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Safran, Urban Aeronautics Sign MoU To Support New Internal Rotor Aircraft
September 21, 2016 @ 01:24 PMSafran Helicopter Engines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban Aeronautics to address power system solutions to support the development of an entirely new platform family of internal rotor aircraft. The Cormorant (formerly AirMule) UAV demonstrator is already flying powered by an Arriel 1D driving two ducted-fans, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Tata-Lockheed Martin Joint Venture Delivers 50th C-130J Super Hercules Empennage
September 20, 2016 @ 10:53 AMA Tata-Lockheed Martin Joint Venture has delivered 50th C-130J Super Hercules Empennage. TLMAL, a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeroframe Corporation, was established in 2010 and it began production of C-130J Super Hercules airframe components beginning in late 2011
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Indian Air Force To Get New Fighter Jets After 20 Years
September 16, 2016 @ 02:01 PMNearly 20 years after the Indian Air Force (IAF) procured Sukhoi-30 fighters, the Indian MoD is poised to conclude a deal to buy 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft to supplement the IAFs fleet. The last time India ordered a new fighter aircraft was in 1997 for the purchase of Su-30MK aircraft with Russia
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Indian Navy To Get Second Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyer This Week
September 15, 2016 @ 11:05 AMThe Indian Navys second guided missile destroyer will be launched in Mumbai this Saturday. The Project 15B ship christened 'Mormugao' being built by the Mazgoan Shipyard will also outsource work for 10 blocks to involve private ship building yard in the program
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Russia May Take Back Tanks, AFVs Sold To S Korea Against State...
September 12, 2016 @ 03:24 PMThe Russian Federation may regain T-80U main battle tanks (MBT) and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) supplied to the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the 1990s and in the 2000s towards state debt payments. "Moscow is planning to regain the T-80U MBTs and BMP-3 IFVs delivered to Seoul in the 1990s towards state debt payments
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Embraer To Face CBI Probe In Bribery Case If Criminality Indicted
September 12, 2016 @ 10:18 AMThe Indian defense ministry might recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the Embraer aircraft deal if there is criminality involved. Indias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) wrote to the Brazillian company seeking details of the deal involving three EMB 145 aircraft following media reports of an international investigation into the alleged payment of bribes to secure an aircraft deal in 2008
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India-Embraer Jet Deal Signed in 2008 Under Scrutiny For Corruption
September 10, 2016 @ 01:18 PMThe US Justice and Brazilian prosecutors are investigating the bribery charges against Brazilian aircraft Manufacturer Embraer, including the sales made to India. As the Brazilian defense company has also sold VVIP executive jets to the Indian Air Force, the deal is likely to come under probe is a $210-million contract signed in 2008 with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for a project to develop a new range of early warning and control aircraft
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General Dynamics To Provide Next-Gen Crytographic Module to US Air Force
September 7, 2016 @ 09:31 AMGeneral Dynamics will supply an updated Air Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Mode 4/5 KIV-78 Combined Interrogator or Transponder Applique to the US Air Force. The deliveries will start from February 2017, the company announced Tuesday
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North Korea Executes Vice Premier For Dozing During Kim's Speech
August 31, 2016 @ 06:50 PMNorth Korea has executed a vice premier Kim Yong-Jin for dozing off during a meeting presided over by the countrys Supreme leader Kim Jong-Un. The governement has also banished two other officials for re-education, various local media in South Korea reported Wednesday
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Iran Unveils First Indigenous Long-Range Missile Defense System
August 22, 2016 @ 10:09 AMIran has released images of its first indigenous long-range missile defense system. The images on local news agencies showed President Hassan Rouhani and Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan standing in front of the new Bavar 373 missile defense system
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
Israel to Establish "Supreme Armaments Council" for the Next Round of War...
U.K. Bars Israelis from Top Military Academy over Gaza War
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...