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China Demos Drone-guided Helicopter-launched Missile Attack on Maritime Targets
May 12, 2021 @ 04:07 PMIn a recent live-fire exercise, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) guided Z-19 gunships to launch missile attacks on maritime targets beyond visual range using reconnaissance drones. The drills were conducted by an aviation brigade attached to the PLA 71st Group Army recently held the drill in the Yellow Sea
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Indonesia to Send Back Engineers to South Korea for KF-X Participation
April 28, 2021 @ 06:20 PMIndonesia is likely to send back its engineers to South Korea for participation in the KF-X fighter jet project in a sign that the two countries are close to an agreement on the former re-joining the program. Indonesia has asked Seoul to help its engineers “catch up with the technological progress made while they were away back home over coronavirus concerns,” the defense ministry said Wednesday, according to
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S.Korea Plans to Develop Marine Corps Chopper by 2031
April 26, 2021 @ 12:54 PMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said today it wants to develop an indigenous attack helicopter for Marine Corps operation. The arms procurement agency has earmarked $1
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Worldwide Military Spending Grew 2.6% in 2020 Despite 4.4% COVID-led Decrease in
April 26, 2021 @ 06:41 AMEven as global GDP dropped by 4.4% owing to the coronavirus pandemic last year, the world continued decade-long trend of buying more weapons
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Iran's Natanz Facility to Achieve 60% Enriched Uranium by Next Week: Iran...
April 14, 2021 @ 09:54 AMIran has begun enriching Uranium Hexafluoride to the purity level of 60% in newer generation of centrifuge machines at the Natanz nuclear facility and will accumulate the product next week, Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharibabadi, said Wednesday. “This will improve significantly both the quality and quantity of radiopharmaceutical products,” he added
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Russian Helicopters to Repair Brazilian Army's Mi-35M Choppers
April 12, 2021 @ 05:42 AMThe Mil Mi-35M combat helicopters operated by the Brazilian Air Force will be repaired by Russian Helicopters Holding. The repair of the helicopters will be carried out within the framework of the offset obligations of the Russian side under the contract for the supply of 12 Mi-35M helicopters to Brazil,
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China Tests Unmanned Drone Swarm Carrier
April 8, 2021 @ 06:40 AMChinese company Zhongtian Feilong recently concluded tests of a new unmanned aerial mother ship that can carry multiple smaller drones and release them in the air for missions like reconnaissance and attack. In a statement last week, the company said that the “airborne aircraft carrier” made a test flight on March 20
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Indonesian Defense Minister to Attend KF-X Roll Out in S.Korea
April 1, 2021 @ 01:28 PMIn what is seen as Indonesia's commitment of participation in South Korea's KF-X jet program, its defense minister is likely to attend the aircraft's roll-out later this month. "As far as I know, Indonesia has delivered to our government an intent that senior military officials, including Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, will attend the KF-X rollout event," a source was quoted as saying by
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South Korea to Shop for 36 Foreign Attack Helicopters Worth $2.81B
April 1, 2021 @ 07:01 AMSouth Korea has set aside $2.81 billion (3
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NASA Prepares to Fly First Helicopter on Mars
March 24, 2021 @ 11:42 AMNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to land the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on Mars in early April. “NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet,” the space agency announced today
Russia Deploys New Pantsir-SMD Missile Systems
Poland Seals Major K2 Tank Deal with South Korea, Local Assembly to...
Russia Used Jet-Powered Geran UAV in Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Killing 32,
Fourth Chinese Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Joins Navy
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...