Yearly Archive: 2022

Taiwan Warns Its Supersonic Cruise Missile Can Strike Beijing

Taiwan Warns Its Supersonic Cruise Missile Can Strike Beijing

You Si Kun, President of Taiwan’s Legislative Assembly, or Yuan, gave a speech on Taiwan Overseas Network where he declared that the country’s domestically produced Yun Feng supersonic cruise missile is capable of reaching Beijing.

The message follows ominous warnings made by Chinese military of…

Philippine President OKs Plan to Buy 12 Modern Fighters

Philippine President OKs Plan to Buy 12 Modern Fighters

MANILA — Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief Lt. Gen. Connor Anthony Canlas Sr. on Monday said the service’s multi-role fighter (MRF) project has been approved by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

“Our MRF acquisition project has already been approved by the President but the selection process for the…

Germany Joins Nordics’ Common Armored Vehicle Program

Germany Joins Nordics’ Common Armored Vehicle Program

The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany have signed a Statement of Intent regarding Germany joining the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) on 14 June 2022.

The countries will enter into negotiations to finalise the accession of Germany to the programme…

Raytheon Makes Case for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Weapons

Raytheon Makes Case for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Weapons

Two core technologies are at the heart of the U.S. pursuit of hypersonic weapons, or those that travel Mach 5 or faster: scramjets, which derive propulsion from the air around them, and boost-glide systems, which use a rocket motor to reach the edge of space and then descend to their target.

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