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France to Launch Future Combat Air System demonstrator in 2021
December 4, 2020 @ 06:35 PMFrance will launch the Future Combat Air System (SCAF) demonstrator next year as part of the enhancement of the armed forces' operational capabilities. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, made the announcement as part of the discussion of the
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South Korean Military Orders Suicide, Attack & Surveillance Drones
December 3, 2020 @ 09:49 AMThe South Korean Military has ordered suicide drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that fire guns from the air and battlefield reconnaissance drones to be carried on the back of soldiers. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced that it has signed contracts with companies to acquire three types of unmanned systems- suicide UAVs, drones that fire guns from the air and small-sized drones carried by soldiers backpack for surveillance
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Scrapping Fire Damaged Bonhomme Richard Warship Will Cost US Navy $30M
December 2, 2020 @ 04:51 AMThe US Navy has decided to scrap amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) that was severely damaged in a
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EmbraerX, Airservices to Develop Air Taxi Services in Australia
December 1, 2020 @ 05:12 PMEmbraerX, and Airservices, Australias civil air navigation service provider, have developed a concept of operations (CONOPS) for the air taxi market, also known as urban air mobility (UAM). Using the City of Melbourne, Australia as a model, the CONOPS examines how existing air traffic management solutions can initially enable UAM operations while simultaneously preparing for scale of operations through new traffic management technologies
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Greece tested Russian S-300 Air Defence System During NATO Drill
November 30, 2020 @ 01:58 PMGreece tested its S-300 air defense system (ADS) during the November 23-27 NATO missile drill at the Crete Shooting Range in which Germany, the Netherlands and the U.S
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Greece Expands MH-60R Helicopter Order to 7, Accelerates Delivery of First three
November 29, 2020 @ 12:40 PMGreece has exercised an option to buy three more MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters taking the total order to seven besides requesting the United States to accelerate delivery of the first three to 2021. The move is seen in the context of the Greek-Turkey showdown in the Eastern Mediterranean over control of seabed prospecting and control over overlapping exclusive economic zones
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Iran’s top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated: Defence Ministry
November 27, 2020 @ 03:20 PMOne of Irans top nuclear scientists, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was today assassinated by a hit team that fired on his motorcade near Tehran, Iran's defence ministry said. Armed terrorist elements have attacked the car carrying Fakhrizadeh, head of the Defense Ministrys Research and Innovation Organization, the defence ministry said in a statement released on Friday evening
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Northrop Grumman Receives $4.8 Billion Contract for USAF Global Hawk Modernization
November 26, 2020 @ 03:32 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a $4,800,000,000 contract for Global Hawk surveillance drone development, modernization, retrofit and sustainment activities for all Air Force Global Hawk variants, a Pentagon contract announcement said. This contract provides for management, including program, business and technical areas; configuration management, data management, reliability, availability and maintainability
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Su-35 Jets Delivery to Russian AF Completed, Upgraded Version on Anvil
November 25, 2020 @ 11:21 AMThe last three Su-35S fighter jets were delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) recently as part of a five-year contract for 50 such aircraft, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced today. "Specialists of the 485th military office of the Russian Defense Ministry accepted three Su-35S multirole fighter jets of the 4++ generation
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USAF B-1B Carrying Bomb Externally Could be Prelude to Hypersonic Missile Test...
November 25, 2020 @ 07:02 AMA B-1B Lancer recently flew over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base in California carrying an inert AGM-158 JASSM missile under an external pylon for the first time. The development may hint at progress made by the U
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
