A U.S. Navy officer has said that the MQ-25A carrier borne unmanned aerial refueling tanker will be making its first flight this year.
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India to buy 10 Ka-31s
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is said to have approved the purchase of 10 Kamov Ka-31 naval airborne early warning and control helicopter.
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Raytheon’s MAD-FIRES projectile successfully tested its rocket motor
Raytheon announced on May 6 that it has carried out a hot fire of the rocket motor for DARPA’s Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES).
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Chinese, Russian warships carried out first ever anti-air live-firing drill
The first ever joint live-firing missile exercise between the Chinese and Russian navies took place on May 4 off Qingdao.
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Pentagon says China’s first CATOBAR aircraft carrier will enter service in 2022
The latest Pentagon 2019 China Military Power Report says the first Chinese aircraft carrier with catapults will enter the fleet in 2022.
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