Search Results
-
NASAMS, IRIS-T Systems' Efficiency in Shooting down Russian Missiles Increasing Every Day
March 17, 2023 @ 10:22 AMUkraines armed forces say that efficiency of foreign-made NASAMS and IRIS-T air defense systems is ameliorating with each passing day. Currently, there are two NASAMS systems in service with the Ukrainian Air Force
-
Iran Equips Warship with Multiple Drone Types, Including Kamikaze
March 17, 2023 @ 08:17 AMThe Iranian Navy said it has outfitted its new homegrown Shahid Mahdavi warship with different kinds of drones, including the kamikaze ones. “The Shahid Mahdavi combat support vessel has been equipped with cruise missiles with a range of 300 to 750km, Sepehr-7 vertical launch drones with a flight duration of 8 hours and a range of 200km, and kamikaze drones with a range of 1,300km, and it can also carry 5 helicopters,” Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, was quoted as saying by Iranian state-owned media
-
N.Korea Fires ICBM Ahead of S.Korea, Japan Summit
March 16, 2023 @ 11:32 AMNorth Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea today, hours before summit talks between the leaders of South Korea and Japan on pending bilateral issues and regional security The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected the launch from the Sunan area in Pyongyang on Thursday morning, and the missile flew some 1,000km before splashing into the sea. A military official told
-
Russia Races to Salvage Downed U.S. MQ-9 Reaper
March 16, 2023 @ 09:26 AMRussian experts dashed to the Black Sea to retrieve the wreckage of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed following its encounter with Russian Su-27 jets. "I don't know whether we'll be able to retrieve it or not but it has to be done
-
Ukraine Could Cannibalize Slovak, Polish MiG-29s to Keep its MiG-29 Fleet Flying...
March 10, 2023 @ 10:25 AMUkraine could use components from the MiG-29s to be donated by Slovakia and Poland on its own jets, Ukrainian MoD spokesman Yuriy Ihnat has hinted. "Supply of aviation systems is good news because it means that the supply of combat aircraft has moved on," Ihnat said at a briefing Thursday, adding that “the decision about how to use aircraft will be made depending on their condition
-
Blackout in Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Following Russian Airstrikes: IAEA Worried
March 10, 2023 @ 07:31 AMThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant – the largest NPP in Europe – lost all off-site power on Thursday morning, after Russia bombed the area. IAEA said the blackout happened at the plant after its last remaining 750 kilovolt line was disconnected
-
Iran Navy Adds Warship, Missile-Launching Boats
March 10, 2023 @ 06:36 AMIrans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has taken delivery of a new 2,100-ton warship, and nearly 100 missile-launching speed boats that have been converted from rocket-launching vessels. The Shahid Mahdavi warship was officially added to the IRGC Navys fleet in a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday, Iranian
-
News of Russia Supplying Enriched Uranium to China "troubling": U.S. Official
March 9, 2023 @ 10:00 AMChina is getting highly enriched Uranium and Plutonium from Russias Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, a top U.S
-
Egyptian Rafale Jets Pass 10,000 Flight Hours Mark
March 9, 2023 @ 05:29 AMEgyptian Air Forces Rafale fighters have become the first export Rafales to reach 10,000 flight hours, Dassault Aviation announced Wednesday. In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities and Dassault Aviation representatives, a ceremony to celebrate the Rafale's 10,000 flight hours was held last week at Gebel el Basur Air Base (Beheira, Egypt) where the Air Force's Rafale "Wild Wolves" squadron is stationed
-
Italy’s C-27J Fleet to Get New Avionics Suite
March 8, 2023 @ 08:18 AMItalian C-27J Spartan transport planes will get a new avionics suite under a contract signed with Leonardo and Armaereo. The contract includes: the development, integration qualification and certification of a new avionics configuration for the C-27J, the upgrading of a number of general systems on the aircraft, the self-protection system and the flight simulator
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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...