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More than a year ago, Dynetics was obliged to deliver the first Enduring Shield launcher to the Pentagon, but it never did. Dynetics’ top management cites problems in the supply chain. According to the terms of the contract, the company was obliged to deliver the first system designed to fire anti-aircraft missiles to the customer […]
American defense companies are increasingly interested in additive manufacturing. Boeing plans to start testing the Apache main rotor system, which is entirely printed on a 3D printer. The company intends to test the main rotor system for the attack helicopter in the spring of 2024. The tests will be part of Boeing’s efforts to reduce […]
The Ukrainian military received a batch of new Senator armored vehicles in the MRAP version. This was reported by the Defense Blog, according to “DS”. The armored vehicles were supplied by the Canadian company Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles. It is noted that, unlike the previous version, the new armored vehicle has improved protection against mine […]
The Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A. It was destroyed near Avdiivka. Soldiers of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade hit a heavy flamethrower system as it was moving to a firing position. To destroy the TOS-1A, a $500 FPV drone armed with a cumulative warhead was used. A kamikaze drone […]
Baykar engineers have successfully conducted flight tests of the latest Bayraktar TB3 folding wing attack drone. A promising drone with a laser guidance system and a suspension for high-precision weapons took to the skies for the first time. The Bayraktar TB3 was originally designed to be deployed on ships with a flight deck. That’s why […]
The day before, the US destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) of the Arleigh Burke class used missiles to intercept air threats. At that time, a US Navy warship was near the coast of Yemen. The US Department of Defense officially confirmed the incident, which was first reported by CNN. The Pentagon said that the USS […]
Ukrainian forces continued larger-than-usual ground operations on the eastern (left) bank of the Kherson region and established a confirmed presence in a settlement on the eastern bank, ISW reports. Geolocated footage released on October 19 shows Ukrainian troops advancing to the northeast of the village of Krynky (27 km east of Kherson and 2 km […]
This week, the U.S. Department of Commerce updated its list of controls on the export of powerful graphics processors to China and a number of other countries. The NVIDIA RTX 4090 video card was also banned due to its bandwidth and processing power. This caused a price spike in the Chinese market and affected the […]
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) will not return home for the time being. The aircraft carrier’s mission in Europe began this spring and was extended by the US Department of Defense. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has decided to continue deploying the world’s largest aircraft carrier. The ship, worth more than $13 billion, will remain […]
The Russian invaders are suffering enormous losses. For instance, Ukrainian scouts recently destroyed two occupants’ strongholds at the frontline. In this way, Ukrainian defenders continue to liberate Ukraine from Russian evil spirits. It should be noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 292,060 occupants have already been killed. Two Russian strongholds destroyed at […]