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Indian Navy To Order Three Additional Scorpene Submarines
December 4, 2015 @ 08:55 AMIndia will order an additional three Scorpene submarines to the exisiting order of six under Project 75. Indian Naval Chief Admiral R K Dhowan addressing a press conference Thursday said, “The Navy, which has a severe shortage of undersea platforms, would order additional Scorpene submarines after Mazgaon Docks (MDL) finishes building the six on order under Project 75
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China's First Electricity Powered Aircraft Approved For Production
December 4, 2015 @ 08:14 AMChinas first electricity powered aircraft has been approved for production by the Chinese civil aviation authorities. The two sear RX1E aircraft has a flying time of 45 minutes to 60 minutes and requires one and half hour to charge
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Turkey Grants France Airspace Access To Fight IS In Syria
December 4, 2015 @ 07:19 AMTurkey has granted access to its airspace to France to fight Islamic State (IS) militants. Turkey will allow the French jets to fly in its airspace on their way to attack IS militants, Turkish Hurriyet News daily reported Thursday
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No AgustaWestland Helicopter For Indonesian VVIPs, To Use 25 Year Old Super
December 4, 2015 @ 06:27 AMIndonesia President Joko Widodo has turned down an Air Force plan to buy new AW101 helicopters for VVIPs use and instead will continue to use 25 year old Super Puma choppers. The AgustaWestland AW 101 chopper was “too expensive,” considering current domestic economic conditions
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US-Made Launch System For Indian Aircraft Carrier Possible: Indian Navy Chief
December 3, 2015 @ 06:42 PMThe Indian Navys second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC 2), to be locally built, could a have US-developed electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) as one of the subsystems, Admiral Robin Dhowan, the chief of naval staff (CNS) said this at the press conference in Delhi today. Elaborating on the point, the CNS said that the request for proposals (RFP)s for the sub-systems ranging from propulsion to types of aircraft to be carried aboard the IAC 2 will be issued at the “right time
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Only 29 Of 66 Germany’s Tornado Fighters Airworthy; Defense Ministry Report
December 3, 2015 @ 03:41 PMBarely two days before Germany goes to vote in favour of military action against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, German defense ministry report said that only 29 of 66 Tornado fighter aircraft are airworthy. German media quoted German Armys Chief of Staff Gen Volker Wieker saying that the German flying systems are unworthy
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Cubic Corp To Supply Software For US Marines’ Integrated Ground Combat Training...
December 3, 2015 @ 03:01 PMCubic Corporation has won a $2.1 million contract to deliver software and access to instructional videos for Instrumented-Tactical Engagement Simulation System II (I-TESS II) by US Marine Corps
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Selex Supports NATO With Surveillance Tech
December 3, 2015 @ 01:32 PMFinmeccanica-Selex presented surveillance technologies chosen by NATO to help provide security for the organisations member countries. Launched in 2012, the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme uses remotely piloted aircraft, sensors, ground stations and mission support to conduct real-time surveillance, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Russia Starts S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Delivery To Iran
December 3, 2015 @ 01:11 PMRussia has started delivering S-300 air defense systems to Iran. “The contract is being implemented, (deliveries of S-300s) are starting,” Tass quoted Vladimir Kozhin, an aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying Thursday
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Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Nearing Test-flight Completion
December 3, 2015 @ 01:00 PMChinese J-20 Stealth Fighter has entered its test-flight completion stage following the launch of two prototypes in quick succession last month. The latest prototype, the eighth in the series, "proves" that the results of test flights are "satisfactory"
CTech Secures NATO SATCOM Modernization Contract
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...