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Indian Navy’s MiG-29K Suffers Engine Fire, Crashes

November 16, 2019 @ 08:06 AM

The engine powering an Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter caught fire, following which the plane reportedly crashed soon after taking off from Dabolim air base, Goa state, on Saturday. "At about noon on 16 Nov 2019, a MiG-29K twin seater aircraft, on a routine training sortie, encountered a flock of birds after take off from the naval Air Base at Dabolim Goa," the Indian Ministry of Defense said in a statement
Project 20385 Lead Corvette to Begin State Tests

November 14, 2019 @ 07:08 AM

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the commencement of tests of Gremyashchiy, the lead corvette of Project 20385, on Thursday. “The lead corvette of project 20385 built at the Northern Shipyard in St
US Begins Paperwork to Greenlight Sale of 100 Abrams tanks for Taiwan

November 14, 2019 @ 06:33 AM

The United States has sent a draft Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Taiwan, signalling commencement of paperwork to sell over a hundred M1A1 Abrams tanks to the island nation. The development has come four months after the US State Department gave a nod to Taipeis request of buying 108 M1A2T Abrams Tanks, over 250 Stinger missiles and other related equipment amounting
F-35, F-22 Jets To Be Displayed at Dubai Airshow 2019

November 12, 2019 @ 09:47 AM

The Pentagon is set to display its advanced F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters at the Dubai Airshow 2019, marking the F-35 jets first participation at an event in the Middle East. This opens up the possibility that the United States (US) is looking at the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and other Arab countries in the region that do not have stealth fighters, as a potential market for its own jets
Indian Air Force to Buy 83 Tejas Jets by March 2020

November 11, 2019 @ 07:23 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) could seal the deal for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas by the end of the current fiscal year. “The contract for 83 LCA Mark-1A will be signed this financial year,” a senior IAF official was quoted as saying by
Russia in Negotiations to Manufacture Minesweepers in India

November 8, 2019 @ 07:30 AM

During Indian defense minister Rajnath Singhs recent visit to Moscow, New Delhi was offered Russian minesweepers, which would be built in India, in case the deal fructifies. The Indian navy is currently in urgent need of new generation minesweepers to replace 12 Pondicherry-class ships
AW101 Helicopter Crashes on top of Italian Battleship Deck

November 7, 2019 @ 10:58 AM

Italian navys AW101 medium-lift helicopter crashed on top of the naval forces Caio Duilio Horizon-class destroyer, on Wednesday evening. “Italian Navy's AW101 helicopter crashed during a training flight on Nov
Russian Su-57, Su-35 Fighter Jets May Give Dubai Airshow a Miss

November 7, 2019 @ 08:43 AM

Russian jet fighters including the Sukhoi Su-57 may not be flying during the Dubai Airshow scheduled to take place from 17-21 November, despite the Middle East being a potential export market with no stealth jets sold to these countries till date. At Malaysias LIMA-2019 Airshow, a senior official at Rostec had
Russia to Lease New Military Airbase in Syria

November 6, 2019 @ 10:02 AM

Russia is reportedly planning to lease a new military airbase in Qamishli city, north-eastern Syria, adjoining Turkish city of Nusaybin. Syrias
Serbia to not buy Russian S-400s

November 6, 2019 @ 05:25 AM

The president of Serbia denied having plans of buying S-400 air defense systems from Russia owing to cost issues, on Wednesday. "From what I saw, this is an impressive system

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