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Crucial AJT Procurement Documents Go Missing From Indian MoD
September 17, 2014 @ 11:38 AMIndias procurement of additional British Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJTs) could be delayed after a crucial file was reported to have gone missing from the defense ministry offices. According to local media reports, the Ministry of Defense has ordered an inquiry into how the file went missing
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US Army To Define Body Sensors For Soldiers To Help In Future...
September 15, 2014 @ 02:23 PMThe US Army is researching physiological sensors that may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future, the commanding general of Fort Detrick, Maryland said on September 10. Lt
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Pilots Not Killed in Carrier Testing, Western Media Got Translation Wrong, Says...
September 11, 2014 @ 11:29 AMChina today refuted western media reports which claimed that two Chinese air force test pilots were killed during J-15 fighter aircrafts carrier testing and qualification. The source was a citation of the China Flight Test Establishment(CFTE) which had a mention of two pilots having sacrificed their lives
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Widodo Govt May Kick Start Indonesian Fighter Aircraft Procurement
September 10, 2014 @ 12:29 PMHaving promised to up the defence budget significantly, president-elect Jokowi Widodo may have to take a call on the procurement of fighter aircraft to replace decades-old F-5 Tigers. Outgoing Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro had said earlier this year he wants to ensure the purchase is part of Indonesia's Strategic Plan II 2015 to 2020, Antara news agency reported quoting the minister, “we have received proposals from several jet fighter manufacturers for replacing the F-5 Tiger fighter aircraft"
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Singapore AF Gets New M-346 Aircraft
September 4, 2014 @ 02:44 PMThe Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) has taken delivery new Advanced Jet Trainer, the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft, into 150 Squadron at Cazaux Air Base in France, according to an official statement. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, said, "It allows our trainee pilots to be able to be exposed to air combat environments within the cockpit - they can be simulated, as in handling electronic warfare systems, multi-mode radar and Beyond Visual Range missiles, early in their training
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UK sells 123 Surplus Recon Vehicles To Latvia
September 4, 2014 @ 02:40 PMUK has sold surplus 123 combat reconnaissance armored vehicles to Latvia in a $64.6million package, the UK ministry of defense said in a statement
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Indian Howitzer Procurement Programs Could Gain Momentum
August 20, 2014 @ 01:38 PMIndias removal of Denel from its blacklist and the cancellation of a deal to buy 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers from BAE Systems has thrown open its howitzer procurement programs. The Indian Army has been petitioning the government for over a decade for rapid procurement of artillery guns
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Russian Navy To Get Novorossiysk Submarine For Black Sea Fleet
August 8, 2014 @ 11:14 AMThe Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine built by Varshavyanka for Russian Black Sea Fleet will be handed over to the countrys Navy on August 28, ITAR-TASS reported citing an unnamed military source on Friday. “The submarine would be put on trails at Northern Fleets ranges after induction into naval services before being sent to a naval base on the Black Sea coast,” the source told ITAR TASS
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Facing Arms Embargo, Israel Cancels Arms Deal With Russia
August 5, 2014 @ 02:49 PMFacing arms sales embargo from Spain and possibly the UK over its war in in Gaza, Israel in an ironic twist has suspended military contracts with Russia over its action in Crimea. While Russia faces multiple sanctions from around the world for its involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, Israel is under fire for its month-long assault on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza
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India, Sukhoi To Sign Another FGFA Contract: Reports
August 5, 2014 @ 10:43 AMSukhoi and India plan to sign another contract in the framework of the joint project for the construction of a fifth generation multipurpose combat jet, Alexander Klementyev, a Sukhoi deputy director general told Itar-Tass. “We hope the contract [for experimental design works] will be signed soon,” he was quoted as saying
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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