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NASA Lands Helicopter on Mars in Historic First Flight
April 19, 2021 @ 12:24 PMNASAs Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet, today. The solar-powered helicopter first became airborne at 3:34 a
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Prague Expels 18 Russian Diplomats over Involvement in 2014 Ammunition Depot Explosion
April 19, 2021 @ 08:38 AMThe Czech Republic has expelled 18 Russian diplomats after an investigation linked their involvement to a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the matter at an upcoming NATO summit on Tuesday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that there was a reasonable suspicion of the involvement of Russian secret service GRU officers in the explosions of ammunition depots in Vrbětice
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New Russian Factory to Make ‘Inokhodet’ Attack Drone, Seen as Competitor to...
April 17, 2021 @ 11:31 AMRussian privately owned drone manufacturer, Kronstadt has announced the construction of a plant for the manufacture of ‘Inokhodet attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) similar to General Atomics ‘Predator. Its factory is coming up in the city of Dubna in the Moscow region
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Turkish-made Medium Range Anti-Ship Missile Engine Just Broke a World Record
April 17, 2021 @ 09:28 AMTurkeys first homegrown Medium Range Anti-Ship Missile (MRASM) air-breathing engine TEI-TJ300 broke a world record by reaching 1,342 newtons of impulse force with a diameter of 240 mm. On Friday, Mustafa Varank, the countrys industry and technology minister, shared the
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Japan Airlines to Switch to Alternative Fuels for all Domestic Flights from
April 17, 2021 @ 08:09 AMJapan Airlines Co. (JAL) wants to replace jet fuel with alternative fuel for all domestic flights from 2040
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Russian MoD to Use AI-based Quality Forecast System for Military Aircraft
April 16, 2021 @ 12:25 PMThe Flight Safety Service (FSS) of the Russian Ministry of Defense together with Rostec Subsidiary, JSC RT-Techpriemka plan to introduce advanced machine learning in the production and operation of military aircraft. The use of artificial intelligence will make it possible to carry out long-term planning of product quality and predict the need for equipment repair with high accuracy
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French MoD-Supported Cybersecurity Start-up Receives €6 Million Funding
April 16, 2021 @ 08:24 AMA French MoD-supported cybersecurity start-up, GLIMPS has received a €6 million funding from ACE Capital Partners with the support of Breizh Up, the co-investment fund from Frances Brittany Region. Created in 2019, GLIMPS has developed technology to detect a cyberattack in record time for both civilian and military customers
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Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Moves into Assembly
April 13, 2021 @ 04:27 AMThe first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived today at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, for assembly. A derivative of the Boeing 737 Next-Generation commercial aircraft, the P-8 is first assembled at Boeing Commercial Airplanes 737 production line, where the fuselage receives additional wiring and systems needed to support military components, equipment and operation
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Netherlands Launches Project to Develop Aircraft Laser Communication Terminal with Airbus
April 9, 2021 @ 08:11 AMAirbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have launched a programme to develop a laser communication terminal demonstrator for aircraft, known as UltraAir. The project, which is co-financed by Airbus, TNO and the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), is part of the European Space Agencys (ESA) ScyLight (Secure and Laser communication technology) programme
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Iran Revolutionary Guards “Cargo Vessel” Attacked, U.S. Denies Involvement
April 7, 2021 @ 09:17 AMAn Iranian “cargo vessel” used by its Revolutionary Guards suffered damage of an unknown nature when mines attached to its hull exploded on Tuesday. Named Iran Saviz (MV Saviz), the vessel provides logistics support to the Iranian commandos deployed to escort trade vessels in the Red Sea
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
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...