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21 July

A prototype of Russia's new Sukhoi Checkmate Fighter is displayed at the MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia

Russia Unveils Stealth Fighter Jet ‘The Checkmate’ to Compete With F-35s

Russia unveiled its new Sukhoi stealth fighter jet designed to compete with the US F-35 and capable of striking six targets simultaneously.

20 July

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Awards Saab $75M Anti-Armor Ammunition Contract

The US Army has signed a $75 million contract with Saab to purchase ammunition for the Carl Gustaf anti-armor rifle.

20 July

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia’s S-500 Missile System Hits Test Target

Russia has successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defense missile systems at a southern training range and hit a high-speed ballistic target.

19 July

Ukrainian soldiers ride armored vehicles to Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Donetsk region, on February 1, 2015

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Launches Army Drills With US, Poland, Lithuania

Ukraine, the United States, Poland, and Lithuania launched joint military exercises, amid ongoing tensions between Kiev and Moscow.

19 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Test Fires Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missile

Russia has carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, a new addition to an arsenal of weapons called "invincible" by President Vladimir Putin.

16 July

A military Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in busy boulevard in the Charles de Gaulle Square in northern Bucharest on Thursday July 15, 2021 morning, stopping traffic and knocking down two light poles but no injuries were reported

Joe Saballa

US Black Hawk Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Romania

A US Black Hawk helicopter training in Romania was forced to initiate an emergency landing in Bucharest.

16 July

Joe Saballa

Russia Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise in New Regions

Russia’s armed forces have conducted combat readiness exercises in new geographic areas, with more than 300 pieces of military hardware and around 1,000 personnel participating in the drills.

15 July

NB57 ASW USV (left) and RD09 ASuW USV (right)

Joe Saballa

Turkish Firms Join Forces in Developing Armed USVs

Several defense companies in Turkey have teamed up to develop new armed unmanned surface vehicles to bolster the country’s maritime defenses.

14 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Italy and UK to Refurbish 1,000 Aster Missiles

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation has signed a contract with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium to refurbish 1,000 Aster missiles owned by the UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy.

14 July