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China Warns It Can Paralyze Airfields with Single Weapon

China Warns It Can Paralyze Airfields with Single Weapon

China has revealed a type of domestically developed airborne munitions dispenser, a hybrid weapon that lies between an air-to-ground missile and a guided bomb droppable by an aircraft from a safe distance, that can release hundreds of submunitions that cover a large area. This kind of weapon can eff…
Airbus to Build BADR-8 Satellite for Arabsat

Airbus to Build BADR-8 Satellite for Arabsat

RIYADH — Airbus has been contracted by Arabsat, one of the world’s top satellite operators, to build BADR-8, their new generation telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity and augment its core business at the BADR hotspot 26°E.

The BADR-8 satellite will …

20th US Navy F-18 Enters Block III Upgrade Program

20th US Navy F-18 Enters Block III Upgrade Program

ST. LOUIS — Boeing has inducted its 20th F/A-18 Super Hornet into Service Life Modification (SLM) supporting U.S. Navy readiness needs for mission-capable aircraft. Two SLM jets have already been delivered back to the Navy.

Initially, SLM will extend the life of Super Hornets from 6,000 to 7,50…

Australian Navy Experiments with Underwater Drones

Australian Navy Experiments with Underwater Drones

Whether providing a bird’s eye view of the battlefield or searching the ocean for mines, it’s well known robotic systems are ideally suited to dull, dirty and dangerous jobs.

The operator of an uninhabited aerial vehicle can remotely control a drone using radio or satellite communications. Howeve…


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