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Is The Mi-17 The Most Successful Helicopter Of All Time?
October 3, 2014 @ 01:27 PMRussian Helicopters announced earlier this year that it had built the 3,500th export version of the Mi-17 at Kazan Helicopters, a number which makes it perhaps the most successful helicopter model of all time. First introduced in 1977, the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters has been sold to over 65 countries including the US, India, Afghanistan, Iraq and China among others
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US May Sell Vietnam P-3 Patrol Aircraft After Lifting 40 Year Arms
October 3, 2014 @ 12:03 PMThe United States has lifted a 40-year ban on weapons sales to Vietnam now allowing the latter to procure P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, part of the U.S
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China Flight Tests New ICBM: Reports
October 3, 2014 @ 11:12 AMChinas military has reportedly conducted the first flight test of a new variant of one of its road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles. The test of a new DF-31B missile was conducted Sept
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Russian Mi-17 Choppers a Force Multiplier in Afghanistan: US General
October 3, 2014 @ 09:45 AMRussian Mi-17 helos have been a force multiplier for the Afghan military and police in their fight against the Taliban, a top US general has acknowledged. The Mi-17 helicopter has been a "game changer" in the movement of Afghan soldier and supplies to far corners of the country, the US Army general in charge of American operations and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan was quoted by Ria Novosti as saying
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US Plans THAAD Missile For S.Korea Amid Chinese, Russian Concerns
October 3, 2014 @ 09:16 AMThe U.S plans to deploy Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system to South Korea despite concerns from China and Russia over the move, according to local media reports
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Lockheed Martin To Spend $8 Million On New ICT Hub In Melbourne
October 3, 2014 @ 09:02 AMLockheed Martin has announced the setting up of an Asia Pacific Information Communications Technology (ICT) engineering hub in Melbourne in partnership with the government of Victoria Thursday. The capabilities that will be based at the facility will expand existing local skills in cyber security, data management, applications development and larger scale ICT services
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Australia Orders Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile Decoys
October 1, 2014 @ 02:21 PMDesign of the next generation of anti-ship missile decoys is set to commence following the signing of two contracts between Defence and BAE Systems Australia Pty Ltd, the Australian Department of Defence said in a statement.Defence Materiel Organisation Chief Executive Officer Warren King said the contracts represented continued investment in the jointly developed Australian—United States Nulka capability
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Czech Military To Issue Tender For Anti-Aircraft Radar System
October 1, 2014 @ 02:19 PMThe Czech Defence Ministry has announced plans to acquire a new anti-aircraft radar system to replace obsolete Soviet-era equipment, according to Radio Prague. The ministry will reportedly pursue the acquisition independently, abandoning plans to develop a new air defence radar system together with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia
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Eurofighter Has "Holes In Rear Fuselage"
October 1, 2014 @ 02:15 PMGermany has suspended Eurofighter delivers after it was "established, in the context of quality controls that a manufacturing defect has caused a large number of small holes in the rear fuselage of aircraft". The reasons for this are inadequate finishing by the manufacturer BAE Systems, according to a statement issued by the German Ministry of Defense
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BAE Systems Acquires Signal Innovations Group
October 1, 2014 @ 01:34 PMBAE Systems has successfully completed its acquisition of Signal Innovations Group, Inc. (SIG), a provider of imaging technologies and analytics to the U
Germany Plans €8.5B Military Aid to Ukraine in 2026
MBDA Delivers First Accelerated ASTER Missiles for France, Italy, U.K.
Estonia, Lithuania Sign €33M Infantry Ammunition Deals with Rheinmetall
Italian Navy Receives Final Anti-Submarine FREMM Frigate ‘Emilio Bianchi’
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...