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Skyways of Austin, Texas is developing autonomously folding wings for its Group 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS) selected for the US Navy (USN) Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS programme. Charles Acknin, company founder and CEO, told Janes on 30 November that the company’s goal is to have its...

Israel Shipyards have started construction of the first of two OPV-45 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) that have reportedly been ordered by Côte d’Ivoire. The African order is the first for the OPV-45: a design unveiled in 2019. (Israel Shipyards) “The first stage has begun in the construction...

The first batch of the new automated fire control systems for artillery units, designated 1В181 or 1В198 being based on either the Ural 6×6 truck or BTR-80 APC, have been delivered. Although the exact number was not disclosed, the Russian media quoted Vladimir Pimenov, CEO of manufacturer VNII...

Not yet. Currently there is no drilling activity in the Mediterranean. Only the Barbaros research vessel operates below the island.

Oruc Reis left Antalya to start research.

New navtex has been released for the Oruc Reis research vessel. MEDITERRANEAN SEA 1. SEISMIC SURVEY, BY R/V ORUÇREİS, ATAMAN AND CENGİZHAN FROM 222101Z DEC 20 TO 152059Z JUN 21 IN AREA BOUNDED BY; 36 27.43 N - 030 34.37 E 35 53.85 N - 031 03.72 E 36 16.17 N - 031 38.63 E 36 47.82 N - 031 10.38...

It was stated that a commercial jet engine was used. To keep it down, the Wingman uses what Boeing calls a “very light commercial jet engine” to achieve a range of about 3,700 km (2,300 miles), roughly the distance between Seville and Moscow. From other reports we know that the Loyal...

The first two examples of the basic training aircraft T-345A ( M-345 High Efficiency Trainer - HET developed and produced) have recently landed today Wednesday 23 December at the military airport of Lecce-Galatina, home of the 61 ° Stormo. da Leonardo Spa ), a totally " made in Italy " aircraft...

The Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces the first batch of multifunctional helicopter-type unmanned aerial systems. They are intended for use as flying targets for testing new types of weapons. They are also be used for...

Leonardo: Qatar’s NH90 helicopter programme marks major milestone with first flights Last week the first of 12 NH90 NFH naval helicopters and the first of 16 NH90 TTH over-land variant took to the air from Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility and Airbus Helicopters’ Marignane site respectively...

Buried inside the massive $2.3 trillion spending package passed by Congress on Monday was a $286 million lifeline for General Atomics that will keep the Air Force buying MQ-9 Reaper drones at least one more year. In its fiscal 2021 budget request, the Air Force eliminated funding to procure the...

A Chinese H-6K bomber being intercepted by a Taiwanese F-16 fighter earlier this year. Photograph: Taiwan defence ministry/AFP/Getty Images Japan and South Korea have scrambled fighter jets to track Russian and Chinese bombers which flown a joint patrol mission over the western Pacific in a...

An investigation into a data theft at Leonardo has found that a hacker working inside the Italian defence group appeared to target details of Europe's biggest unmanned fighter jet programme and aircraft used by the military and police, an arrest warrant shows. The inquiry, which is ongoing, was...

Russia's sixth-generation MiG-41 fighter. Russia has been secretly developing the new MiG-41 (or PAK-DP) interceptor aircraft since 2013. According to the few details that have emerged, it will be a sixth generation single-seat, single-engine hypersonic aircraft capable of operating with or...

Hellenic Air Force (HAF) personnel at Kalamata air base Greece and Israel have ended five-month negotiations for the latter to build a pilot training school in Kalamata city for €1.365 billion. Defense Ministry sources told Greek publication Kathimerini on Tuesday that Athens is likely to pick...

Heckler & Koch HK-416 F Rifle The French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) has decided to place an order for 12000 HK-416 F assault rifles in 2021 and will receive an equal number of rifles under an earlier order next year. Another 12,000 HK-416 rifles were delivered in 2020, bringing to...

Turkish advisors training GNA fighters in the Omar al-Mukhtar Training Center in Tajoura (SE Tripoli)

On 31 December 2020, the Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) will officially cease operations with the Lockheed Hercules. The tanker/transporter has been operated by Ala de Transporte 31 (Ala 31) at Zaragoza air base since 1974. According to the Spanish Air Force, the unit has made more...

Yemen houthi shot down Saudi Arabian CH-4B UAV A CH-4B is an unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, an entity under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The CH-4B is a mixed attack and reconnaissance system with...