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Russia Develops Plastic Based 30mm Cartridges for Light Artillery
April 7, 2019 @ 09:51 PMRussian small-caliber ammunition manufacturer SPA Pribor has developed a new generation of small caliber (30 mm etc.) cartridges with plastic master device (PMD) that enhancing the combat efficiency and gun barrel service life
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Reload Swiss Launches New Universal Rifle ammunition powder
March 9, 2019 @ 08:37 AMReload Swiss, a subsidiary of a European company Nitrochemie has launched its new universal rifle ammunition powder, RS76 at the ongoing IWA&Outdoor Classics trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. Newly developed, the RS76 is a universal powder for assembling rifle ammunition
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British Tempest, Franco-German FCAS Court Saab for Future Fighter Programs
February 21, 2019 @ 01:51 PMSaab has said that it has got offers to partner from both the United Kingdom-Italian Tempest fighter jet program and Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. However, the Swedish company has not decided on which of these two consortiums to join
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Mega Engine Deals Expected as India Seeks More Mig-29, Su-30MKI From Russia...
February 19, 2019 @ 09:02 AMRussia is expecting mega-deals in engine sales as India seeks to increase the number of Su-30MKI, MiG-29 fighter jets and order new helicopters. All these engines are developed and produced by the United Engine Corporation (UEC), the consortium of aerospace engine manufacturers in Russia
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China To Fly 6th Gen Fighter Jet by 2035
February 12, 2019 @ 12:14 PMChina is expecting to build a sixth generation fighter aircraft by 2035, a Chinese fighter jet specialist has revealed. "China's sixth-generation fighter will come into being by 2035 or earlier," said Wang Haifeng, a chief architect at Chengdu Aircraft Research and Design Institute as saying to Ordnance Industry Science Technology, a Xi'an-based periodical on national defense industries, in January
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DARPA Seeks New Materials, Technology for Hypersonic Air Platforms
January 29, 2019 @ 08:59 AMDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has begun to solicit for new materials and technology to accelerate R&D of hypersonic air vehicles and platforms. “The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of high performance leading edges for hypersonic air platforms,” US Department of Defense said Monday
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France Kicks Off Hypersonic Glider Demonstrator Project
January 29, 2019 @ 08:37 AMFrance has awarded a hypersonic glider demonstrator project to ArianeGroup, which will be conducted under overall project management by the French defence procurement agency, DGA, as announced by Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly on 21st January. The programme is designated V-max (véhicule manoeuvrant expérimental or experimental manoeuvring vehicle)
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Ansat Helicopter Certified To Fly At 3,500 metres By Rosaviatsiya
January 23, 2019 @ 02:54 PMAnsat Helicopter has been certified to increase the take-off and landing altitude to 3,500 metres from the previous 1,000 metres, by Rosaviatsiya (Federal Air Transport Agency). The approval was issued on the basis of trials conducted in summer 2018 at Mount Elbrus in Southern Russia
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UK's F-35 Stealth Fighters Ready for Deployment
January 10, 2019 @ 02:08 PMThe UKs F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets are ready to be deployed on operations for the first time, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. There are nine F-35s readyto be deployed on operations across the world
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Israeli Air Force Grounds F-15 Fleet after Canopy Blows off at 30,000
January 7, 2019 @ 06:24 PMThe Israeli military has launched an investigation to determine how an F-15 fighter jets canopy suddenly blew off at 30,000 feet during a training flight last week. The Israeli Air Force chief grounded the militarys fleet of F-15 fighter jets until the cause of the accident is found, Times of Israel reported
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UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
Israel to Establish "Supreme Armaments Council" for the Next Round of War...
U.K. Bars Israelis from Top Military Academy over Gaza War
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...