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The U.S. Unveils the AIM-424 Malice: Why Does a Fighter Need a Nearly 700-Kilogram Air-to-Air Missile?
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The U.S. inventory of air-to-air weapons is becoming increasingly crowded. The AIM-120 AMRAAM remains the primary medium- and long-range air-to-air missile. ...

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Saab Unveils the A3 Uncrewed Fighter: Why Gripen’s New “Wingman” Is Nothing Like the Ghost Bat
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Just a few years ago, the term “loyal wingman” painted a fairly straightforward picture of the future of combat aviation. A crewed fighter would fly at the ...

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India Could Revive the Il-214: Why a Failed Project Has Suddenly Become Very Interesting for Russia Again
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Sometimes an aircraft project is abandoned because nobody needs the aircraft anymore. With the Il-214, almost the opposite happened. The transport aircraft ...

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Sea Fortresses Are Back: Why China Is Turning Reefs Into Massive Military Bases
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Just a year ago, there was barely any dry land here. Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands was largely a submerged reef, with little visible above the surface. ...

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The Same Frigate for €750 Million and €1.3 Billion: What Italy’s FREMM EVO Really Is
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One modern warship, one manufacturer, and almost a twofold difference in price. That is how the story of Italy’s FREMM EVO frigates currently appears. In 2024, ...

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Hypersonics at the Price of a Conventional Missile: Why the U.S. Is Developing the Mass-Produced Blackbeard
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For the past two decades, hypersonic weapons have followed a fairly straightforward development philosophy: maximum speed, maximum range, highly sophisticated ...

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Khabarovsk: Why Russia Is Building a Dedicated Nuclear Submarine for Six Poseidon Underwater Vehicles
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Russia’s nuclear submarine fleet now includes a vessel that is difficult to fit into any conventional classification. It is not a ballistic missile submarine ...

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The World's Most Mysterious "Boeing" Has Emerged from the Shadows: Why Was It Needed for the Moon Mission?
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As preparations were underway for the launch of the “Artemis II” crewed mission, all eyes were on the rocket, the spacecraft, and the crew. But another ...

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Yuri Pasholok. A Small Tank in a Great War
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An article by Yuri Pasholok from the WARSPOT website, dated July 18, 2016 The history of the T-60 tank’s development is atypical for Soviet tank ...

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Soon to take to the skies. The new Ka-65 “Minoga” maritime helicopter is on the verge of its historic maiden flight. What’s already ready?
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We’ve previously written about the development of the new Ka-65 “Minoga” helicopter in Russia. However, information about it has been scarce lately, but that ...

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