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Naval Platforms
Royal Navy’s saves $100 millions dollars as F-35B survived bird ingestion
The Royal Navy’s F-35B Lightnings (that’s not a misspell, UK actually adopted the “Lightning” designation instead of the “Lightning II” used by all other nations) ingested a bird during a vertical landing attempt onboard HMS […]
Air Platform
Australia to purchase MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drone
The Royal Australian Air Force will have its first “killer drones” to strike at enemies remotely after the Morrison government formally confirmed it would order 12 to 16 General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft. The […]
Air Platform
Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet
The first series production Gripen E for Sweden has made its initial flight, piloted by test pilot Henrik Wänseth, Saab announced on 3 December 2019. Serialed 6002, the aircraft displayed a new three-tone gray splinter camouflage […]
Air Platform
Skylark 3 Field Deployable Tactical UAS
The Skylark 3 is a tactical mini UAV system (UAS) optimized for either dismounted or vehicle-based operation delivering organic airborne ISTAR capabilities to the division, brigade and battalion levels. The Skylark 3 enables performance of […]
Naval Weapons
Raytheon-Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM): Fifth-gen Over the Horizon Precision Strike Missile
The Naval Strike Missile is a long-range, precision strike weapon that can find and destroy enemy ships at distances up to 185 km away. The stealthy missile flies at sea-skimming altitude, has terrain-following capability and […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are Destroying Russian-made Air Defense Systems in Syria
Syria’s Pantsir-SM, an upgraded missile defense systems was destroyed by an Israeli SkyStriker expandable drone, military expert Vladislav Shurygin told the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Elbit Systems developed the SkyStriker, a cost-effective loitering munition that is capable […]
C4iSR
Saab Developed New Electronic Attack Jammer Pod
Saab carried out the first flight tests with its new advanced Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) with successful results on 4 November 2019. The pod’s interfaces with the aircraft’s hardware and software as well as […]
Americas
The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines
WASHINGTON – The US Navy on Monday awarded its most expensive shipbuilding contract ever, more than $22.2 billion worth of the world’s most advanced Virginia-Class Block V submarines. Read More Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For Adversary
If you’re reading this article on your mobile phone, then you know that your mobile phone is running on lithium-ion battery. The Soryu class uses the same battery cell to propel itself in the depth of the ocean quietly, not letting the adversary know the location of the Soryu class. The quieter a submarine is, the harder is to detect the acoustic sounds! […]