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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) has unveiled HT-1E, the new made-for-export ship-borne vertical launch system that is suitable for all types of seagoing vessels, at Airshow China 2021. Unlike previous launch systems dedicated to specific types of missiles, which are complicated and take up extra space, the HT-1E is universal, allowing it to carry more missiles of many different types
Russias Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile has completed tests from the Navys Admiral Gorshkov frigate. "The flight tests of Tsirkon, with launches from a coastal mount and Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov frigate have been successfully completed
Chinas new integrated maritime defense system was displayed to the public for the first time at the 13th Airshow China, which kicked off on Tuesday in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province. The system is an integrated, modularized and systematic overall solution for surface attacks
Shvabe Holding, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned Rostec, presented prototypes of binoculars being developed for the Navy. The Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant (ZOMZ) of the Shvabe holding unveiled two new products - high magnification binoculars with image stabilization BSF 20x50 and small-sized binoculars BPF 8x20, Rostec said in a release
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive 30 modern tanks by the end of 2021 against the background of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan. They are reported to be T72B3M tanks, the latest modernized version of the legendary T72 and will replace older generation combat vehicles at the base, the press service of the Central Military District said, according to Interfax
Australias fleet of Abrams tanks and MQ-4C Triton drones will be supported by U.S
Dassault Aviation has awarded Thales a contract to provide its SEARCHMASTER surveillance radar and the mission navigation system for the AVSIMAR programme to renew the French Navy's fleet of maritime surveillance aircraft. The programme includes the acquisition of 12 Falcon 2000 ALBATROS aircraft to replace eight Falcon 50 M and five Falcon 200 Gardian aircraft that will be withdrawn from active service between 2025 and 2030
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The United Kingdom has created National Shipbuilding Office to galvanise and promote the UKs shipbuilding enterprise. “The creation of the National Shipbuilding Office and the appointment of Rear Admiral Rex Cox marks a further demonstration of this Governments ambition to supercharge the UKs shipbuilding industry across all four corners of the UK,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said