Category: Notizie Estero

The U.S. government has said it believes Iran is planning to provide Russia with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including weapons-capable drones, for use in its war in Ukraine.

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on July 11 that Washington had information t…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s defense minister said his country has “passed the test” with its successful use of recently delivered American long-range artillery systems, but stressed the high attrition rate along its extensive front line has made the demand for additional supplies, such as armored ve…

The U.S. Air Force has received a high-energy laser weapon that can be carried by aircraft in podded form. The news came today when Lockheed Martin disclosed that at least one of the weapons, which it developed, has been delivered to the Air Force for test work. This effort falls within the wider fr…

MOSCOW — Russia is developing a new “aircraft carrier killer” – a ballistic missile “Zmeevik” with hypersonic combat equipment in the interests of the Navy. This was reported to TASS by two sources close to the military department and the military-industrial complex.

“The Zmeevik ballistic miss…

LONDON/CHICAGO — In May, when Washington ordered 1,300 Stinger anti-air missiles to replace those sent to Ukraine, the chief executive of Raytheon, the defence company that makes them, replied: “It’s going to take us a little bit of time.”

Paris, meanwhile, has sent 18 Caesar howitzers to Kyiv …

Dave Calhoun was brought in as Boeing Co.’s chief executive officer to steer it through a crisis that unfurled after the crashes of two of its 737 Max jets. Yet so far during his tenure, problems just keep piling up.

The company’s stock has plunged 58% since his January 2020 arrival as Boeing ha…