DEFENCE

Russia sent Bastion-P and supersonic Oniks missile to aim in Finland

Russia sent Bastion-P and supersonic Oniks missile to aim in Finland

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has sent at least two K-300P Bastion-P [NATO reporting name SS-C-5 Stooge] mobile coastal defense missile systems near its border with Finland. The news was first spread by the British online portal Daily Mail, which distributed a video of the spotted missile technology heading to the border […]

US ramps up military demonstration as North Korea tests major weapons

US ramps up military demonstration as North Korea tests major weapons

The latest display of US military might following North Korea’s recent long-range missile test, a US aircraft carrier has sailed off the coast of South Korea for the first time since 2017. USS Abraham Lincoln The carrier strike group reached the southeastern South Korean city of Ulsan and is expected to remain there for three […]

Mariupol mayor says Russia’s siege has killed more than 10,000 civilians

Mariupol mayor says Russia’s siege has killed more than 10,000 civilians

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that the death toll could surpass 20,000, with corpses that were “carpeted through the streets.” Speaking by phone Monday to The Associated Press, Mayor Vadym Boychenko also said Russian […]

HAL & IAI to develop B767 multi mission tanker

HAL & IAI to develop B767 multi mission tanker

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed an agreement to transform passenger Boeing 767s to Multi Mission Tanker Transports (MMTTs). In a statement to Janes, IAI said that the MMTT is based on “pre-owned B767 aircraft”. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two companies on 6 April will cover […]

70mm LRG at Rheinmetall’s SP UGV: Both demonstrated in live fire

70mm LRG at Rheinmetall’s SP UGV: Both demonstrated in live fire

Germany’s Rheinmetall demonstrated its Mission Master SP unmanned ground vehicle, which was equipped with a Fieldranger Multi weapon station and two 70mm seven-pipe Thales FZ275 rocket launchers. The demonstration took place in Sweden on behalf of the Swedish Public Procurement Agency Försvarets Materielverk [FMV]. The demonstration was also attended by representatives from the military ministries […]