Russia Developing Vertical Take-off-Landing Fighter Jet Based on Yak Aircraft Platform
Russia has commenced concept studies on an all-new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) fighter jet based on a Yak platform on which earlier Soviet/Russian VTOL attempts were made. A source within the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) confirmed the development to defensemirror
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Rebuffed by Germany, Turkey Pursues Eurofighter Procurement with the U.K.
Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Metin Gürak inspected a Eurofighter Typhoon while on a visit to the Royal Air Force's Coningsby Air Base recently
Russia’s Sukhoi Displays S-76 Large VTOL Cargo Drone at Army 2024
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is demonstrating for the first time a full-scale model of a fundamentally new unmanned transport system for off-airfield deployment with a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft S-76. The unmanned S-76 has already passed the first stage of flight experiments to test vertical takeoff, hovering and landing...
Russian Yak-130M Aircraft with Improved Weapons Capability Debuts at Army 2024
An upgraded Yak-130M combat trainer aircraft with air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons capability while retaining its training functions debuted at the Army 2024 event in Moscow. Russias United Aircraft Corporation(UAC) presented the Yak-130M aircraft to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft to increase its competitiveness in the foreign market...
Kalashnikov Unveils SKAT-350 Reconnaissance Drone at ARMY-2024
Kalashnikov Concern has debuted the SKAT-350 multifunctional aviation complex, at the Army-2024 Forum. The SKAT-350 is designed for reconnaissance and support of ground operations, boasting a flight time of up to 4
Pantsir-SMD-E Air Defense System with 48 Missiles Debuts at Army 2024
Russias Rostec State Corporation presented a new anti-aircraft missile system, Pantsir-SMD-E, at the Army-2024 arms fair near Moscow. It is designed to protect industrial and administrative facilities from massive drone attacks
Russia’s ROSOBORONEXPORT Unveils Lancet-E Loitering Munition at Army 2024
Basking on success in Ukraine, ROSOBORONEXPORT unveils the Lancet-E loitering munitions system during the Army 2024 arms fair in Moscow. The Lancet-E system is an export version of the Lancet loitering munition system that has proved effective on the battlefield (in Ukraine)
Russian Aerospace Forces Receive New Batch of Su-30SM2 Fighters to Counter Ukraine’s...
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered a batch of new Su-30SM2 multirole fighters to the Russian military. "The aircraft have passed the necessary ground and flight tests and have departed for their duty station
Boeing to Receive $2.5 Billion for E-7A Wedgetail Weapon Prototyping
The United States Air Force has negotiated a price of $2,560,846,860 with Boeing for the E-7A Wedgetail weapon system rapid prototype program. This paves the way for the delivery of two operationally representative prototype E-7A weapons systems, the US Air Force said in a release
New Zealand Receives First of Five Advanced C-130J Super Hercules Airlifters
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of five C-130J Super Hercules airlifters to New Zealands Defence Force on August 8 in Marietta, Georgia. This upgrade exceeds the capabilities of the RNZAFs C-130Hs, which have been vital for humanitarian and military operations in the Indo-Pacific
AUKUS Conducts First Exercise with AI-Enabled UAVs Targeting Ground Threats
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have conducted their first military trial integrating autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI), using AI-enabled uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to destroy ground targets. Testing saw the deployment of a series of AI-enabled UAVs that allow a human operator to locate, disable and destroy targets on the ground
European Consortium Secures EDF Funding to Develop Multipurpose Unmanned Ground Systems
Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences Begins Production Of Upgraded Skiron-X UAS
Indian MoD Directs Media Against “Live Coverage” Of Indo-Pak Conflict
MiG-35 Jets Deployed Around Moscow to Shoot Down Ukrainian Drones
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...
