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Thai Navy to Pay in Yearly Instalments for Chinese Submarines
July 19, 2021 @ 08:10 AMThe Royal Thai Navy is pushing to pay yearly instalments for the two diesel-powered Yuan Class S26T submarines it is intending to purchase from China. Last year, the Navys budget was slashed by 4
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State Trials of Zircon Hypersonic Missile from Frigate & Submarine in August
July 19, 2021 @ 06:47 AMRussias Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missile is expected to undergo state trials involving its launch from a frigate and a submarine in August 2021. "The first launch from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate within the state trials is planned for the first part of August
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COVID outbreak aboard Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier
July 14, 2021 @ 03:12 PMAround 100 cases of coronavirus have been recorded on the Royal Navys flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, even after all of the crew members had been vaccinated. HMS Queen Elizabeth is about a quarter of the way through a 28-week deployment leading the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
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India Receives 10th Boeing P-8I Poseidon Plane
July 13, 2021 @ 01:41 PMThe Indian Navy received another Boeing P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian Navys fleet and has surpassed 30,000 flight hours since it was inducted in 2013, Boeing said in a release
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Sudan May Soon Give its Nod for Russia to Build Naval Base
July 13, 2021 @ 09:13 AMSudan is expected to give the go-ahead to Russia for the latter to build a navy base on its territory. After meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Mariam al-Mahdi on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, “(Mariam) disclosed that Sudan is preparing for the ratification process
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Thyssenkrupp Hands over Fourth Submarine to Egyptian Navy
July 12, 2021 @ 11:22 AMThyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over S44, the fourth Type 209/1400mod-class submarine, to the Egyptian Navy. The contract for the delivery of the first two 209/1400 mod class submarines to the Arab Republic of Egypt was signed in 2011
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Russian Project 22350 Frigate to be the first Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile-Armed Warship
July 10, 2021 @ 06:53 AMThe Russian Navys Admiral Golovko, its third Project 22350 (Admiral Gorshkov) frigate, will become the first warship to be equipped with Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles. "It is planned that Admiral Golovko will become the first standard carrier of Tsirkons," a defense industry source was quoted as saying by government-owned TASS on Saturday
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Turkish Navy Completes Acceptance Tests for Third ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
July 10, 2021 @ 05:23 AMTurkeys Ministry of Defense announced Friday that the Navys third ATR-72 (P-72) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft completed acceptance tests. The third P-72 maritime patrol aircraft was handed over to the Navy in early May
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Thyssenkrupp Signs €5.5B Contract with Norway, Germany for 6 Type 212CD Submarines
July 9, 2021 @ 11:59 AMThyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TMS) was commissioned to build six Type 212CD submarines by Norway and Germany which signed a €5.5 billion contract with the company today
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Turkey's ASELSAN & Safine Shipyard Start Production of New Naval Drones
July 9, 2021 @ 09:13 AMTurkish firms Aselsan and Safine Shipyard started the construction of two new naval drones – an Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare boat and an Unmanned Surface Vehicle - on Thursday. Both vessels are capable of reaching speeds of 40 knots and have a range of 600 nautical miles
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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...