The US States Department has given preliminary approval for Abrams Tank sale and other equipment to Poland amid rising tension with Russia over Ukraine and to bolster NATO’s defense in Europe. Press TV reported. The sale of weapons to Poland will “help to ensure a more equitable sharing of responsibilities within the alliance for our…
US Marine Corps’ Systems Command has updated what it called the new satellite communication system or tactical satellite system that provides increased communication for soldiers on the battlefield. According to the Marine Command, the upgraded satellite communication technology is performing beyond expectation, based on field user evaluations. “We tested the system through user evaluation exercises…
Russia’s Sunflower (Russian: Podsolnukh) over-the-horizon radar can detect the stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft or any other jet that was designed to avoid detection, Russian media, Svobodnaya Pressa reported. The Russian Sunflower radar is capable of detecting even the most advanced Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft present in the Pentagon’s arsenal. According to Sputnik News,…
The US Marine Corps has acquired a number of Computerized optical sighting systems formerly known as SMASH 2000. The system can be integrated with a variety of guns. Reported by The Drive. These special sighting systems help shooters to spot targets at a distance and show them the most optimal aiming point to shoot down…
The SPY-6 family of radars used by the US Navy on its seven classes of ships provides them with air and missile defense capabilities. According to Raytheon. Raytheon company with its core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics is a major US defense contractor. It was the world’s largest producer of guided…
South Korean company LIG Nex1 has developed an advanced Electronic Warfare self-protection system for its eXperimental KF-X fighter aircraft. The prototype of the newly developed system was delivered to the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in late 2020. The company will test the system with its KF-X fighter jet that is still under development at KAI’s…
The Sukhoi Su-57 is a Russian single-seat, twin-engine, multi-role, stealth, fifth-generation fighter jet. The NATO reporting name of the fighter jet is ‘Felon’. The aircraft is designed for air superiority and deep attack missions. The fighter aricraft is developed under the PAK FA (Prospective Aeronautical Complex of Front-Line Air Forces) 5th-generation fighter jet program. It…
Turkey’s state-of-the-art unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar Akinci has successfully passed another test. According to the Baykar Defense, the company that manufactured the drone. According to Baykar Makina, “today, we successfully completed the Developed System Identification Test with Akinci PT-2.” “Each successfully completed test brings Akinci one step closer to the mission. Free and…
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) exhibited the unmanned, electric-powered T629 helicopter for the first time. Daily Sabah reported. The T629 unmanned helicopter, which has been under development by the Turkish Aviation and Space Industry, was exhibited during a ceremony in which Turkey’s General Directorate of Security also received its first T129 (ATAK) Tactical reconnaissance and attack…
Material scientists from the US Army and Department of Energy conducted a study of plasma-treated aluminum nanoparticles with the goal of improving future propellants and explosives. According to the US Army. Researchers investigated a new class of surface-engineered aluminum nanoparticles. The research work has been published in the Journal of Applied Physics. The research paper…