Thales Secures Major Contracts, Securing Govan's Legacy
Thales' Glasgow facility, established in 1888 and the sole supplier of periscopes to the Royal Navy since WWI, recently won a £1.8bn contract for naval fleet maintenance and a £169m contract for Dreadnought submarine periscopes and sonar systems, securing its legacy and employing Govan residents.
Thales Secures Major Contracts, Securing Govan's Legacy
Thales' Glasgow facility, established in 1888 and the sole supplier of periscopes to the Royal Navy since WWI, recently won a £1.8bn contract for naval fleet maintenance and a £169m contract for Dreadnought submarine periscopes and sonar systems, securing its legacy and employing Govan residents.
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44% Bias Score
Russia's Missile Advantage and the 'Oreshnik' Threat
Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russia has 1400 long-range missiles and produces 40-50 Iskanders, 30-50 Kalibrs, and 50 Kh-101s monthly; Western reports claim Russia's new 'Oreshnik' missile is untouchable by Patriot systems, while Ukraine has only 20 ATACMS left.
Russia's Missile Advantage and the 'Oreshnik' Threat
Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russia has 1400 long-range missiles and produces 40-50 Iskanders, 30-50 Kalibrs, and 50 Kh-101s monthly; Western reports claim Russia's new 'Oreshnik' missile is untouchable by Patriot systems, while Ukraine has only 20 ATACMS left.
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48% Bias Score
Friendly Fire Risk Rises Amidst Growing Drone Threats
The shootdown of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 by a friendly ship in the Red Sea, the crash of an Azeri airliner in Grozny, and mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey illustrate the increasing challenges of distinguishing friendly aircraft from hostile drones, highlighting the risk of 'friendly fire' incid...
Friendly Fire Risk Rises Amidst Growing Drone Threats
The shootdown of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 by a friendly ship in the Red Sea, the crash of an Azeri airliner in Grozny, and mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey illustrate the increasing challenges of distinguishing friendly aircraft from hostile drones, highlighting the risk of 'friendly fire' incid...
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40% Bias Score
China's Purported 6th Generation Fighter Jet: Video Sparks Global Uncertainty
A video showing China's first flight of a purported 6th generation fighter jet, featuring a flying-wing design and accompanied by a J-20 stealth fighter, has gone viral; the specific technological advancements remain undisclosed, creating uncertainty and prompting global military reactions.
China's Purported 6th Generation Fighter Jet: Video Sparks Global Uncertainty
A video showing China's first flight of a purported 6th generation fighter jet, featuring a flying-wing design and accompanied by a J-20 stealth fighter, has gone viral; the specific technological advancements remain undisclosed, creating uncertainty and prompting global military reactions.
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32% Bias Score
Ukraine's Drone Warfare in Donbas: A Case Study in Unmanned Combat
Ukraine is employing a growing number of both aerial and ground drones in attacks in the Donbas region, often without infantry, due to troop shortages. This tactic reflects a global trend towards unmanned warfare and has created near-parity in drone usage between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine's Drone Warfare in Donbas: A Case Study in Unmanned Combat
Ukraine is employing a growing number of both aerial and ground drones in attacks in the Donbas region, often without infantry, due to troop shortages. This tactic reflects a global trend towards unmanned warfare and has created near-parity in drone usage between Ukraine and Russia.
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56% Bias Score
Ukraine Deploys New Remote Weapon Systems
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has deployed two new domestically produced remotely operated weapon systems: the Wolly module and the Droid TW 12.7, both featuring machine guns and advanced targeting systems, showcasing technological advancements in the ongoing conflict.
Ukraine Deploys New Remote Weapon Systems
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has deployed two new domestically produced remotely operated weapon systems: the Wolly module and the Droid TW 12.7, both featuring machine guns and advanced targeting systems, showcasing technological advancements in the ongoing conflict.
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32% Bias Score
Western Tech Fuels Russia's New Ballistic Missiles
Russia's new Oreshnik ballistic missiles, tested against Ukraine, utilize Western high-tech components from Germany and Japan, despite sanctions, highlighting continued reliance on foreign technology for precision manufacturing and challenging international efforts to curb arms production.
Western Tech Fuels Russia's New Ballistic Missiles
Russia's new Oreshnik ballistic missiles, tested against Ukraine, utilize Western high-tech components from Germany and Japan, despite sanctions, highlighting continued reliance on foreign technology for precision manufacturing and challenging international efforts to curb arms production.
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40% Bias Score
Improved Enemy Missile Technology Challenges Israeli Defenses
Two ballistic missiles, exhibiting mid-flight trajectory adjustments, struck a school in Ramat Efal and a playground in Jaffa, Israel, raising concerns about a significant improvement in enemy missile technology and prompting analysis of Israel's defensive capabilities.
Improved Enemy Missile Technology Challenges Israeli Defenses
Two ballistic missiles, exhibiting mid-flight trajectory adjustments, struck a school in Ramat Efal and a playground in Jaffa, Israel, raising concerns about a significant improvement in enemy missile technology and prompting analysis of Israel's defensive capabilities.
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44% Bias Score
Alleged Downing of Ukrainian F-16 Fighter Jet
Unconfirmed reports indicate a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet was shot down by Russian air defenses near Zaporizhzhia on December 26th while allegedly preparing a missile strike; the US declined to comment.
Alleged Downing of Ukrainian F-16 Fighter Jet
Unconfirmed reports indicate a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet was shot down by Russian air defenses near Zaporizhzhia on December 26th while allegedly preparing a missile strike; the US declined to comment.
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40% Bias Score
Anduril Challenges Military Industrial Complex
Anduril, a tech firm founded by Palmer Luckey, challenges Lockheed Martin and other established defense contractors, arguing that their technology is outdated and that a shift towards more agile, cost-effective emerging tech firms is necessary to maintain America's military technological advantage.
Anduril Challenges Military Industrial Complex
Anduril, a tech firm founded by Palmer Luckey, challenges Lockheed Martin and other established defense contractors, arguing that their technology is outdated and that a shift towards more agile, cost-effective emerging tech firms is necessary to maintain America's military technological advantage.
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52% Bias Score
Russian Orenburg System Poses Insurmountable Challenge to US Patriot Air Defenses
A former German military officer, Jürgen Rose, asserts that the Russian Orenburg missile system, with its speed (ten times the speed of sound), multiple warheads, and decoys, poses an insurmountable challenge to US Patriot air defenses, creating a 'cloud of targets' too difficult to intercept.
Russian Orenburg System Poses Insurmountable Challenge to US Patriot Air Defenses
A former German military officer, Jürgen Rose, asserts that the Russian Orenburg missile system, with its speed (ten times the speed of sound), multiple warheads, and decoys, poses an insurmountable challenge to US Patriot air defenses, creating a 'cloud of targets' too difficult to intercept.
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60% Bias Score
Ukrainian Brigade Uses All-Robot Assault in Kharkiv Oblast
In a significant development in the ongoing conflict, a Ukrainian National Guard brigade successfully conducted an all-robot combined-arms operation against Russian positions in Kharkiv Oblast, employing dozens of ground and aerial robotic units, highlighting both Ukraine's technological innovation ...
Ukrainian Brigade Uses All-Robot Assault in Kharkiv Oblast
In a significant development in the ongoing conflict, a Ukrainian National Guard brigade successfully conducted an all-robot combined-arms operation against Russian positions in Kharkiv Oblast, employing dozens of ground and aerial robotic units, highlighting both Ukraine's technological innovation ...
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52% Bias Score