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Iran Preparing to Send Drones to Russia for Use in Ukraine: US
The U.S. government has said it believes Iran is planning to provide Russia with "hundreds" of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including weapons-capable drones, for use in its war in Ukraine. U.S.

Ukraine Wants More ‘Game-Changing’ HIMARS Missile Launchers
KYIV, Ukraine --- Ukraine’s defense minister said his country has “passed the test” with its successful use of recently delivered American long-range artillery systems, but stressed the high attrition

Lockheed Delivers First Podded Laser Weapon to US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has received a high-energy laser weapon that can be carried by aircraft in podded form. The news came today when Lockheed Martin disclosed that at least one of the weapons, which it

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Iran Preparing to Send Drones to Russia for Use in Ukraine: US
The U.S. government has said it believes Iran is planning to provide Russia with "hundreds" of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including weapons-capable drones, for use in its war in Ukraine. U.S....

Ukraine Wants More ‘Game-Changing’ HIMARS Missile Launchers
KYIV, Ukraine --- Ukraine’s defense minister said his country has “passed the test” with its successful use of recently delivered American long-range artillery systems, but stressed the high attrition...

Lockheed Delivers First Podded Laser Weapon to US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has received a high-energy laser weapon that can be carried by aircraft in podded form. The news came today when Lockheed Martin disclosed that at least one of the weapons, which it...

'Zmeevik' Ballistic Missile Being Developed for Russian Navy
MOSCOW --- Russia is developing a new "aircraft carrier killer" - a ballistic missile "Zmeevik" with hypersonic combat equipment in the interests of the Navy. This was reported to TASS by two sources ...

Is West Running Out of Ammunition to Supply to Ukraine?
LONDON/CHICAGO --- In May, when Washington ordered 1,300 Stinger anti-air missiles to replace those sent to Ukraine, the chief executive of Raytheon, the defence company that makes them, replied: “It’...

Turkey Officially Launches Competition for TF-X Fighter Engine
ANKARA, Turkey --- The Turkish government has officially launched a competition for the local development of a turbofan engine that will power the country’s national fighter jet in the making, the TF-...

New Government to Boost Philippines Defense Modernization: Official
MANILA --– Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. pledged to continue the implementation of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Moderniza...

Northrop Completes Design Review of 300kW High-Energy Laser
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a mega...

South Korea’s Hanwha Aims to Break into NATO Defense Market
SEOUL --- One of South Korea’s largest defence contractors is positioning itself as a significant Nato supplier in response to a “surge in demand” as European countries increase military spending duri...

Swiss Document Reveals Secret French Offer for Fighter Jet
France offered Switzerland a financial sweetener worth an estimated CHF3.5 billion to buy its Rafale fighter jets rather than US F-35A aircraft, according to a secret document seen by Swiss public bro...

US Weighs Resumption of Offensive Weapon Sales to Saudi
WASHINGTON/RIYADH --- The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, but any final decision is expected to hinge on whether ...

Is the MQ-25 Drone the Future of Carrier Aviation?
Last summer, two naval aircraft came together over the US to perform an air-to-air refueling mission – itself an unnatural act in where instead of jet aircraft keeping apart, they fly in close proximi...

US Navy Super Hornet Blown Overboard from Carrier Deck
NAPLES, Italy --- On July 8, 2022, an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), blew overboard due to unexpected heavy weather in the Medi...

US Air Force Tests Hexa Electric VTOL Aircraft
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The Lift Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, completed its first test flight at Duke Field July 6. The unmanned aircraft, piloted via remote control, used ...

B-2 Spirit Bomber Arrives At Australian Air Base
B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) will be visiting RAAF Base Amberley this month as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) initiative. Several PACAF KC-135 Stratota...

Russia Claims Capability to ‘Wipe Out’ Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles
MOSCOW --- Advanced Russian naval radars and ground-based anti-aircraft missile systems can detect US Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles while air defense complexes operational in Russia’s Army are cap...

Rheinmetall Wins New Orders for 40mm Ammunition
Rheinmetall has scored further contract successes in the field of 40mm ammunition. The South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition has been awarded contracts for the supply of 40mm ammunition ...

India Launches 75 Artificial Intelligence Products and Technologies
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched 75 newly-developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) products/technologies during the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition, organised by Min...

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