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Rostec Completes Modernization of 203mm 2S7M Malka ‘World’s biggest’ Howitzer
April 7, 2020 @ 11:20 AMA subsidiary of Russia's Rostec, Uraltransmash company has completed the overhaul/modernization of the 203mm 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun, claimed to the worlds biggest wheeled artillery howitzer. As part of the modernization, imported components have been replaced with Russian ones
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France Scraps Eurosatory 2020 Show
March 31, 2020 @ 06:58 AMEurosatory in Paris, the worlds biggest defense exhibition with some 1800 exhibitors registered, finally pulled the plug on the 2020 event owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The current situation no longer makes Eurosatory possible in 2020
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Lead Russian Project 20385 Corvette Wraps Up State Trials
January 20, 2020 @ 09:41 AMThe lead corvette of Russias Project 20385 “Gremyashchiy” armed with Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles has completed state trials in the Barents Sea. "The ship has successfully completed its program of trials at Northern Fleet ranges
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Chinese Fighter Bombers Conduct Drills, Simulate Targeting Japanese Destroyers
August 19, 2019 @ 08:06 AMIn May of this year, Chinese JH-7 fighter bombers conducted a drill in the East China Sea simulating targeting destroyers belonging to Japans Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF). “The government considers this move an extremely dangerous military action
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US Launches Retaliatory Cyber Attack Against Iran
June 22, 2019 @ 08:14 AMThe United States Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyber-attack against an Iranian intelligence group on Thursday, who are allegedly responsible for bombing oil tankers on May 12 off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Gulf of Oman. A report published by Yahoo News stated that an undisclosed intelligence group tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly “hacked” into US marine traffic tracking websites
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Russian Project 22160 Corvettes To Get Latest Electronic Defense Suite
April 18, 2019 @ 10:29 AMThe new corvettes of Russia's Project 22160 will be armed with the latest reconnaissance and defense complexes. The lead ship of the project, Vasily Bykov warship, is currently being tested in the Black sea to observe the effectiveness, according to a report by Izvestia daily
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China Wraps up S-400 Air Defence System Tests
January 10, 2019 @ 12:13 PMChina has successfully completed testing of the S-400 air defence system after intercepting an airborne target by a missile fired from the system it acquired from Russia. The test-firing conducted last December was the second such test
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UK Scraps Fire Shadow Loitering Munitions Program Incurring Loss of $148 Million
July 25, 2018 @ 01:56 AMThe United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) has formally cancelled its Fire Shadow loitering munitions weapons system project at a loss of £95 million ($148 million). The project was abandoned according to the ministrys 2017-18 annual accounts published on the MoDs website on last Friday
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BAE Systems To Modernize US Navy’s Missile Cruiser USS Anzio
December 21, 2017 @ 11:56 AMBAE Systems has received a $45.3 million contract from the U
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Canada to Announce Older Australian F-18 Buy Next Week, Scraps Boeing Super...
December 5, 2017 @ 11:34 PMThe Canadian government will announce its intention to buy a used fleet of older Australian F-18 fighter jets scrapping the plan to buy 18 new Super Hornets from Boeing. The decision comes amidst growing dispute with the US aerospace company,
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...
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...