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Pakistani Air Force Inducts 50 Indigenous JF-14 Fighter Aircraft
December 4, 2014 @ 08:16 AMPakistan has reportedly taken delivery of 50 indigenously-built JF-17 Thunder fight jets into its airforce. According to Air Marshal Javed Ahmed, chief of the state-owned Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had already received 50 of the home-made aircraft and that the supply of the second block would start this month
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Netherlands To Supply CV90 Infantry Vehicles To Estonia
December 2, 2014 @ 11:57 AMThe Estonian Defence Forces will soon get 44 CV90 infantry vehicles from the Netherlands, approximately valued at EUR100 million. Previously, the largest Estonian defence procurement projects were the purchase of MBDA-made Mistral missiles for about USD84
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FLIR Systems Cleared of Trade Secret Theft Charges
November 27, 2014 @ 02:50 PMFLIR Systems has been cleared of misappropriating trade secrets in a long-running dispute with Raytheon. The case, heard in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, related to the way in which infrared detector maker Indigo Systems – acquired by FLIR way back in 2004 – manufactured its products, Optics
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Boeing Delivers Sixth Maritime Patrol Aircraft To India
November 26, 2014 @ 06:47 AMBoeing announced today that it has delivered the sixth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India, on schedule, on Nov. 24 to join five others being used by the Indian Navy
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CybAero Delivers Last Helicopter To Indra
November 20, 2014 @ 01:29 PMCybAero and Indra entered into a co-development agreement in 2009 that included customization of CybAero's helicopter platform APID 60 to maritime end-uses, tailor-made for Indra's needs. The jointly developed system is being marketed by Indra under the Pelicano product name
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Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30 Fleet Will Be Back In Service This Week...
November 14, 2014 @ 12:39 PMIndian Air Forces frontline combat aircraft Sukhoi-30 fleet grounded after a crash in Pune on October 14 will be back in service within a weeks time, Air Force Chief Arup Raha said Friday. This is the longest period that the Russian-made aircraft has been grounded since 2009 when operations were suspended for nearly three weeks following an accident
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Former Finmeccanica CEO Found Guilty Of False Invoicing In Indian Helicopter Deal,...
October 9, 2014 @ 01:33 PMFormer CEO of Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi and former CEO of AgustaWestland Bruno Spagnolini have been sentenced to two years in prison in the Indian VVIP helicopter deal scam. The duo have been found guilty of false invoicing and have been acquitted of alleged bribery charges
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Indonesia, S. Korea Expected To Reach Agreement On Second Phase Of KFX...
October 3, 2014 @ 02:43 PMIndonesia and South Korea are expected to reach an agreement on the second phase of the joint development and production of the KFX/ IFX fighter jet, Jakarta Post reported Thursday. The three phases of developing the KFX/IFX fighter jet are technology development (TD), engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) and joint production and marketing
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High Price Tags Putting Off Arms Sales?
September 29, 2014 @ 01:30 PMArms deals that come with hefty price tags are being cancelled in growing numbers with governments preferring to procure weapons for lower costs or develop them indigenously. Earlier this year, India cancelled a $650 million deal with BAE Systems for the procurement of M-777 howitzers
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V-22 Flight Tests Validate Rolls-Royce AE 1107C Engines
September 18, 2014 @ 10:55 AMFlight tests have validated a new engine upgrade for Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engines powering V-22 aircraft, maximizing "hot and high" capability up to 6,000 feet of altitude and 95°F. The enhanced capability is part of a series of upgrades that will boost engine power 17 percent for the aircraft, as Rolls-Royce continues to add innovations to the proven AE 1107C engine
Indian MoD to Procure Locally-made Rockets for Pinaka MLRS Worth $1.1 Billion
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U