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Libyan National Army Shoots Down Own Chinese-made Wing Loong Drones
May 26, 2020 @ 08:57 AMThe Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Belqasim Haftar have down two of their own Chinese-built Wing Loong II combat drones supplied to them by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “It seems the LNA shot down another of their Wing Loong II UAVs, the second in two days,” Rob Lee, a military expert,
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Haftar’s Pantsir System Shoots Down Libyan Army’s Bayraktar TB2 Drone
May 25, 2020 @ 06:21 AMA Pantsir air defense system operated by the Libyan National Army (LNA) has reportedly shot down two of Government of National Accord (GNA)s Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones last week. “I just got confirmation that the Libya National Army successfully shot-down at-least one Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drone of GNA over Tarhuna city using Pantsir S1E surface-to-air missile system last night,” Babak Taghvaee, a military expert,
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Rafael to Provide Litening 5, RecceLite Electro-Optical Pods to Mystery Customer
May 22, 2020 @ 09:52 AMIsraeli firm Rafael has won a contract to supply 5th generation Litening and RecceLite airborne electro-optical systems to a mystery customer. The Litening 5 multi-spectral airborne targeting pod delivers real-time, forward-looking infrared (FLIR+SWIR) and day HD color camera imagery
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Navy’s USS Zumwalt Destroyer Completes First Live Fire Test
May 21, 2020 @ 01:08 PMUS Navy sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) guided-missile destroyer have successfully concluded a structural test fire of the Mark 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS). The work was executed by the sailors with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Sea Test Range in Point Mugu on May 16, the US Navy said in a release Wednesday
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Philippine Navy to get first S.Korean Jose-Rizal Frigate next week
May 19, 2020 @ 07:04 AMThe Philippine Navy will take the delivery of first of the two ordered Jose Rizal-class frigates built by South Koreas Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo announced on May 15 that the boat will set sail from Ulsan shipyard in South Korea on May 18 and will arrive in Subic Bay in the Philippines by May 23
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Russia to Test Pantsir Close-in-Weapon-System on Warship
May 18, 2020 @ 10:28 AMRussia will soon test the naval version of the Pantsir close-in-weapon-system (CIWS) after mounting it on new Project 22800 missile corvettes. In its naval avatar, the Pantsir CIWS will defend against drones and low flying threats to naval ships
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German Naval Yards, Lürssen Announce Merger
May 14, 2020 @ 03:50 PMGerman Naval Yards Kiel and Lürssen shipyards announced plans to form a joint venture on Thursday. Earlier this week, owners of both shipyards laid the foundation for a final JV agreement
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Russia’s Project 955A Nuclear Powered Strategic Submarine Enters Final Trials
May 13, 2020 @ 05:19 PMRussias Project 955A (Borei-A) nuclear-powered strategic submarine ‘Knyaz Vladimir has commenced final trials before it enters service with the Navy, the Northern Fleets press office reported on Wednesday. "On Tuesday evening, the cruiser set off for the White Sea from Severodvinsk for final trials," the press office said in a statement to TASS
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Hungary to Acquire AMRAAM-ER Missiles to be fired from NASAMS Air Defense...
May 9, 2020 @ 08:23 AMThe US State Department has approved Hungarys request to buy 60 AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, two spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAM-ER guidance sections and related equipment from Raytheon for $230 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Hungary of sixty (60) AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, and two (2) spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAM-ER guidance sections and related equipment for an estimated cost of $230 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement today
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US Navy's Laser Weapons Lab to Become Operational in a Year
May 8, 2020 @ 11:45 AMThe US Navy broke ground Tuesday for a dedicated lab to test laser weapons in a maritime environment which is expected to become operational in a year's time. The nearly 18,500-square-foot Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) is projected to open in roughly a year along the Point Mugu Sea Range near Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) in California
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India's L&T Delivers First Set of Wing Assemblies for LCA Mk1A Fighter...
Portugal Adds Third KC-390 Airlifter to Fleet as A-29N Super Tucano Begins...
Australia Delivers First Batch of M1A1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...