cold war ii

I noticed that there wasnt a thread dedicated to KAI's light fighter/trainer aircraft (most of the news went to the KF-21 thread or Tejas instead). so here we go. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210720005000320 Indonesia buys 6 more Golden Eagles!

For the 1960s/1970s fighter project, see here. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/planaf-j-11bh-fighter-seen-using-potentially-new-ecm-pod

https://navalpost.com/china-type-052d-destroyer-suzhou-132/ From back in March, via the Wikipedia entry on the Type 052D family: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/more-stretched-type-052d-destroyers-join-the-pla-navy...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/07/navantia-participates-in-the-largest-project-of-the-european-defense-industrial-development-program-edidp/ The platforms will have 'light' armament, though to what extent isn't clear. https://ec.europa.eu/defence-industry-space/ussps_en I'll...

I'm sorry to see that the 'Russia Fires Warning Shots at British Destroyer in the Black Sea' thread has been locked. Leaving aside the nationalist tone that arose in some comment, perhaps there's potential in discussing navigation technologies and cyberwar under the Secret Projects banner...

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/05/27/looking-at-high-speed-isr-jet-capability-us-army-deploys-demonstrator-to-europe/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2005.28.21&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

31 Hainan 105 Dalian 421 ()18

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/08/army-wants-replace-cold-war-era-tow-missile-new-longer-range-tank-killer.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/government-weapons-facility-guided-missiles-made-in-australia/100039990

Navy's Next Attack Submarine Will Be Wider And Based On The New Columbia Class Missile Boats The SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater. Does anyone have any thoughts on displacement, size and weapon...

I once read that there were rumors that the DPRK would begin domestic production of a MiG-21 type design in the early 1990s, but those projections obviously never came true. They did assemble MiG-29s from parts supplied by the Soviets and other countries throughout the late 1980s and early to...

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/usaf-rethinks-future-fleet-ponders-clean-sheet-45-generation-fighter/142471.article USAF considering either new F-16 purchases, or developing a clean-sheet 4.5 gen design that would be more rapidly updatable. “If we’re going to do software defined, and...

Surprised that this wasn't being discussed or have its own thread but it regards militarization, icebreaker projects, living in cold conditions, transporting fuel, possibly another area of conflict later. Examples of starting off thread to get the general idea...

I did not know they got Super Hornets.

I've seen a number of threads on Youtube that is suggesting that the British Army is considering replacing it Challenger 2's with Leopard 2's instead of undertaking the CLEP. I've got to admit the videos are not brilliant; one of the makers Huff Hack is awful - the read of the stats of various...

From http://www.hisutton.com/Khabarovsk-Class-Submarine.html When Russia embarked on the path of introducing a completely new category of nuclear weapon, the gigantic Poseidon drone torpedo, they had to create a whole new category of submarine to carry it. In a move that harks back to the Cold...

A few questions about the equipment of the British Army: I have read on Wiki that the Army is to dispose of it's entire fleet of Panther CLV? Why is this, I have read that it's cramped when fitted with BOWMAN? What will it's replacement be, the JLSTV? How many Sky Sabre systems are being...

What is the respective costs of the Type 26 and Type 31. What would be the economy of scale if only Type 26 built for the entire 13 ship requirement.

Rumoured since some time but confirmed only know View: https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1317346711682093056 View: https://twitter.com/OedoSoldier/status/1317316788594438144

German startup hoping to launch in 2022. Their rocket is roughly the same size/performance as Rocket Lab. I couldn't find a launch price but they state "low cost". They have a video on their website here: https://www.rfa.space/mission/