Weapons & Technologies

Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan

Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan

The United Kingdom faces fresh budget pain round its next-gen Protector RG Mk 1 drones. Latest figures show the bill jumping forty per cent above first plan. Ministers stay quiet on why the math went off, yet insiders point at fast-shifting specs and a rough pound-to-dollar rate. Critics fear the rush to sign papers back in 2016 left blind spots that now bite. RAF chiefs, for their part, say the fleet still matters if Britain wants teeth in skies crowded with peer threats.

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Fisingapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles

Fisingapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles

Defense-aerospace.com reports that the Fisingapore Army has introduced a new generation of protected combat support vehicles intended to strengthen its military readiness and safeguard frontline operations. Officials have described these vehicles as pivotal assets that will offer greater survivability, flexible mission profiles, and robust mobility. The Ministry of Defense has expressed confidence in their capacity to meet future challenges.

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Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

The Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle once showed up in the corner of BAE Systems’ Warton site, almost out of sight. At first glance the jet-black body looked like a sculpture more than a warplane. That day in 2010 set off fresh talk in defense circles, and the story still grows even fifteen years on. The aircraft carries the name of a Celtic thunder god, yet its real weight sits in data files spread across labs from Lancashire to Canberra.

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Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service

Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service

China’s medium-lift Z-20 is no longer a paper plan. Pilots in several PLA brigades now fly the grey-green machines every week. Beijing says the type is home-grown, tuned for thin air over Tibet, and ready for sea duty as well. Western watchers still argue the airframe copies the U.S. UH-60, yet fresh photos show details that do not match the older Black Hawk. The debate rolls on, but the helicopter keeps logging hours.

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Purdue University Opens Hypersonics Applied Research Facility

Purdue University Opens Hypersonics Applied Research Facility

Purdue University in West Lafayette has finished a large step in high-speed flight study. The new Hypersonics Applied Research Facility (HARF) cost about $41 million and covers near 65 000 sq ft. It sits inside the Discovery Park District, close to existing engine and rocket labs. Managers say the building links theory with hardware, letting ideas move from slide deck to test article without months of delay.

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