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Lockheed Wins $519M for work on Spanish Aegis-equipped Frigates
April 23, 2020 @ 05:30 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract valued $519 million for work on five multi-mission frigates for Spain through the foreign military sales program, Pentagon said Wednesday. The deal calls for the procurement of international Aegis fire control loop development, Solid State S-Band Radar Processing Group, tools and test equipment and spares for the frigates supporting Aegis combat system
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South African C-130 Hercules Suffers Nose Wheel Collapse
April 22, 2020 @ 05:41 AMA South Africa Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules preparing to take-off from AFB Waterkloof for a test flight on Tuesday morning reportedly suffered a nose wheel collapse. State-owned Denel is preparing the upgraded C-130BZ Hercules ‘405 for it to join back the service and conducted a test flight on the morning of April 21
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Pentagon Awards BAE Systems Contract for Armored Multi-purpose Vehicle
April 18, 2020 @ 10:03 AMBAE Systems was awarded a $14million contract from the Pentagon for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) portion of the armored multi-purpose vehicle (AMPV). Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of Oct
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US Army Tests Arcturus JUMP 20 VTOL UAS to Replace Textron RQ-7
April 16, 2020 @ 04:45 AMThe US Army conducted the first Soldier-operated flight of the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Arcturus JUMP 20 on April 7 as part of the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) capabilities assessment. Announced in December 2019, the assessment will evaluate four selected unmanned aircraft systems to define the capabilities needed in the next generation UAS for brigade combat teams
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails to ‘Demonstrate COVID-19 Epidemic Control Work’
April 12, 2020 @ 02:33 PMA Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Miyako Strait and headed toward the Pacific Ocean, on Friday to ‘demonstrated success in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic control work. The Chinese flotilla, consisting of aircraft carrier Liaoning two Type 052D guided missile destroyers, two Type 054A guided missile frigates and one Type 901 auxiliary supply ship, was spotted during transit through the Miyako Strait on Friday evening, according to a statement from the Japanese Defense Ministry on Saturday
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14-Day Quarantine for French Aircraft Carrier Group Crew
April 12, 2020 @ 01:54 PMCrew of the French Navys Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and air defense frigate Chevalier Paul will be quarantined for a fortnight upon arrival in the port of Toulon today. “Accommodation and food capacities will be set up at naval and naval air bases
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Delivery of first Project 22350 Frigate to Russian Military By Mid-June
April 9, 2020 @ 02:55 PMThe Russian Ministry of Defense will receive its first serially-produced Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov by mid-June. "Considering the pace of state trials, the ships delivery to the Defense Ministry may take place in late May or early June," Severnaya Shipyard said in a statement Wednesday
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Saudi Armored Vehicle Destroyed in Booby-trap Attack in Yemen
April 6, 2020 @ 05:46 AMA booby-trapped explosion targeted at coalition forces in Yemen's Aden city on Sunday left an armored vehicle of the Saudi Arabian forces destroyed. The attack occurred when a convoy of Saudi armored vehicles was on its way from Aden international airport to the headquarters of coalition forces, London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper reported
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Yemen Strikes Riyadh With Locally-made Drones, Ballistic Missiles
March 30, 2020 @ 08:12 AMYemeni Armed Forces have claimed to have attacked “strategic and sensitive” targets in Riyadh with locally-built combat drones and ballistic missiles. “Our Sammad-3 (Invincible-3) unmanned aerial vehicles and Zulfiqar short-range ballistic missiles struck designated targets in Riyadh last night with great precision,” Brigadier General Yahya Saree was quoted as saying by
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Yemeni Air Defenses Intercept Saudi Warplanes
March 27, 2020 @ 10:16 AMYemeni air defense systems reportedly intercepted fighter jets belonging to Saudi-led coalition forces on Thursday evening. “Our Air Defenses managed to confront a combat formation consisting of a number of enemy warplanes over Surwah district of Marib governorate, with Fater-1 surface-to-air missile defense system, forcing them to leave without carrying out any attack,” claimed Armed Forces spokesman, Brigadier Yahya Saree, according to Houthi-aligned Al-Masirah
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
Indian Mirage 2000 Crashes; Pilots Safe
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