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Russian Anti-Terror Boats To Use Chinese Diesel Engines
April 1, 2015 @ 11:30 AMRussia will introduce Chinese diesel engines for its Type 21980 Grachonok anti-terror boats after Germany announced that it will no longer supply engines to Moscow, Chinese media reported Wednesday. China signed a contract with Russia last week for engines for the two Type 21980 Grachonok anti-terror boats with the serial numbers 01221 and 01222
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Selex-Close Air Solutions Deliver iCASS Simulator To UK MoD
March 31, 2015 @ 03:22 PMSelex ES and Close Air Solutions announced Monday that they have delivered Immersive Close Air Support Simulator (iCASS) system to Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardization Unit (JFACTSU) of the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract to supply the system was awarded in November 2014
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Russia To Unveil New Drones In June
March 31, 2015 @ 01:51 PMRussia will unveil its new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including “Eleron”, “Orlan-10″, “Forpost” and “Gorizont” drones at the first International Forum Army-2015 held from June 16-19, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. "Complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles, both short and medium range, as well as helicopter drones will be presented as part of the first Army-2015 International Forum," the ministry's press release read
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Japan, India Decide To 'Enhance' Defence Equipment And Technology Cooperation
March 31, 2015 @ 10:14 AMDefence minister, Manohar Parrikar, is on his maiden visit abroad to Tokyo for holding defence dialogue with his counterpart General Nakatani since Sunday. The two held the detailed dialogue yesterday, defence ministry said here in New Delhi
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Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi Delivers C-27J Spartan Aircraft To Peruvian Air Force
March 28, 2015 @ 10:38 AMFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the first C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft to Peruvian Air Force. The delivery of the tactical transport aircraft is the result of an agreement between Alenia Aermacchi and the Peruvian Air Force made of two contracts, the company announced in its press release on Friday
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Myanmar To Buy JF-17 Thunder Fighters From Pakistan: Media
March 27, 2015 @ 04:11 PMMyanmar has signed deal with Pakistan to Buy JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter, jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The fighter is also known as the FC-1 Xiaolong, Naypyidaw, Islamabad's Capital Television reported on March 18
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Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland Wins £580 Contract To Support Merlin Helicopters
March 26, 2015 @ 07:04 PMFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland has signed a £580 million contract to provide an availability based support package for the UK MoD's fleet of AW101 Merlin helicopters from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2020. UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne said, “Our fleet of Merlin helicopters has benefitted from considerable investment by the MOD through major upgrades in recent years
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India's Defence Minister To Push Talks On Amphibious Aircraft Sale During Japan...
March 26, 2015 @ 08:59 AMThe defence relations agreement between India and Japan appear to be in a limbo despite the push it received from the two prime ministers during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Tokyo in September last. Now that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is about to reach the Japanese capital for a visit Monday next for a couple of days, sources say that he would be carrying quite a few unresolved queries on various subjects including the proposed sale of amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy
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Indian Navy Commissions Three Immediate Support Vessels
March 25, 2015 @ 10:57 AMAn Indian Navy has commissioned the second batch of three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs), comprising T-38, T-39 and T-40 on Tuesday. The three ISVs are in addition to the first batch of ISVs commissioned last year on 4 June, 2014 and will constitute the 84th Immediate Support Vessel Squadron based at Visakhapatnam, the Indian MoD announced in its press release on Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin, US Airforce Developing Radar System To Improve Predictability, Prevent Space-Based...
March 24, 2015 @ 10:06 AMThe US Air force and Lockheed Martin will construct the S-band ground-based radar system to improve the way objects are tracked in orbit and increase the ability to predict and prevent space-based collisions. The radar system is designed to replace the 1960s Air Force Space Surveillance System
Russia Begins Mass Production of Typhoon-PVO Combat Vehicle
Denmark Donates Satellite Services to Ukraine via EU Defense Agency
Indra to Modernize Colombia's Air Traffic Network
Australia Builds First Permanent Defence Space Workforce
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...