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B-1B Lancer Demos External Missile Release

B-1B Lancer Demos External Missile Release

EDWARDS AFB, California — The 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted an external weapon release demonstration at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec 4.

“The Air Force Test Center is enthusiastically teaming with the Air Force Global Strike Command to enable greater flexibility i…

CSIS Report Rubbishes Comac and its C919 Airliner

CSIS Report Rubbishes Comac and its C919 Airliner

BEIJING — [China’s] plan to make its own commercial aircraft to break up the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus remains a costly pipe dream, according to a Washington-based think tank.

While Beijing has pumped at least US$45 billion into the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) to make co…

PLA Introduces New, Assault Vehicle-Based Howitzer

PLA Introduces New, Assault Vehicle-Based Howitzer

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently introduced a type of newly developed assault vehicle-based howitzer, which experts said on Wednesday is more mobile than truck-based howitzers and can operate in challenging, off-road terrains where other types of other artillery cannot.

A light…

White House Issues Another National Space Policy

White House Issues Another National Space Policy

The White House released the National Space Policy today, which highlights the Department of Defense as a key agency in implementing and achieving the nation’s goals in this important domain.

“The United States is committed to the safety, stability, security, and long-term sustainability of spa…

Slovak Artillery Deploys Abroad for First Time for Exercise

Slovak Artillery Deploys Abroad for First Time for Exercise

For the first time in history, Slovakia is set to deploy an artillery unit along with its artillery systems abroad. Specifically, this concerns artillerymen of the Self-propelled Artillery Battalion Michalovce, who will be operating the Zuzana Self-propelled Gun Howitzer (SpGH), the Aligator Forward…
Airbus Concludes Cooperative Pilot Phase with German Startups

Airbus Concludes Cooperative Pilot Phase with German Startups

MUNICH — Airbus has concluded a pilot phase of the “Innovations for FCAS” (I4 FCAS) initiative which aims at involving German non-traditional defence players -covering startups, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and research institutes- in the development of Future Combat Air System (FCAS). This …
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