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Philippines Grounds New S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters after one of them Crashes...
June 24, 2021 @ 07:44 AMThe Philippine Air Force (PAF) has grounded all of its newly-acquired S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters after one of them crashed during a night-flying exercise in Tarlac on Wednesday. "Last night, June 23, 2021 an S-70i Black Hawk Utility helicopter of the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing on a night flight training figured in a mishap a few miles from Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac," said PAF spokesperson Lt
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China's First Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Stages Helicopter Drill
June 23, 2021 @ 06:59 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys first Type 075 Yushen-class amphibious assault ship Hainan recently conducted helicopter takeoff and landing training. The ship has a two-digit number 31 on its hull, indicating its likely role as a small aircraft carrier
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Boeing to Deliver 14 Extended-range Chinook Helicopters to the UK Royal Air
June 23, 2021 @ 05:24 AMBoeing won a $578 million Foreign Military Sales contract to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The United Kingdom will be the first international operator of a Block II Chinook
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Russian Ships, Aircraft Destroy ‘Enemy Aircraft Carrier Group’ in Exercise near Hawaii
June 21, 2021 @ 03:46 AMRussian ships, submarines and aircraft ‘destroyed an aircraft carrier group and military infrastructure of a mock enemy during exercises in the central Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii Islands. The exercise involving about 20 ships, submarines, support vessels, as well as 20 aircraft and helicopters took place at a distance of about 2,500 miles southeast of the Kuril Islands last week, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced Sunday
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Ukraine’s LUCH Presents SD-300 Mid-Range Air Defense System
June 16, 2021 @ 12:37 PMUkrainian firm LUCH unveiled a concept of a new mid-range air defense system, called the SD-300, at the Arms and Security exhibition being held in Kyiv from June 15-18. The SD-300 surface-to-air missile system is designed to intercept various threats such as air-to-ground missiles, helicopters, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), guided bombs, and tactical ballistic missiles up to 100km
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Iranian navy Inducts two new Ships- A Destroyer and a Minesweeper
June 14, 2021 @ 09:15 AMIranian Navy today inducted locally-manufactured ‘Dena destroyer and ‘Shahin minesweeper at an event in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Dena is the fourth Jamaran-class destroyer manufactured by the Defense Ministrys naval industries
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Indian Coast Guard to Induct 3 ALH Mk-III Helicopters
June 12, 2021 @ 06:19 AMThe Indian Coast Guard inducted three indigenously manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III on Saturday. On June 7, the Indian Navy commissioned a second naval air squadron equipped with ALH Mk-III aircraft
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U.S. Navy Receives First TH-73A Training Helicopter
June 11, 2021 @ 12:24 PMLeonardo delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S
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Electric Air Mobility Venture, Vertical Aerospace, Announces 1,000 Aircraft Pre-Order
June 11, 2021 @ 09:29 AMVertical Aerospace Group said it has pre-orders for up to 1,000 eVTOL aircraft with launch customers Avolon and American Airlines, along with a pre-order option from Virgin Atlantic, all valued at up to $4 billion. The company said it entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination with Broadstone Acquisition Corp
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Fincantieri to Help Daewoo Shipbuilding Design New South Korean Aircraft Carrier
June 10, 2021 @ 02:09 PMFincantieri today signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to support the Conceptual Design of the new class of aircraft carriers “CVX” for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Navy. The announcement was made during MADEX (International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition) 2021, currently underway in the South Korean port city of Busan
U.S. Sources Twin Otter 300-G Aircraft from Canada’s De Havilland
Russian Lancet Drones Claim Over Half of NATO-Supplied M109 Howitzers in Ukraine
Poland Halts Black Hawk Helicopter Deal
Israel, Germany Begin Preparations for Arrow 3 Missile Defense Delivery
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...
