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July 17, 2020  

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Pentagon Reveals Some Details of Hypersonic Missile
Defense officials have revealed to CNN details about the hypersonic missile President Donald Trump has long touted as a "super duper" new military weapon -- part of a major effort to catch up to Russi

Japan Unveils Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The Japanese navy has one major mission in wartime: To bottle up the Chinese fleet, preventing Beijing’s warships from reaching the open Pacific Ocean. Which is why Japanese planners take anti-ship

Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard Floats Out Third Borey-A Class SSBN
Today, July 16, at the Sevmash Production Association JSC (part of OSK JSC), a solemn ceremony was held for the floating out of the strategic missile submarine of the Borey-A project, the “Prince Oleg

 


“Prince Igor,” the third improved Borey-A nuclear-powered missile submarine, was floated out on Thursday at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk; the boat will now undergo builder’s trials. The yard is building another three similar submarines. (Sevmash photo)
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Pentagon Reveals Some Details of Hypersonic Missile
Defense officials have revealed to CNN details about the hypersonic missile President Donald Trump has long touted as a "super duper" new military weapon -- part of a major effort to catch up to Russi...

Japan Unveils Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The Japanese navy has one major mission in wartime: To bottle up the Chinese fleet, preventing Beijing’s warships from reaching the open Pacific Ocean. Which is why Japanese planners take anti-ship...

Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard Floats Out Third Borey-A Class SSBN
Today, July 16, at the Sevmash Production Association JSC (part of OSK JSC), a solemn ceremony was held for the floating out of the strategic missile submarine of the Borey-A project, the “Prince Oleg...

Three Boeing Drones Autonomously Fly Complete Mission
Boeing has conducted an end-to-end flight mission using three high performance test beds in outback Queensland, marking another successful milestone for the Autonomous Systems Platform Technology Proj...

French Reaper Tests Integration of MALE Drones in Unsegregated Airspace
Since January 2017, under the aegis of the Civil Aviation and Defense working group "OPS drones", the Directorate of Military Air Traffic (DIRCAM), the Directorate of Air Navigation Services (DSNA) an...

Saab Wins $100M Carl-Gustaf Order from US Army
Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf ammunition and AT4 systems from the U.S. Army. The order value is approximately USD 100 million (930 MSEK) and deliveries will take place in 2021. The ord...

Australian Navy Frigate Tests UAV Operations
Two of Navy’s newest cutting-edge capabilities have combined, with the Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Ballarat embarking an S-100 Camcopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for flight trials off the Eastern coast of...

US Carrier Sails in South China Sea to Challenge Chinese Claims
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group continues South China Sea operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, July 17. While deployed, the carrier strike group is cond...

BAE Submits Proposal for U.S. Army’s CATV Program
ARLINGTON, Virginia --- BAE Systems has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Army for the delivery of two prototype vehicles for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program. BAE Systems is offerin...

Fire on US Navy Ship Finally Extinguished on Fifth Day
WASHINGTON --- Statement from Rear Admiral Philip E. Sobeck Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three: “After four days of firefighting, all known fires have been extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme...

Australia’s Growing Defence Relationship with France
When discussing their nation’s defence relationship with France, many Australians express perplexed curiosity. The prevailing view appears to focus on points of difference rather than confluence. I...

BAE to Integrate Hybrid Electric Drive Onto Bradley Combat Vehicle
Integrating a Hybrid Electric Drive system into combat vehicles vastly increases on-board power and provides a significant increase in mobility, lethality options, and range, all of which enable overm...

KC-46 Flies Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission
MCCONNELL AFB, Kan. --- Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Squadron and 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in a total force mission to test capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus duri...

CAE to Upgrade Training Capabilities for German Eurofighters
STOLBERG, Germany --- CAE today announced that CAE GmbH has been awarded a subcontract from Airbus Defence and Space to support the development of new and upgraded training capabilities for Germany's ...

Royal Navy Touts Frigate Performance in Dynamic Mongoose
Royal Navy submarine hunters are better prepared to protect its carrier groups after an intensive two-week Atlantic exercise. Participants say NATO’s two-week-long Dynamic Mongoose off the Icelandi...

US Air Force Begins Evaluation of AWACS in Exercise
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. --- The 81st Air Control Squadron is hosting the first-ever COMBAT Sentry, a command and control evaluation as part of the USAF’s Weapons System Evaluation Program, July 13-24, 2020....

Korean Navy Destroyers Sail to Hawaii for Exercise
Two South Korean destroyers and hundreds of troops will depart for Hawaii this week to participate in a US-led multinational maritime exercise slated to kick off next month, the Navy said Friday. T...

Lockheed Claims 38% Cut in Its Portion of F-35 Operating Costs
At Lockheed Martin, The Flight Line is the Center of Gravity – where we deliver 5th Gen sustainment capabilities to ensure F-35 mission readiness, anytime and anywhere. The F-35 delivers transforma...

New Zealand Increasing Defence Diplomacy in Pacific
New Zealand is deepening its Defence relationships in the Pacific through establishing a resident Defence Adviser in the Kingdom of Tonga, announced Defence Minister Ron Mark. “New Zealand has a lo...

F-35 Maintenance Milestone Claimed for Australian Firm
Australia’s defence industry continues to fly high, with a key milestone reached in the maintenance of the Royal Australian Air Force’s new F-35 fighter jets. The first Australian F‑35A engine fan ...


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