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Ukraine Will Import 3 Weapon Shipments From US this Year

Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Volodymyr Yelchenko, said that Ukraine is importing at least three shipments of weapons from the United States this year. In his interview with "Den" (The Day) Newspaper, Yelchenko said that: “Last year, we had the first case of direct purchase by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from the…
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China’s JL-9G Carries Out its First Flight

Chinese sources have reported that China's carrier Guizhou JL-9G has carried out its first flight on 12 May 2020. Based on these reports that Military Watch sites, it is expected that the single-engine fighter could enter service in the near future. The JL-9 is is a two-seat supersonic fighter-trainer developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) for…
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NASA Purchases a Soyus MS Seat from Roscosmos

A US astronaut now has a Soyuz MS seat in the Autumn of 2020 based on a contract that has been signed between Roscosmos, the Russian State Space Corporation, and NASA, the American Nationaal Aeronautics and Space Administration. TASS published a quote from the press service of Roscosmos saying that on 12 May 2020 "a…
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Saudi International Airshow 2021 – Press Release

Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince SULTAN BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD, Chairman of the Saudi Space Commission Founder and Chairman of Saudi Aviation Club; the Saudi International Airshow, 2nd edition, will be held in Riyadh in February, 2021. The 2019 edition of Saudi International Airshow showed such great success that it…
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DSA 2020 & NATSEC ASIA 2020 Deferred

The Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2020 and NATSEC Asia 2020 exhibitions have been deferred by almost two years to 28 - 31 March 2022. The announcement was made by DSA Exhibition And Conference Sdn. Bhd., the organiser of both events, which have been touted as the largest defence and security exhibitions in Asia. The decision…
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Turkey is Developing a New UV, the “Small Tank”

The "small tank"is an armoured vehicle that will join the group of unmanned vehicles developed by the Turkish defence industries with local capabilities, to meet the needs of the security forces and the army in the country, reports Anadolu Agency. The vehicle will have the feature of remote control and self-drivingThe vehicle will be provided…
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S. Korea: Defence Budget Cuts to Cope with Covid-19 Crisis

South Korea is considering more cuts to the defence budget to fund a third round of extra spending to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The South Korean finance ministry recently submitted the amount it is pushing to cut from defence spending this year for the extra budget the government plans to…
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Turkey:Russian Personnel Can’t Have Free Access to S-400 Batteries

"Russian personnel will not be able to access the S-400 batteries as they wish," said Turkey's President Defence of Industries, Ismail Demir, in a recent interview. Although the S-400 procurement agreement includes items such as training, maintenance and technical support, Russian personnel will not be able to access the S-400 batteries as they wish. Stating that…
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Ukraine to Start Serial Production of Vilkha-M MRL Systems

State Concern "Ukroboronprom" plans to launch mass production of Ukrainian-made Vilkha-M multiple rocket launcher (MRL) systems in 2021. Ukroboronprom said that trials for 2020 are going according to the calendar plan of the execution of research-construction work. "The Vilkha-M trials are being held as part of the adoption of the new system by the Armed…
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Boeing Unveils First ‘Loyal Wingman’ AI Aircraft

Boeing has presented the first unmanned "Loyal Wingman" aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force. This aircraft is a drone equipped with AI and is designed to fly in coordination with crewed military airplanes. The new aircraft was designed and manufactured in Australia to be Boing's largest investment in a UAV outside of the US.…
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