Lockheed Martin’s 30-kilowatt class ATHENA (Advanced Test High Energy Asset) laser weapon system successfully took out five Outlaw unmanned aerial vehicles during a joint test with the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command in August.
Category: Air Force
Sri Lanka to buy remaining 6 Su-30Ks?
A lengthy three-part report by Nilantha Ilangamuwa of Sri Lanka Guardian says the government will finalize a deal with Russia to buy six ex-Indian Air Force Su-30Ks now languishing in Belarus.
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Slovakia postpones fighter competition
Slovakia’s Defense Minister Peter Gajdos announced on Sept. 20 that his nation has decided to postpone its fighter competition to focus on upgrading it ground forces.
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By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (MiG-29) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Africa returns MiG-21 to Angola
A MiG-21 from Angola on display at the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum has been returned to its owner.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis ‘C340’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bulgaria set to restart fighter competition
Bulgaria looks set to restart its fighter competition with a rewrite of the requirements. All bidders will have to resubmit their offers again.
By Krasimir Grozev (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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