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France to Launch Future Combat Air System demonstrator in 2021
December 4, 2020 @ 06:35 PMFrance will launch the Future Combat Air System (SCAF) demonstrator next year as part of the enhancement of the armed forces' operational capabilities. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, made the announcement as part of the discussion of the
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Rolls Royce Engine to Power Korean FFX Batch III Frigates
December 4, 2020 @ 09:25 AMThe Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navys (RoKN) new 3,500-ton FFX Batch III frigates, known as the Ulsan-class frigate which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. Rolls-Royce has already worked with the RoKN to introduce a hybrid propulsion system arrangement for all eight ships in the Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate programme – each powered by a single
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Damen Shipyards Cuts Steel Cut for Dutch Navy’s Combat Support Ship
December 3, 2020 @ 08:41 AMFirst steel was cut on the Royal Netherlands Navys (RNLN) Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania yesterday. The cutting is the first of sixteen batches, totaling 7500 tonnes of steel in 180 sections
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Turkey Begins Probe into German Navy Search of its Cargo Ship
November 27, 2020 @ 02:07 PMTurkish prosecutors launched an investigation Friday into the search by soldiers of a German naval frigate of a Turkish cargo ship carrying aid to Libya. However, the German Defense Ministry stated that soldiers from the frigate “Hamburg” boarded the Turkish freighter “Rosaline A,” on the night of November 22 to search for arms but were forced to abandon their mission after Turkey protested to the EU
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Rheinmetall to Develop Laser Source Demonstrator for Bundeswehr
November 26, 2020 @ 01:22 PMThe German procurement authorities have awarded Rheinmetall a contract to develop a key future laser weapon system component. At the end of the second quarter of 2020, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, or BAAINBw, contracted with Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH to fabricate a laser source demonstrator
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Japan Launches Multi-mission Stealth Frigate
November 20, 2020 @ 09:21 AMThe Japanese Navy on Thursday launched its first new generation of stealth multi-mission frigates, which will incorporate missile launchers, surface and underwater unmanned systems and electronic counter-measures. Christened as “Kumano,” and technically called the 30FFM ship, was launched in a ceremony at shipbuilder Mitsuis facilities at Okayama, Japan, on Nov
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Chinese Army Uses Drones to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
November 19, 2020 @ 08:31 AMThe Chinese Army used a drone to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill held recently. All targets were accurately hit under the harsh conditions of dense fog, the military announced Wednesday
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Thales, Damen Sign €1.5B Contract to Supply Battle Management, Communications Systems for...
November 18, 2020 @ 08:30 AMThales Group and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding signed a €1.5B contract to integrate battle management and communications systems on-board the German Navys
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Indian, US Aircraft Carriers to Practice High Intensity Naval Ops in Malabar...
November 16, 2020 @ 02:04 PMPhase 2 of Malabar 2020 naval exercise will witness joint operations, centered around the Indian Navys Vikramaditya Carrier Battle Group and Nimitz Carrier Strike Group of the US Navy. The two carriers, along with other ships, submarine and aircraft of the participating navies, would be engaged in high intensity naval operations over four days from November 17-20 in the Northern Arabian Sea
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French Navy’s FREMM Frigate ‘Bretagne’ Fires MdCN Missile
November 13, 2020 @ 08:52 AMThe French Armament Directorate (DGA) announced today that the Navys FREMM Frigate Bretagne fired MdCN (Missile De Croisière Naval) naval cruise missile. The test was conducted at DGA Missile tests center in Biscarrosse on November 10
Turkey Waiting For Price Officer from U.K. on 40 Eurofighter Typhoons Procurement
U.S. Plans to Relocate Gazans to Somalia, Morocco Despite Global Rejection
U.S. Navy F/A-18s New Infrared Search and Track System Achieves Initial Operational...
German Israel-made Heron TP Drone Completes Cross-Border Flight in European Airspace
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