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China Gains Strategic Advantage In Africa With Military Base And Defense Deals
September 21, 2016 @ 11:20 AMChina is making inroads into the African defense market by setting up a military base and exporting military equipment to almost two thirds of African countries. Countries including Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia have bought military equipment from China in the recent past
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Zambia Unveils Chinese-built L-15 Falcon Fighter Jet At AAD Expo-2016
September 21, 2016 @ 08:41 AMZambia unveiled two its new L-15 Falcon fighter/trainer aircraft at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exposition last week in their first public debut. One of the aircraft was on static display while the second flew displays during the trade days between 14 and 16 September
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Pakistan’s Super Mushshak Grabbing World Trainer Aircraft Market Share
September 19, 2016 @ 11:38 AMPakistans Super Mushshak basic trainer aircraft appears to be grabbing market share for basic trainers both in the military and civil aircraft training sphere. So far, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran and South Africa have the aircraft in service, Iran has 25 and Oman has 8
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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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Angola, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan To Get Russian Mil Helicopters By 2017
September 15, 2016 @ 02:05 PMAngola, Mali, Nigeria and Sudan will be acquiring Russian Mil Mi-8/17 medium multirole and Mi-24/35 attack helicopters by 2017. Helicopters are the most sought military hardware in South Africa, said Yury Demchenko, the head of the delegation for Rosoboronexport, to the Africa Aerospace & Defense Expo, which opened in the South African Republic on Wednesday
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India To Sign Minesweepers Technology Transfer Contracts Soon
September 15, 2016 @ 10:07 AMIndia is likely to sign contracts for transfer of technology (ToT) about Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) or minesweepers soon, a senior official said Wednesday. “Contracts for transfer of technology about the Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) or minesweepers should be signed soon,” Vice Admiral (Controller Warship Production and Acquisition) G S Pabby told reporters Wednesday
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Indian LUH completes First Flight With Safran's Ardiden 1U Engine
September 13, 2016 @ 11:39 AMThe Indian Light Utility Helicopter powered by Safrans Ardiden 1 U engine took its first flight on september six. The Indian LUH designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), completes its first flight in a South Indian city Bangalore
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N.Korea Modernizing Conventional, Mass Destructive Weapons
September 3, 2016 @ 11:00 AMNorth Korea is upgrading its largest naval facility Munchon located on the east coast, including conventional as well as mass destructive weapons. Satellite images analyzed Thursday on 38 North, a website of Johns Hopkins University, suggest that the countrys leader Kim Jong Un is likely to be investing heavily on the country's largest naval facility for coastal defenses
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Northrop Grumman To Develop US Navy Nine Ground, Air Radar Systems
September 2, 2016 @ 08:16 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a $375.5 million four-year contract from US Navy for nine AN/ TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
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UK Removes Final Chemical Weapon components From Libya
September 2, 2016 @ 07:19 AMUk Royal navy has helped, destroying the last stockpile of chemical weapons from Libya to keep them from reach of terrorists. RFA Mounts Bay, Bay-class auxiliary landing ship, escorted a shipload of chemical weapon ingredients through the Mediterranean from Libya, for destruction in Germany
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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...