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US Navy Test-fires Missile-Killing Hyper Velocity Projectiles from Deck Gun

January 9, 2019 @ 11:01 AM

A US Navy warship has fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun for effective defence against cruise missiles and unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Though standard fixtures on most US Navy warships, the Mk 45 5-inch deck gun is based on World War II concept of defending warships against decades-old threats
US Technical Team to Explain Risk to F-35 Jets from Turkish S-400...

January 8, 2019 @ 10:19 AM

The United States will be sending a technical team in the coming weeks to Turkey to explain the risk to F-35 fighter jets from S-400 air defense systems. The US has been long urging Turkey to cancel its plans to purchase Russian-made S-400 anti-ballistic missile system citing concerns over flight safety of the F-35 aircraft
Stealthy First Flight of China’s Stealth Drone

January 7, 2019 @ 11:27 AM

China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast an image from a distance of what was identified as the “Sky Hawk,” high-altitude, long-range and high-speed drone powered by a turbofan engine, a first for Chinas impressive range of military unmanned vehicles. Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the Sky Hawk conducted a test flight at an undisclosed location in China, the CCTV report said
Military Grade Anti-drone Equipment Ordered By Two London Airports

January 4, 2019 @ 10:35 AM

Londons Heathrow and Gatwick airports have ordered military grade anti-drone equipment following cancellation of several flights affecting over 140,000 passengers in Gatwick alone after drone sightings in mid-December last year. The airports confirmed that the anti-drone defenses are worth “several million pounds,” without giving further details,
Russia Classifies Weapons Procurement

January 2, 2019 @ 08:31 AM

Russia has amended the law, ‘on the state defense order which will now classify weapons, military equipment and ammunition procurement including the ones that are bought for the National Guard or the Interior Ministry. According to the new rule, procurement to create, supply, service, repair or dispose of weapons and military equipment will not be included in the plans and timetables stipulated by the legislation concerning the contract system of procurements for state needs,
Marshall Wins Contract to Support Netherlands’ C-130H Fleet

December 21, 2018 @ 08:23 AM

Marshall has won a contract to sustain Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130H fleet through to its out of service date. Air Cdre Richard Laurijssen, Director of Sustainment and Logistics & Commander Logistics Centre Woensdrecht said, “The new contract comprises a lot more than previous separate contracts and defines a future collaboration
Japan Plans to Buy 147 F-35 Fighters Jets in Next Decade

December 19, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

In what appears to be the largest F-35 order outside of the United States, Japan plans to buy 147 of the sixth generation stealth fighters in the next decade. The new planes will include 42 F-35Bs and will include 18 short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) B cariants of the F-35 that Tokyo wants to deploy on Japanese islands along the edge of East China Sea, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Tuesday
China Plans Operating Six Aircraft Carriers, Two of them Nuclear

December 6, 2018 @ 12:01 PM

China plans to operate six aircraft carriers, of which two will be nuclear-powered ones that would be launched around 2025, according to Chinese military experts. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will have five aircraft carriers in the near future, Global Times reported quoting Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator as saying Thursday
Indian Navy Encashes Reliance Bank Guarantees in Offshore Patrol Vessel Deal

December 4, 2018 @ 01:50 PM

The Indian Navy has encashed bank guarantees of Reliance Naval Engineering (RNEL) following delay in supplying Project 21 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) by over four years. RNEL has an order to supply five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs)
Syrian Air Force Claim Shooting down Israeli Aircraft, Four Missiles: Reports

November 30, 2018 @ 08:46 AM

Syrian air defense forces have shot down an Israeli war plane over the town of Kiswah, south of the capital Damascus. Syrian air force also shot down four Israeli missiles, according to Russian RIA news agency report citing a Syrian security source Thursday

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