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Dylan Malyasov

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Patria details development of unmanned vehicles for support and combat missions

Finland’s Patria gave further details of the development of the new unmanned vehicles for reconnaissance, support and combat missions on Patria AMV 8×8 bases. According to a company's statement, autonomy and remote use of vehicles are a hot topic in the...

Italy F-35s first reach initial operating capability in Europe

The Chief of the Italian Air Force or Aeronautica Militare Italiana stated that the country’s air force F-35s have reached initial operating capability. According to Chief of Air Force, General Alberto Rosso, it is the first time the F-35A Lightning...

U.S. Army tests new longer-range artillery weapon at Yuma Proving Ground

The U.S. Army being tested longer-range artillery weapon called Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA, at the Yuma Proving Ground, according to the Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper. In a statement posted on official Secretary of...

UkrOboronProm hands over combat aircraft, helicopters and UAVs to Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine’s state-owned defense industrial group, UkrOboronProm, has officially handed over a combat aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 1 December. UkrOboronProm said in a statement that the Armed Forces of Ukraine received...

Russian military train derails west of Omsk

21 carriages were overturned as a result of the derailment of a military train In the Omsk region, on 1 December. It is noted that the train carried artillery systems and other military vehicles the repair plant. According to the...

TsAGI confirms development of a new Russian advanced high-speed helicopter

The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI) has confirmed the development of a new Russian advanced high-speed helicopter.  According to the promo video release put out by TV studio of Roscosmos, TsAGI scientists work on improving the advanced high-speed helicopter’s...

Belgian Air Force intercepted Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet

The Belgian Air Force has reported that its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, which was deployed in the Baltics, had been scrambled to intercept Russian Su-27 Flanker aircraft. "Yesterday, Belgian Air Force F-16, currently deployed in the Baltic...

Russia confirms armed forces participation in attack on Ukrainian naval vessels

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has confirmed its armed forces participation in an attack on Ukrainian naval vessels on 25 November in Kerch Strait. On it informs the independent Interfax and state-owned TASS news agencies...