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First STOVL F-35 Fighter Assembled Outside US Rolls Out From Italian Facility
May 6, 2017 @ 12:43 AMThe first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing version of the F-35, or F-35B, assembled outside the United States rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy. The rollout exhibits the ongoing strong partnership between the Italian Ministry of Defense, industry partner
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India’s Agni-II Missile Test Not Satisfactory: Media Report
May 5, 2017 @ 11:43 AMThe test-fire of Indias medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile failed to meet all the desired parameters. The Thursday trial of the missile conducted from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Abdul Kalam Island at around 10
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India Fires Agni-II In Back-to-Back Missile Tests
May 4, 2017 @ 01:41 PMIndia has test fired nuclear capable Agni-ll Ballistic Missile Thursday from a mobile launcher in Abdul Kalam Island located at Eastern part of the country. Fired in the morning from Abdul Kalam Island in Bhadrak district by the personnel of the Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army, the missile has achieved its full range and splashed down at the pre-designated target in the sea with high degree of accuracy, various local media reported today
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China's Improved J-31 Naval-Variant Fighter Jet To Serve Aboard Aircraft Carriers
May 2, 2017 @ 03:36 PMChinas improved naval variant of Shenyang J-31 "stealth" fighter is likely to become the main air superiority fighter aboard the country's aircraft carriers. The second J-31 has a number of improvements over the first one
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Nigerian Air Force Strikes Boko Haram Artillery With Fighter Jets
May 2, 2017 @ 01:44 PMNigeria's Air Force, using one Alpha Jet and also F-7Ni fighter aircraft, has destroyed artillery of Boko Haram terrorist group in the country's Sambisa forest. After a surveillance plane detected the positions of terrorist group in the forest, One Alpha Jet and one F-7Ni fighter aircraft hit them
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Egypt Receives First Batch Of MiG-29M2 Fighters From Russia
April 27, 2017 @ 02:23 PMEgypt has received its first batch of Russian modernized MiG-29M2 fighter jets. “We have already received some of the aircraft, but not all
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USAF F-35 Fighters Deployed Along Russia's Border With Estonia
April 26, 2017 @ 12:10 PMThe US Air Force has deployed F-35A stealth Joint Strike Fighters to Estonia that borders with Russia. The reason for the deployment is said to be to train with aircraft from the US and allied militaries
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Indonesia Orders Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod For F-16 Falcons
April 26, 2017 @ 09:39 AMIndonesia will equip its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with Lockheed Martins Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod under an agreement signed during the US Vice President Mike Pence visit to Jakarta last week. According to a statement released by the U
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Rheinmetall, KMW Gain Due To Increased German Military Spends
April 25, 2017 @ 12:46 PMGerman defense manufacturers are gaining due to increased spending by German military in the wake of Russias incursions in Ukraine and its military stance on the NATOs eastern border. Most equipment orders for new equipment and upgrades of existing armor are going to Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann,
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Rostec Likely To Launch Tank Ammo Production In Indonesia
April 24, 2017 @ 01:33 PMRussian Rostecs subsidiary, Techmash is considering licensed production of ammunition in Indonesia. Techmash is currently considering the production of ammunition for heavy armored vehicles purchased in the Russian Federation, particularly of the 30 mm and 100 mm caliber artillery shells, Sergey Abramov, Industrial director of Rostec weapons cluster, commenting on the cluster strategy adopted in the beginning of April 2017 said
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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...