Russia says it is tactically withdrawing from Zmeiny (Snake) Island, a strategic Black Sea landmass off the southern coast near the city of Odesa, to allow for grain exports. "On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed their assigned tasks on Zmeiny Island and withdrew the garrison stationed there," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Thursday
China could develop a transport plane based on the KJ-600 for its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, featuring electromagnetic catapults. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Naval Aviation University recently organized a series of training sessions under realistic combat scenarios with Y-7 transport aircraft at an airfield in North China recently, China National Radio reported on Wednesday
News has emerged that the U.S
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded modification contracts to Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman to continue developing hypersonic weapons interceptors, while Lockheed Martin was left out of the competition. Each contract to develop the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) is worth around $41
France wants to quickly procure
The Project 20385 corvette Bystriy designed by the Almaz Design Bureau will be laid down on the anniversary day of the Amur Shipyard in Russias Far East. "On the anniversary day of the Amur Shipyard, July 1, a ceremony will take place to lay the keel of the Project 20385 new corvette Bystriy developed by the Almaz Design Bureau (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation)
The Pakistan Navy took delivery of second of four Type 054A/P frigates from China on June 23. The PNS Taimur was commissioned at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on Thursday
Turkeys Akinci combat drone, manufactured by Baykar Tech that also designed the famed Bayraktar TB2, set a new national aviation record June 21. On Wednesday, Baykar said the drone flew at an altitude of 45,118 ft (13,716 m)
The efforts of V. B
Russia's United Aircraft Corp (UAC) will mark the first flight of the made-for-India Su-30 MKI on July 1. On July 1, 1997, the first flight of a prototype of the Su-30MKI fighter took place under the guidance of test pilot V