Category: Notizie Estero

U.S. coalition forces saw an uptick in attacks against their facilities this week, likely due to the January 3 anniversary of a U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani in Baghdad two years ago. The recent events highlight the critical nature of robust air defenses and the Pentagon’s…

WASHINGTON — The United States is taking another look at North Korea’s latest missile launch following claims by Pyongyang that the test involved a high-tech hypersonic missile.

The U.S., along with South Korea and Japan, initially assessed the launch involved a ballistic missile, with Japanese…

The French defence ministry’s aeronautical maintenance directorate (DMAé) has awarded Thales a ten-year contract under the VASSCO programme to provide through-life support for the principal components of the national air command and control system (SCCOA).

Thales’s main responsibilities include:…

ISTANBUL — Pakistan has reportedly ditched a $1.5 billion deal to acquire a total of 30 attack helicopters from Turkey due to a U.S. embargo on the choppers’ engines, opting for Chinese-made aircraft instead.

The related statement was made by Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar, director general of Inter-…

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has chosen Arianespace to launch four new Galileo satellites for Europe’s own satellite navigation system. With this order, EUSPA takes over the role of placing launch services contracts for Galileo from ESA, which acted so far in the name an…

Two decades ago, the notion of arming an uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) was little more than a niche pursuit. Today, at least 20 countries have weaponised UAV systems in their inventories, with other nations pursuing acquisition, while the capability is also proliferating to non-state actors.

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