal, tweeted August 26
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DARPA has chosen Serco Inc.s Defiant for its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program which seeks to build a new medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) with significant payload
The “Stop F-35” initiative that opposes the Swiss governments plan to acquire 36 new F-35 Lightning II fighters from Americas Lockheed Martin handed over 103,000 certified signatures to the Federal Chancellery on August 16, to challenge the deal. Swiss parliament in 2019 approved a nearly $6 billion) deal to buy the jets after it evaluated Boeings Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale and Airbus Eurofighter Typhoon