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Yemeni Houtis Launch Drones, Missiles at Saudi Targets; Intercepted, Says Riyadh

April 15, 2021 @ 02:16 PM

The Yemeni Houti army launched multiple drone attacks against Saudi targets, including oil refineries on Wednesday evening and early hours of today. “Using 17 drones, including 10 of the Samad-3 type, the Yemeni forces launched a massive attack towards Saudi Aramco refineries in Jubail and Jeddah,” Yemens Al Masirah TV reported
Russia’s ZALA Aero Unveils Tilt-rotor, hybrid-power Drones

April 15, 2021 @ 01:28 PM

Russias ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov Group Subsidiary) today unveiled three new small drones- a tilt-rotor, a hybrid engine 12-hour endurance drone and a quadcopter at the ZALA EXPO exhibition in Moscow. The first is the ZALA 421-24 of a quadrocopter type
Canada Ceases Bayraktar TB2 Drone Tech Export to Turkey over its use...

April 13, 2021 @ 03:39 PM

Canada has scrapped the export of drone technology to Turkey after it found that some of the Canadian-made systems had been used by the Azerbaijani side in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as well as in Syria. Defence export permits to Turkey were suspended by Canada in early October when reports surfaced that Azerbaijan, a country that was backed by Ankara, was using drones equipped with imaging and targeting systems manufactured by L3Harris Wescam, the Canada-based unit of L3Harris Technologies Inc
Multinational MRTT Fleet to get Elbit J-MUSIC DIRCM System

April 13, 2021 @ 01:08 PM

Elbit Systems said today it will supply an additional J- MUSIC DIRCM (Direct Infrared Countermeasures) self-protection system to the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF). This time for the ninth Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft, the last addition of the fleet, to be equipped with Elbit Systems J-MUSIC DIRCM system
IAI, Thales to offer "Ship-Killing" SEA SERPENT Missile for Royal Navy Type...

April 13, 2021 @ 09:36 AM

The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates could be equipped with "ship-killing" SEA SERPENT missiles produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales. "IAI & Thales UK have joined forces to offer SEA SERPENT the most advanced ship-launched anti-surface missile in the free world to equip the Royal Navy Type 23 frigates with an anti-ship and anti-surface missile that can strike targets at ranges significantly in excess of 200km," IAI announced Tuesday
Turkey Blocks Leonardo Helicopter Purchase after Italian PM Calls Erdogan a “Dictator”

April 12, 2021 @ 06:36 AM

Turkey has reportedly frozen an $83 million deal to buy Leonardo helicopters after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator.” According to La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, Turkish authorities have started to send "threatening signals" since there is no reaction from Rome
NATO Support and Procurement Agency Orders Puma 3 AE Tactical UAS

April 10, 2021 @ 05:03 AM

AeroVironment has won a contract worth approximately $11.5 million from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for Puma 3 AE tactical UAS and initial spares packages
Netherlands Launches Project to Develop Aircraft Laser Communication Terminal with Airbus

April 9, 2021 @ 08:11 AM

Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have launched a programme to develop a laser communication terminal demonstrator for aircraft, known as UltraAir. The project, which is co-financed by Airbus, TNO and the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), is part of the European Space Agencys (ESA) ScyLight (Secure and Laser communication technology) programme
South Korean-Indonesian Leaders’ Meet Falls Short on Breaking KF-X Jet Deadlock

April 8, 2021 @ 07:09 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Indonesia's defense minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday ahead of an official ceremony to roll out the KF-X fighter jet tomorrow; but failed to break a deadlock over Indonesias continued participation in the KF-X project. “Moon invited Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in person to his office amid speculation that the bilateral partnership in the KF-X project may be sputtering,” Yonhap News reported
U.S. Military’s Next-Gen Nuke Program Clears Baseline Review

April 8, 2021 @ 06:14 AM

Northrop Grumman said today that it conducted the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. The program is on track for Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by 2029

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