On 27 May 2020, NASA and Space X are set to launch an American rocket from American soil to…
First Astronauts to be Launched to ISS from US Since 2011
F-35 Production Plans Will Not Be Met in 2020
Covid-19 lockdown has lead Lockheed Martin to announce on Wednesday new measures to cushion the effects of the pandemic on the F-35 programme. This announcement came shortly after declaring that meeting the 141 aircraft target planned for 2020 was not possible. The slow down came as a result of subcontractor parts delays stemming from the…
Norwegian Jet Fighters Exercise with US B-1 Bomber
Today, US B-1 strategic bombers exercised in the airspace over both Norway and Sweden. Norway’s Defence command said that this exercise was one of the largest of its kind, and several allied and partners trained along with the US B-1. “Today we have conducted complex flight operations with advanced systems, both on ground and in…
Turkey Test-Fires Native HGK-84 Precision Guidance Kit
The Turkish Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that Turkey successfully has test-fired the HGK-84, a domestically produced precision guidance kit. “The test-firing of our HGK-84 LAB (Precision Guidance Kit-84 Laser Seeker Head) produced by domestic and national facilities were successfully carried out,” the ministry said. The HGK-84 is a device that uses GPS /…
Indian Air Force to Aquire 450 Fighter Aircrafts
Chief of the Indian Airforce, RKS Bhadauria, said in an interview on Monday that the Indian Air Force was planning to acquire 450 fighter aircrafts over the next 35 years. These crafts will be deployed on the Northern and Western frontiers of the country. "In the next 15 years, 83 LCAs are our primary focus,…
Su-35 for Egypt, a Real Deal
Reports that appeared last week revealed that Egypt is officially the first customer to buy Su-35 in the region. Defence Arabic published a report with reference to the contract of the deal. Among the procurement documents that were published is a contract (CAIRO / N / AF / ROSOBORONEXPORT / 2018/10 (P / 1781811151143) which…
New ZTL-11 105mm 8×8 Enters Service with Chinese Army
The Chinese Ministry of Defence Published on May 16th photos of the new ZTL-11 105mm 8x9 wheeled armoured assault gun vehicle that entered service with the Chinese Army. The ZTL-11 is based on type 08 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles family. It is the export variant of the vehicle is the ST1. It is already in service…
US Launches an Autonomous Reusable Spaceplane
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched yesterday, May 17, an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane. X-37B is an autonomous reusable spaceplane sent to low Earth orbit for long missions that can last up to two years. The X-37B is made by Boeing, and this is its sixth mission. The spaceplane in…
German Arms Exports to Egypt, UAE, Turkey in Numbers
The German Ministry of Economy announced that the value of arms deals that Germany agreed to export to Egypt, Turkey and the UAE amounted to more than 330 million euros. According to DW Arabic, from January 20 to May 3, 2020, Germany approved arms shipments to Egypt alone for €308.2 million. The German government also…
Allied Spirits Exercise to Take Place in June
The "Allied Spirit" exercise is expected to be held in Poland next month. This comes after most military exercises were delayed or cancelled because of the pandemic. The exercise, originally scheduled for May, will now take place June 5-19 at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in northwestern Poland. The U.S. and Polish bilateral exercise will feature…
