cold war ii

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/france-s-naval-group-set-to-win-2-5-billion-submarine-deal Color me surprised, I thought that the Saab-Damen consortium had it in the bag. Who would've thought that KM will be the first operator of Shortfin Barracuda? That of couse is if this...

https://avia-pro.net/news/vo-francii-razrabatyvayut-900-kilogrammovuyu-planiruyushchuyu-bombu-s-dalnostyu-do-200

Anyone have more details about this UUV? https://www.axios.com/2024/02/19/us-houthi-strike-underwater-drone-red-sea

From another source: https://www.turdef.com/article/design-of-the-turkish-aircraft-carrier-unveiled

The headline is a bit misleading as the article talks in terms of anti-satellite weapon not a weapon to drop onto the planet. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/white-house-plans-brief-lawmakers-house-chairman-warns/story?id=107232293

I am just trying to compile all domestic Japanese UAV programs in one place. Maybe I will add a bit more info on each as time goes on. I know for a fact I'm missing a lot of the early cold war programs, so any help there would be appreciated. FUJI/SUBARU Fuji-Vigilant 5000...

https://www.twz.com/air/xq-67a-combat-drone-from-general-atomics-breaks-cover

https://www.japcc.org/articles/leveraging-the-alliances-effort-in-fighter-aircraft-design/

I have constantly encountered this statement, and it always felt iffy to me. Is this actually true? Can anyone actually point to what advancements have reduced the need for swing-wings? I feel like, when we look at famous swing-wing aircraft (F-14, Su-25 Tu-160) we see the same patterns: T/W way...

F-5E revived? https://t.me/infantmilitario/115577 Mi-171Sh: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/houthi-helicopter-raid-on-ship-in-red-sea-seen-in-new-video

An article about the Irish having to call the RN to scare a Russian sub away from its territorial waters last summer, and thought a sub chaser would be able to solve that problem…but sensors and weapons for ASW have come a long way, and can a ship be built small and cheap enough to really mimic...

https://global.canon/en/technology/nil-2023.html https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/canons-nanoimprint-litho-tool-could-disrupt-wafer-fab-equipment-market I don't think NIL can enter logic chip foundary market any soon, though it seems like for flash and RAM, there's a real chance that...

largest order to date https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-airbus-helicopters-and-german-armed-forces-sign-largest-h145m cheers

Good day my friends. I am creating this thread in order to fill a little gap I am facing recently. There is a very nice thread on little-known American helicopters, where people share their findings on various designs. For roughly 10 to 15 years, maybe 20, the situation in China regarding...

This article divided into two chapters. On the Russian Ukrainian battlefield, the Lancet suicide drone is a star weapon. It destroys several expensive Western weapons, including the Panther 2 tank, Bradley armoured transport vehicle, M777 howitzer, French Caesar artillery, Polish Crab...

From the 70s to the end of the Cold War France deployed its own tracked vehicle launched battlefield nuclear missile, Pluton. A truck and trailer mounted replacement Hades was entering service as the Cold War ended. In peacetime Pluton and its warheads were stationed in France. However, once a...

Award for National University of Defense Technology for their contribution in achieving stable transient combustion of scramjet engine during change (speed, altitude, direction,) in flight conditions. 3 years ago, ground test China’s hypersonic cruise missile sees technological breakthrough...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/latest-details-on-rok-marine-corps-new-kaav-2-amphibious-assault-vehicle/

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/night-stalker-mh-60-seen-absolutely-crammed-with-modifications