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Russian Airborne Command Center To Be Ready For Ops By End 2015
December 2, 2015 @ 11:54 AMRussias airborne strategic command center aboard an Ilyushin Il-80 aircraft has completed testing and will be ready for operations by the end of 2015, Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) said. The strategic command center is capable of maintaining full control over the countrys armed forces in the event of a global disaster or nuclear war, RT news channel quoting UIMC said
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Russia Offers Su-30MKI Technology Transfer Under ‘Make-in-India’
November 30, 2015 @ 07:02 AMRussia has expressed willingness to transfer technology of 332 components of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft under the ‘Make-in-India program. These components, also called line replacement units (LRUs) refer to both critical and non-critical components and fall into four major heads such as Radio and Radar; Electrical & Electronics System; Mechanical System and Instrument System
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Indo-French Rafale Fighter Aircraft Contract Likely in January
November 26, 2015 @ 08:02 AMSpeculation is rife in New Delhi that India will sign a contract with France to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft during the visit of French President Francois Hollande for the Republic Day celebrations in January next. Informed sources told defenseworld
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Russia Attacks Islamic State Targets Using Long Range Strategic Bombers
November 18, 2015 @ 10:29 AMRussia bombed Islamic State (IS) targets yesterday using its Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) and Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) strategic bombers, as well as Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder) medium bomber. This marks the first time in Russian Air Force history that the Bear and the Blackjack have taken part in an “actual battle”, according to a Russian Defence Ministry statement released to the Russian media
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India Still Hoping To Receive Three Boeing C-17s
November 13, 2015 @ 01:21 PMThe Indian Air Force is hoping to procure three Boeing C-17 aircraft it had cleared for purchase since August this year. An IAF source told defenseworld
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Russia Training Iranian Troops To Operate S-300 Air Defence Missile System
November 11, 2015 @ 10:31 AMIranian troops are being trained in Russia on how to operate the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in preparation to Tehran taking delivery of it by this year end. Irans defence minister, Hossein Dehghan told local journalists yesterday that the “executive stage” of the agreement is over and that his country would receive a "major part" of the shipment in less than two months, Press-TV reported
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Syrian Deployment Attracts Buyers To Sukhoi Su-35, F-16 At Dubai Air Show
November 9, 2015 @ 01:29 PMRussias deployment of its frontline Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft in Syria has attracted interest from military delegations visiting the Dubai Air show. Officials from several countries visited the Rosoboronexport and Irkut stands to inquire about the performance of Su-35, Su-34 and other aircraft attacking Islamic State positions, informed sources told
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Chinese Air Force To Be Launch Customer Of FC-31 Stealth Fighter
November 9, 2015 @ 12:48 PMChinas Peoples Liberation Army –Air Force (PLA-AF) is expected to be the launch customer of the FC-31 stealth fighter developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). AVIC is currently negotiating with the PLA-AF to buy an unspecified number of the FC-31 stealth fighters, AVIC project manager Lin Peng said during a media briefing at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday
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India May Ink Nuke Sub Deal, Hold back on S-400 Missiles, FGFA...
November 6, 2015 @ 01:35 PMIndia may sign an agreement or lease a second nuclear submarine 'Nerpa' during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Moscow next month. However, it may hold back on buying the S-400 anti-missile system and the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA)
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Are Indo-French Negotiations Over Rafale Purchase Deadlocked Over Price?
October 29, 2015 @ 12:08 PMPrice of the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft seems to be the main sticking point in Indo-French negotiations to purchase 36 units of the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA). The negotiations which commenced in May this year to meet the “urgent requirements” of the Indian Air Force have not reached fruition despite several rounds of meetings
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...