Esercitazione C-IED Bison Counter 21
Si è conclusa nei giorni scorsi la Bison Counter 21, esercitazione C-IED (Countering -Improvised Explosive Devices) multinazionale supportata...
Monthly Archive: Novembre 2021
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. Set to Become Profitable in 2024
DUBAI — Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) has repaid all critical debts it had accumulated, routinely servicing a 250 bln rubles ($3.4 bln) debt now, Chief Executive Officer of Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec Sergey Chemezov told reporters on the sidelines of the…
Russia Touts Performance of New S-550 Air-Defense System
DUBAI — Russia’s latest S-550 missile defense system will feature an extended target detection and missile range, which will be able to intercept any targets, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told reporters on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow.
“This is work that never stops and will carry on being …
Taiwan Launches Construction of New Indigenous Submarine
TAIPEI — The construction of Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine reached a new phase Tuesday (Nov. 16) with an official “keel-laying” ceremony.
While submarines do not have a keel, the term, which is common in shipbuilding, was used to refer to the completion of a connection between the tower-l…
China Shrugs Off Taiwan’s New Submarine, Upgraded F-16V Fighters
The island of Taiwan will reportedly usher in new progress on several types of weapons and equipment, including the island’s first indigenous submarine prototype, F-16V fighter jets and an advanced supersonic jet trainer. However, no matter how the island develops or purchases arms, the great dispar…
Lessons from the Calamitous Littoral Combat Ship Program
The military-industrial complex “has more tentacles than an octopus,” and its “dimensions are almost infinite.” So wrote Sen. William Proxmire in his excoriating 1970 book Report from Wasteland. He described the military-industrial complex (i.e., the deep interconnection of the military, politicians…
