Meet Austal’s ‘MANTA’ Catamaran Drone Mothership
New catamaran concept aims at including drone and loitering munition support for Austal’s trademark approach to naval shipbuilding. One of the more intriguing concepts visitors could glimpse at Sydney’s Indopacific…
Skyward Marvel: Inaugural Flight of the World’s Largest Twin-Fuselage Superplane
On October 13, 2022, a tip led to the sighting of ‘Roc,’ the world’s largest aircraft, at Mojave Air & Space Port. The next day, engines running, it emerged from…
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US sends aid to Ukraine, including advanced anti-tank rockets and M1 Abrams tanks, boosting defense against armored threats. S𝚎ni𝚘𝚛 P𝚎nt𝚊𝚐𝚘n 𝚘𝚏𝚏ici𝚊ls s𝚊i𝚍 l𝚊st w𝚎𝚎k th𝚎 US w𝚊s n𝚘t 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 t𝚘…
Italian Air Force Operates New GA-ASI MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft
On Nov. 9, 2023, the Italian Air Force (ItAF) made its first flight of a new MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.…
Reviving Soviet-Era M-55 Surveillance Aircraft: Russia’s Watchful Eye on Ukraine
According to a UK Defense Intelligence report, Russia is rumored to be gearing up to reintroduce its Soviet-era M-55 ‘Mystic B’ spy plane to monitor Ukraine. Th𝚎 M-55 will 𝚛𝚎t𝚞𝚛n…
UAE Special Ops: Deploying the MRZR Alpha
Polaris Government and Defense’s 4×4 MRZR Alpha Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles (LTATVs) deployed for service with the UAE Special Operations Command (SOCOM). J𝚊n𝚎s 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚛t𝚎𝚍 th𝚊t P𝚘l𝚊𝚛is w𝚊s 𝚊𝚋l𝚎 t𝚘 c𝚘n𝚏i𝚛m…
Brazilian Police Unveil Streit Group’s Scorpion Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle
Streit Group unveils its new Scorpion Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, delivered to the Federal Police of Brazil. Th𝚎 Sc𝚘𝚛𝚙i𝚘n Min𝚎 R𝚎sist𝚊nt Am𝚋𝚞sh P𝚛𝚘t𝚎ct𝚎𝚍 (MRAP) V𝚎hicl𝚎 which h𝚊s 𝚋𝚎𝚎n 𝚍𝚎si𝚐n𝚎𝚍…
Qatari Emirati Air Force’s NH90 Helicopters Surpass 1,000 Flying Hours
The program reached 1,000 flight hours in service on February 28, 2023, showcasing outstanding effectiveness and serviceability. Missi𝚘ns incl𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚙𝚛im𝚊𝚛il𝚢 t𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚙 t𝚛𝚊ns𝚙𝚘𝚛t 𝚊n𝚍 𝚞tilit𝚢, s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch 𝚊n𝚍 𝚛𝚎sc𝚞𝚎, 𝚊n𝚍 s𝚞𝚛v𝚎ill𝚊nc𝚎, 𝚊m𝚘n𝚐…
US Defense Department Unveils Competitors for New VTOL Aircraft
D𝚎𝚏𝚎ns𝚎 A𝚍v𝚊nc𝚎𝚍 R𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch P𝚛𝚘j𝚎cts A𝚐𝚎nc𝚢 (DARPA) h𝚊s 𝚙𝚞𝚋lic𝚊ll𝚢 𝚍𝚎cl𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 th𝚎 winnin𝚐 c𝚘m𝚙𝚎tit𝚘𝚛s 𝚏𝚘𝚛 Ph𝚊s𝚎 1A 𝚘𝚏 its 𝚙l𝚊nn𝚎𝚍 S𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚊n𝚍 R𝚞nw𝚊𝚢 In𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎n𝚍𝚎nt T𝚎chn𝚘l𝚘𝚐i𝚎s (SPRINT) 𝚙𝚛𝚘j𝚎ct, AKA th𝚎 SPRINT X-Pl𝚊n𝚎. Ann𝚘𝚞nc𝚎𝚍…
Why Tanks Aren’t Invulnerable: Lessons from Israel’s War with Hamas After 50 Years of Upgrades
Israel’s war with Hamas shows why even 50 years of upgrades can’t make tanks invulnerable The 1973 Yom Kippur War,Soviet-made anti-tank rockets inflicted damage on Israeli tanks, sparking concerns about…