Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed space agency Roscosmos and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) to present proposals for creating extremely low-earth orbiting satellites by December 1 this year. The satellite constellation is intended to rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink that is being used by Ukrainian forces for encrypted broadband internet enabling secure battlefield communication
Lockheed Martin and the Ministry of Defence of Poland have concluded an arrangement outlining offset obligations in support of the PAC-3 WISLA Phase II program. The agreement creates eight new projects and provide new areas of technology, training, and technical assistance to the Polish defence industrial base
Russia for the first time has used its “top secret” KH-50 stealth cruise missile in a successful attack on an ammunition depot in Ukraines Zaporozhye region. As per Ukrainian monitoring channels, an explosion at the military facility occurred at about 23:00 last night
Russias Kalashnikov Concern plans to establish an unmanned aviation training center for training of operators of all company-made drones. This was stated by Alan Lushnikov, President of the Kalashnikov Concern JSC, on the sidelines of the plenary session "Unmanned aircraft - dual-use technologies in war and peace
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) selected JetZero to build a blended wing body (BWB) prototype aircraft by 2027 for future military transports. The effort aims to mature BWB technology and demonstrate its capabilities, giving the department and commercial industry more options for future air platforms
The Australian Defence Force took delivery of first three of 40 ordered UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters recently. “The first 3 of a planned fleet of 40 UH-60M Black Hawks arrived recently in Sydney on board two U
Marines delivered fuel to a Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter from a Marine Corps CH-53E for the first time recently. The exercise took place at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 31, 2023
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will upgrade the in-service KSS-II Son Won-il class submarines for $596 million and invest $320 million in the Maritime Tactical Data Link (MTDL) project, specifically for the Link-22 upgrade. The Son Won Il-class were acquired from Germany as part of the KSS-II program and is based on Type 214
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Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC) will present a 500-kW hybrid power plant based on the VK-650V that powers the KA-226T helicopter at the Technoprom-2023. The project is based on the VK-650V engine for light helicopters