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Lithuania to Crowdfund 500 Kamikaze Drones for Ukraine
July 20, 2023 @ 09:57 AMLithuanian people have launched a campaign to raise €300,000 to buy 500 First-Person View (FPV) kamikaze drones. "The war in Ukraine will go down in world military history as a war of ever-evolving drone technologies
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Russia Implements ‘Hibernation’ Mode for ‘Joker’ First-Person View Drones
July 19, 2023 @ 01:05 PMHibernation devices developed for Russias Joker family of first-person view (FPV) drones can be pre-positioned for an attack, after which they 'fall asleep' for several weeks before being reactivated. “A drone with a hibernation device can be pre-positioned for an attack and then literally ‘fall asleep for several weeks [before being reactivated]
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French DGA Takes Delivery of First Force Supply Vessel
July 19, 2023 @ 12:48 PMThe French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first of four planned Replenishment Vessels built for the French Navy under the FLOTLOG program. The Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Chevallier was handed over to the DGA at Toulon naval base on July 18
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Turkish Aerospace, Aselsan Sign $2B F-16 Upgrade Deal
July 19, 2023 @ 12:28 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Aselsan inked two contracts worth nearly $2 billion combined to upgrade the air forces F-16 combat jets. The deals – worth $1
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Taiwan Eyes NASAMS Air Defense System after 'Success' in Ukraine
July 18, 2023 @ 01:35 PMTaiwan has confirmed interest in the U.S
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Newly-Developed 82mm Mobile Mortar Handed Over to Russian Troops
July 18, 2023 @ 12:03 PMRostec has handed over to Russian troops the first batch of ‘Dork 2S41 self-propelled (SP) mortar that enables soldiers to fire on the move without leaving the armored vehicle. The experimental batch of SP mortar is mounted atop a ‘Typhoon armored vehicle and can fire 10 rounds a minute at a distance that is 1
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First Modernized Argentine Medium Tank Completes Technical Evaluation
July 17, 2023 @ 12:36 PMArgentina has completed the technical evaluation of its modernized medium tank (TAM) to its 2CA2 version clearing the way for its serial production. The modernization was conducted by the Israeli company Elbit Systems together with an Argentinas Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona Sociedad Anónima (IMPSA)
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Russia Hugely Accelerating Drone Production
July 17, 2023 @ 10:08 AMRussia has substantially accelerated production of drones - that of Orlan reconnaissance drones has gone up 53 times compared to last year while a new factory has been set up to meet exponential demand for Lancet loitering munitions. Kalashnikov concern said in a recent statement that it will multiply the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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U.S. Considering Military Options Against Russia for "Complicating" Anti-ISIS Efforts in Syria...
July 15, 2023 @ 08:49 AMThe United States is reportedly considering conducting military options to counter growing Russian activity in the skies over Syria. A Pentagon spokesman told the Associated Press (AP) the actions of Russian aviation "complicated efforts to strike the leader of the Islamic State group last weekend
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DARPA Asks Northrop Grumman to Design Warship-Deployable Autonomous VTOL Aircraft
July 14, 2023 @ 04:51 AMDefense Advanced Research Project Agencys (DARPA) awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to design an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system capable of operating from a moving Navy ship at sea. The AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) demonstrator will be designed as a cost-efficient, multiple-mission capable vehicle that is runway independent
Ukraine, Poland Sign Defense Deal on Ammunition, Vehicles, Artillery, Air Defense
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U