Russia is preparing to deploy heavy attack drones capable of carrying 100 kg FAB-100 bombs, according to statements by Dimitri Rogozin, former head of Roscosmos and leader of the “Tsar’s Wolves.”
Russian Sirius drone: the unmanned aerial weapon
The drone in question would be the Sirius (Inokhodets-RU), developed by the Kronstadt Group, based in Saint Petersburg. This 2.5-tonne UAV can carry up to 450kg of weapons and fly for 20 hours at an altitude of 7,000m (23,000ft).
In addition to its attack role, the Sirius can be used to patrol specific areas and detect breaches in defenses.
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Turkey has flown the first example of its Hürjet jet trainer and light attack aircraft in the latest milestone for a country that’s rapidly developing new homegrown aerospace technologies.
While the Hürjet is primarily expected to provide training to future Turkish fast-jet pilots, it also offers a significant level of performance and advanced avionics, making it suitable for combat missions, too, and it’s even been touted to possibly operate from the Turkish Navy’s innovative hybrid drone-carrier/assault ship, the TCG Anadolu.
Former U.S. Navy coxswain Howard “Ken” Potts attends the Freedom Bell Opening Ceremony and Bell Ringing at USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo).
Ken Potts, one of the last living survivors of the battleship USS Arizona that was sunk during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, has died at age 102, leaving just one remaining living survivor from the ship’s crew.
Potts grew up in Honey Bend, Illinois, and enlisted in the Navy at age 18 in 1939.
Spartan Paratroopers from Dog Company, 3-509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” fired the M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons System (MAAWS), also known as the Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle, during live fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, September 15, 2021. (U.S. Army/Maj. Jason Welch).
The Army is getting new programmable rounds for its arsenal of 84mm Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, according to the ammunition’s manufacturer.
FILE: The expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller sails in the Gulf of Aden, July 26, (Staff Sgt. Dylan Murakami/U.S. Air Force).
The USS Lewis B. Puller, an expeditionary sea base ship named for Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” B. Puller, is headed to the coast of Sudan in case it is needed to help evacuate American citizens from the country.
On April 22, U.S.
An Australian Army cyber warfare specialist at workstation. Australia’s new DSR emphasises the need to develop a comprehensive framework for managing cyber domain operations, strengthening cyber-defence capabilities, and building a cyber-defence workforce. (Lauren Larking/Australian Department of Defence)
Australia’s new Defence Strategic Review (DSR) highlights the need to advance disruptive military technologies to enhance the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) capabilities across five domains comprising maritime, land, air, space, and cyber.
U.S. Marines Evacuate Embassy Personnel from South Sudan
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After evacuating some 70 U.S. staff members and their dependents from the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, the White House has announced that the deteriorating security situation is “not conducive” to executing an extensive military evacuation of all U.S. citizens from Sudan.
On Monday, National Security Spokesman John Kirby explained that due to the worsening civil conflict in Sudan, U.S.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is preparing to launch a new program to generate an ultramodern infrastructure that incorporates the use of quantum communications on classical networks.
Quantum information science (QIS) is an emerging and potentially disruptive field that encompasses the investigation and application of complex phenomena happening at atomic and subatomic levels to process and move information.
Skydweller UAV seen taking off for a flight trial. (Skydweller Aero)
The Skydweller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is conducting autonomous envelope expansion flights from Albacete, Spain, in anticipation of experimental operations on behalf of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Skydweller Aero CEO Robert Miller told
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on 19 April. The aircraft has performed nine test flights so far.
On its most recent flight, on 19 March, Skydweller flew for four hours and reached an 18,000 ft altitude.
The ELM-2084 MMR system will enable the Czech army to detect a wide range of targets including aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rockets, and mortar munitions. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
Elta Systems ELM-2084 multimission radars (MMR) have successfully completed military trials with the Army of the Czech Republic under the 3D mobile air defence radars (MADR) project, the army announced on 21 April.
In December 2019, a contract was signed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary Elta Systems for eight ELM-2084 MMRs for CZK 3.5 billion (USD164.7 million).