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HAL Reaffirms Support To IAF After Basic Trainer Fallout
August 8, 2013 @ 01:29 PMIndias state-run aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) today issued a statement reiterating its commitment to the Indian Air Force after sections of the Indian media reported that it HALs HTT-40 project annulled. “HAL clarifies that the matter is before the competent authorities and there are no comments to offer on this subject in particular
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IAF Says Trainer Facts ‘Misrepresented’, Pilatus Claims “Success Speaks For Itself”
August 5, 2013 @ 03:07 PMPilatus, accused in sections of the Indian media for winning the Indian Basic Trainer contract by diluting selection benchmarks, today refused to comment on the controversy but insisted that its “success speaks for itself” in a reply to a query from Defenseworld.net
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Indian Air Force Relaxed Benchmarks to Favor Pilatus Basic Trainer: Report
August 1, 2013 @ 11:15 AMThe Indian Air Force reportedly relaxed upto 12 benchmarks that allowed aircraft-maker Pilatus to qualify and win a contract worth $640 million for 75 Basic Trainer Aircraft. In 2009, HAL was pursuing the indigenous development of 181 BTAs known as the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40)
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Spain To Sell Half Its A400M Fleet After Budget Cuts
July 30, 2013 @ 01:00 PMThe Spanish government has decided to sell 13 of 27 A400M aircraft it is scheduled to receive from Airbus Military following significant defence cutbacks in some major procurement programs. “Contractually, Spain has to take all of the 27 A400Ms it has ordered,” a spokesman for Airbus Military was quoted as saying on July 29, “but if it wants to sell some of them, we have nothing to say
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Vietnam To Receive First Black Hole Submarine In November
July 30, 2013 @ 09:30 AMRussia is expected to deliver the first Varshavyanka class of the six submarines to Vietnam in November, officials announced today. The Varshavyanka class (Project 636M) of diesel-electric submarines, dubbed by the U
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Demonstrate Air Surveillance Radar
July 30, 2013 @ 08:34 AMLockheed Martin today successfully demonstrated its full-scale prototype long-range air surveillance radar operation to the U.S
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Chinese Aerobatics Team Head To Perform In Russia For The First Time
July 29, 2013 @ 03:01 PMIn a first, the August 1st Aerobatics Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will for the very first time perform at the "Marx-2013" International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Moscow, which is scheduled to be held from August 27 to September 1. The event is part of the annual military exchange program between China and Russia, according to Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng
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Russia To Use Advanced Sensors For New Attack Submarine
July 26, 2013 @ 01:25 PMRussia plans to use an advanced sonar system aboard the 885M Yasen-class attack submarine for early detection of enemies. The Novosibirsk, the third of eight Yasen-class boats (designated Graney-class by NATO), is to be laid down at the Sevmash shipyard near the White Sea on Friday
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Russia To Buy Aerial Drones From UAE: Reports
July 18, 2013 @ 10:27 AMThe Russian military is planning to purchase aerial drones in the United Arab Emirates, a defense industry source said. “We are talking about at least two United 40 Block 5 models developed by the company ADCOM Systems,” the military source said
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Lockheed Martin Completes LRASM Flight Test
July 12, 2013 @ 02:13 PMLockheed Martin has recently completed a series of Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) captive carry flight tests at the Sea Range in Point Mugu, California. The primary mission objectives were to collect telemetry for post-flight analysis, verify proper control room telemetry displays and simulate all the test activities that will occur in later air-launched flight tests
Oshkosh Defense Secures $214.8M Order for U.S. Army Tactical Vehicles
Saab to Unveil New Coast Control Radar at IDEX in UAE
Northrop Grumman Wins $1.4B Contracts for U.S. and Poland Air Defense
Javelin Joint Venture Explores Co-Production Opportunities in India
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