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The decision by the United Arab Emirates to withdraw from funding negotiations for France’s Rafale F5 programme marks a significant shift in the geopolitical and financial landscape of European defence. Originally, Paris had looked toward Abu Dhabi to shoulder a substantial portion of the development costs for this next-generation iteration of the delta-wing fighter.With the UAE opting out,
The Indian Space Research Organisation has embarked on a pioneering collaboration with Protoplanet to launch Mission Mitra, a high-altitude simulation project situated in the rugged terrains of Ladakh. This initiative is designed to replicate the extreme conditions of near-space environments, providing a rigorous training ground for India’s burgeoning corps of astronauts.By utilising the
The Kremlin’s unveiling of a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Su-35 represents a pivotal shift in Russian aerospace strategy. For over a decade, the Flanker-E has relied on the N035 Irbis-E, a passive system that, while powerful, left the aircraft increasingly vulnerable to the sophisticated electronic warfare suites of Western and Chinese rivals.This modernisation
Simulated In a significant escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, Iranian forces have successfully downed two United States warplanes, marking the first instances of American aircraft being lost to enemy fire since the war began on 28 February.The strikes targeted an F-15E Strike Eagle and an A-10 Warthog, resulting in a high-stakes search and rescue operation for
Reports have emerged from Iranian state media suggesting that a United States fighter pilot was forced to eject from an aircraft in southwest Iran. According to the news agency AP, citing local broadcasters, this incident marks the first recorded loss of a US jet within Iranian borders since the outbreak of hostilities on 28 February.The aircraft involved has been identified by several major
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has transitioned seamlessly from concept to operational reality. On 1 April, it launched successfully atop the Space Launch System (SLS), propelling four astronauts on the Artemis-II mission. This marks humanity’s first crewed voyage around the Moon in over half a century.The mission has unfolded without significant hitches, bolstering faith in NASA’s ambitions for
At least one person has also died in a Ukrainian attack on Russia’s southern Rostov region.
This is the fourth time the massive plant has come under attack, Iran has claimed.
A security staff member died and a building was damaged after a projectile hit near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday. This is the fourth incident targeting the facility since the conflict began. The International Atomic Energy Agency conf…
Ukrainian firefighting robot helps soldiers for first time The Kyiv Independent‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia The GuardianUkraine used record 7K robot operations to fight o…