A German frigate for the first time fired a high-energy laser weapon meant to defeat drones during recent drills held in the Baltic Sea, Rheinmetall announced today. On August 30, the frigate Sachsen engaged drones at short and very short range in the Baltic Sea near Putlos Major Training Area
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China revealed a new air-dominance role for its Gj-11 stealth UAV by pairing it with the low-radar signature J-20 fighter-bomber aircraft. The GJ-11 armed reconnaissance drone is on display at the ongoing expo at the Beijing Exhibition Center
Saudi Arabia is said to have deployed Chinese-made Silent Hunter laser air defense systems. The lasers were procured to protect Riyadh against reconnaissance UAVs and loitering munitions fired by Iran-backed Houthi militia
Equipment failure and piloting error are considered as the reasons of the crash of a Su-30SM fighter in Irkutsk on Sunday, while a bird hit in one of the engines downed a Su-34 fighter jet on October 17.Su-30SM crashThe telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR) reported on Monday, "the investigation is considering two main versions of what happened: the failure of aviation equipment and piloting error," the report says
Portugal has announced the imminent transfer of Ka-32A11VS helicopters it acquired in 2017 for firefighting purposes, to Ukraine to help in its war with Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has called on Portugal to refrain from transferring the six fire-fighting helicopters to Kyiv
The first block of the first FDI HN frigate (Defense and Intervention Frigate) for the Hellenic Navy was laid down in dry dock at Naval Groups shipyard in Lorient, France. This important step marks the beginning of the assembly of the ship in the building hall
Nexter and Thales have exhibited the RAPIDFire system turret in its final form at the ongoing Euronaval 2022 event in France. One of the first systems produced will be installed on French Navy fleet replenishment tanker Jacques Chevallier in early 2023 ahead of the at-sea qualification phase
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Ukraines government has officially sent a request to Israel for the Iron Dome air defense system for use against Russias relentless missile attacks. Russia has been using a number of drones such as Shahed 136 and Mohajer-6 produced in Iran, Israels arch rival