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Israeli Cabinet Approves F-35 Purchase
December 1, 2014 @ 03:50 PMThe Israeli cabinet authorized on Sunday the immediate purchase of 14 F-35A Lightning II fighter jets with the option of ordering 17 more in 2017, according to The Times of Israel.The deal, which will cost upwards of $3 billion, was agreed by the US and Israel defense chiefs in late October, but required the ministers approval
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MBDA To Provide Brazilian Navy With Sea Ceptor For Corvette Program
December 1, 2014 @ 02:58 PMThe Brazilian Navy has selected MBDAs Sea Ceptor to provide the local area air defence for its next generation Tamandaré class corvettes. After the UKs Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), Brazils is now the third navy to have chosen Sea Ceptor
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Indian Investigation In the Akash Missile System Contract Terminated Due To “Lack...
December 1, 2014 @ 10:26 AMIndias top criminal investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, has closed its investigation into alleged irregularities in a $92 million contract awarded Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to produce the Akash missile system citing lack of evidence. The CBI began its probe last May after allegations surfaced that the then Chief Managing Director Maj Gen (retd) Ravi Khetarpal, and other senior officials were involved in the irregularities in the contract
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Russian Air Force To Get 150 Aircraft, Helicopters Next Year
December 1, 2014 @ 08:26 AMThe Russian Air Force will get over 150 aircraft and helicopters in 2015, as part of a state defense order, the Defense Ministry announced Monday. "In accordance with the state defense order for 2015 it is planned to deliver over 150 helicopters and airplanes to the [air] forces," a ministry spokesperson for the Russian Air Force, Col
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Pakistan Plans To Buy Chinese FC-31 Stealth Aircraft
November 28, 2014 @ 01:43 PMPakistan plans to procure the fourth generation stealth fighter aircraft FC-31 Shenyang from China, according to media reports. Pakistani Defense Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain has confirmed that meetings with China were underway for the procurement of the stealth fighter, Dawn newspaper reported Tuesday
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Russia sells S-400 SAM System to China: Russian Media
November 28, 2014 @ 12:08 PMRussia has signed a contract to sell S-400 surface-to-air missiles worth US$3 billion to China, Russian media reported. This marks the biggest international sale of Russian weaponry in recent years
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French Defence Minister To Push For Early Decision on Rafale MMRCA
November 28, 2014 @ 11:28 AMIndias $20 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) project for 126 Rafale fighters that is reportedly stalled in the final stages will be the crux of discussions when French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls on his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar on his three day visit to New Delhi next week. There hasnt been much progress in the stalled MMRCA deal for the last one year
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India’s Agni-IV Ballistic Missile To Undergo User Trail Early Next Week
November 28, 2014 @ 09:16 AMIndia will carry out first user trail of surface-to-surface nuclear tipped intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-IV early next week, Indian Express newspaper reported today. “Preparation is on full swing at the Wheeler Island test facility for the scheduled test likely to be conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army on December 2
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Airbus To Deliver 15 Military Multi-Role Helicopters To Germany
November 28, 2014 @ 07:21 AMAirbus will deliver 15 military multi-role helicopter, the EC645 T2 (LUH SOF) to German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) by 2015 year end. Airbus announced today that the helicopter has successfully completed its first flight
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Raytheon, USAF To Develop $7.3 Billion Qatar Air Defense Center
November 27, 2014 @ 03:01 PMAs part of a $7.3 billion contract between Qatar and the United States, the Air Force along with Raytheon will develop an Air and Missile Defense Operations Center (ADOC) for both US and foreign ground-based air and missile defense systems, USAF said in a statement Wednesday
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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...