The coronavirus pandemic and Ukraines war has forced Japan to look for alternate international supply routes, owing to delays in transportation and shortages causing rise in prices of commodities. Japans Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is recruiting cargo firms and logistics businesses to participate in testing deliveries with government backing of 1 million yen ($7,800) per consignment
Russia's state space agency Roscosmos is sending a backup Soyuz spacecraft to evacuate International Space Station (ISS) crew after their original capsule was damaged following meteorite hit last month. The Soyuz MS-23 launch will take place on February 20, 2023 in an unmanned mode
Rostecs Roselectronics Holding delivered the first batch of new Serp-VS anti-drone systems to fuel and energy facilities. “We see the risks associated with the growing use of drones in both the military and civilian spheres
The United States has sent gear to supply Ukraines electric grid, damaged by waves of Russian missiles. These Russian attacks are exacerbated by Ukraine's winter weather with the high temperature over the next week forecast to be 35 degrees Fahrenheit with lows of around 10 degrees
Swedish Defense materiel organization FMV Director Naval Division Patric Hjorth performed the keel laying ceremony for the series of Stan Tug 1706 ICE vessels at Albwardy Damen on Monday. Four customised ice class harbour tugs are under construction for the Swedish Navy to be delivered to Sweden starting in 2023
The United Kingdom has agreed to send helicopters to Ukraine for the first time since Russia's invasion, the countrys defence ministry confirmed Wednesday. In addition to the three former British military Sea King helicopters, the first of which has already arrived in war-torn Ukraine, the U
The United Kingdom will shortly complete the delivery of approximately 1,000 additional surface to air missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This comes in response to Ukrainian requests for more air defence capabilities, and the missiles will play a vital role in the provision of air defence for Ukraine and the protection of its critical infrastructure which is being continually targeted by Russia, the UK defence ministry confirmed in a statement
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said all component-level tests are complete on Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The RSGS goal is to enable inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions
The UK Royal Air Force on Wednesday showed a glimpse in to the future of how its fleet of frontline aircraft could be supported by transformative use of new innovative solutions– from exo-skeletons and virtual reality headsets to robotic ‘team mates and use of greener, sustainable solutions and digital twinning. It was revealed by the Air Force at RAF Coningsby, home to the UKs Typhoon fleet
Some 1400 multifunctional Quadcopter UAVs for the Russian civilian market will be manufactured before the year-end in St. Petersburg at the Obukhov Plant of Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Concern