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26 May

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after completing a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA).

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Planning Next-Generation Attack Submarine By 2031

The US Navy is planning for deployment of its Next Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X) beginning in 2031.

20 May

Taiwan air force F-16 fighter jet during Exercise Han Kuang in 2013

Inder Singh Bisht

Taiwan Deploys 42 Upgraded F-16s at Southwestern Airbase

The first tranche of 42 upgraded F-16 multirole fighter aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force has entered service.

19 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Producing Drone-Launching Attack Helicopter

A Russian attack helicopter under production, the Mi-28NM, will have a drone-launching facility.

19 May

An F-15E Strike Eagle is loaded with five JASSMs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2021 as part of Project Strike Rodeo. Led by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Project Strike Rodeo is a munitions proof-of-concept that lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity.

Inder Singh Bisht

F-15E Successfully Test-Loads Double Its JASSM Missile Capacity

The US Air Force's F-15E fighter was recently test-loaded with five air-to-surface missiles, more than double the aircraft’s stated carrying capacity.

18 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian Army Receives Radar for S-500 Air-Defense System

The Russian Army has received the Yenisei radar station, which is likely to be integrated with the S-500 air-defense system, Russian media reported.

18 May

Joe Saballa

Georgia to Begin Producing M4 Rifles, Drones in 2022

Georgia is planning to partner with South African, Polish, and Israeli companies to produce M4 rifles and unmanned aerial vehicles in 2022.

17 May

A model of the French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System aircraft sits on the tarmac during the 53rd Paris Air Show on June 17, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Boost for European Fighter Jet as Paris, Berlin, Madrid Seal Deal

France, Germany, and Spain said Monday that they had reached agreement on the next phase of their plans to build a joint European fighter jet, capping months of negotiations over how to share the work and the intellectual property.

14 May