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South Korean BlackEagles Capture The Heart At LIMA'17
March 22, 2017 @ 04:18 AMThe South Korean Black Eagles aerobatic team flying the Lockheed Martin-Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) developed T-50 trainers capture the heart at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition-2017.
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Futuristic Unmanned Hypersonic Bombers
July 6, 2016 @ 10:08 AMArmed forces of the future could be using rapid response aircraft equipped with engines capable of propelling those aircraft to hypersonic speeds - similar to the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) which is currently being developed by Reaction Engines Limited, a small British company in which BAE Systems has invested £20.6 million.
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Full Video: Irkut Rolls Out MC-21 Jet Liner
June 27, 2016 @ 01:24 PMJune 8, 2016, Irkut Corporation of Russia rolled out it's new generation passenger aircraft, the MC-21 at a glittering ceremony in western Siberian city of Irkutsk. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev unveiled the aircraft in the Irkut Factory. The MC-21 is scheduled to fly the first time next year end after completing a series of tests and certifications. “Our aircraft will be cheaper to buy, cheaper to operate and offer enhanced passenger comfort”, said Kirill Budaev, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Irkut Corporation, a member of the (United Aircraft Corp) group. He said the list price of the MC-21-300 aircraft will...
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US, Israeli Made Weapons Bound For Terrorists Seized By Syrian Authorities
May 18, 2016 @ 04:01 AMThe Syrian authorities have seized weapons, including two US made missiles and Israeli made shells, in Swedia bound for terrorists in eastern desert. In a video posted by Syrian Arab News agency Tuesday shows seized weapons that include US made missiles, Israeli shells in Swedia and is claimed to be bound for terrorists in the eastern Badiya (desert).
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Russian Battleship With Camouflaged Tanks Crosses Istanbul
May 9, 2016 @ 11:08 AMIn a video released by the Turkish Tevhidi Gündem news shows a Russian KIL-158 battleship laden with camouflaged armored vehicles and likely to be tanks passing through Istanbuls Bosphorus on Sunday. A Turkish Coast Guard ship, maritime police and a police helicopter escorted the ship throughout its one-hour passage. Two tanks under camouflage were also seen on the ships deck, while some soldiers on board were seen observing the area, Hurriyet Daily News reported. However, one expert said the military ship was “likely” carrying high speed patrol boats, rather than tanks, the report said.
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DARPA's GXV-T Future Armored Vehicle Concept Mobility Video
April 27, 2016 @ 12:57 PMUS Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program seeks to develop groundbreaking technologies that would make future armored fighting vehicles significantly more mobile, effective, safe and affordable. The program recently awarded Phase 1 contracts to seven organizations. Carnegie Mellon University, Honeywell, Leidos, Pratt & Miller, QinetiQ Inc., Raytheon, Southwest Research Institute and SRI International are the seven organizations being awarded a contract to explore a variety of technologies, all of which are designed to improve vehicle mobility, vehicle survivability and crew safety and performance without piling on armor.Read more about GXV-T contract here.
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US Military's Failed Humvee Airdrop
April 26, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThree US military vehicles, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) detached from their parachtes and crashed during an airdrop on a military base in Hohenfels, Germany. The video capture shows equipment being dropped by parachute from planes with the 173rd Airborne Brigade flying past until the first HMMWV breaks free and crashes on to the ground on April 11 this year. It is followed by a second and a third one crashing onto the ground.
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Russian Su-30 Jets Escort IL-76 Carrying Aid To ISIS-Besieged Syrian Town
April 18, 2016 @ 10:50 AMThe Russian Air Force video shows air dropping of 30 tons of humanitarian aid on April 6 over areas of Deir Ez-Zor. Cargo deliveries have been held from the Hmeymim Airfield by Il-76 transport aircraft of the Syrian Air Force escorted by Russian Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets. The military transport aircraft has delivered food products from the Red Crescent International to Deir ez Zor which had been besieged by the ISIS militants.
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Russian Mi-28N Attack Helicopter Debuts In Syria
April 5, 2016 @ 10:56 AMRussias Mi-28N attack helicopter has made its combat debut in Syria. In a video posted by Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), at least one Mi-28N helicopter is seen fighting Islamic State (IS) terrorists near the city of Palmyra, Tass reported Monday. In the footage, the aircraft used both types of Ataka (AT-9 Spiral 2) guided missiles namely, 9M120 with anti-tank shaped-charge warhead and anti-personnel 9M120F with combined high-explosive/aerosol-explosive warhead. Mi-28N eliminated hostile infantry fighting vehicle and destroyed a small building with terrorists inside. The helicopter`s gunner was guiding the missiles using radio command guidance system. The footage also shows image from the helicopter`s...
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DARPA’s ACTUV Drone To Hunt Submarines
April 4, 2016 @ 01:16 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has designed, developed and constructed an entirely new class of ocean-going vessel—one intended to traverse thousands of kilometers over the open seas for months at a time, all without a single crew member aboard. The ACTUV technology demonstration vessel was recently transferred to water at its construction site in Portland, Ore., and conducted speed tests in which it reached a top speed of 27 knots (31 mph/50 kph). The vessel is scheduled to be christened on April 7, 2016, with open-water testing planned to...
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Russian Su-25 Fighter Crashes, No Casualties
March 30, 2016 @ 08:28 AMA Russian Su-25 fighter crashed early morning in the eastern Primorsky Krai region during a training flight. No casualties have been reported as the pilot managed to eject before the crash, Ria Novosti quoted an unnamed source as saying Wednesday. The Russian Defense Ministry in a statement said that, “The pilot ejected and is out of danger. The aircraft had no ammunition during the flight and there are no victims or destruction to property on the ground.”
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Russian 'Verba' MANPADS Test Firing
March 22, 2016 @ 12:36 PMThe video shows a newest Russian-made 9R 333 VFN man-portable air defence missile system (MANPDS being test-fired at suspended targets. The MANPADS is designed and manufactured by the KBM Scientific Production Concern, a subsidiary of JSC High Precision Systems Scientific Production Association. The MANPADS boasts of enhanced capability of engaging small-size targets with low thermal signatures such as cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. It has enhanced jamming immunity to contemporary high-power pyrotechnical jamming devices and combat effectiveness against modern air strike weapons thanks to missile warhead and high-precision guidance system. The low-weight of the MANPADS enables it to engage air targets flying...
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Chinese Military Docs Develop Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine
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