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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"
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Boeing, Tata JV To Manufacture Apache Chopper Fuselage
December 3, 2015 @ 12:32 PMBoeing and Indias Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have signed a joint venture to produce fuselage for Apache helicopters and will be setting up a facility in Telangana. Boeing India and TASL announced Wednesday that they will be setting up a facility together in the Southern State of Hyderabad, India to make fuselage for Apache helicopters
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Islamic State Flight Simulator Operating in Libya
December 3, 2015 @ 10:44 AMIslamic State (IS) terrorists are believed to be undergoing flight training on simulators in Libya. The terrorists are training to fly planes using at least one flight simulator
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India Yet To Decide On Shinmaywa Amphibious Military Aircraft Procurement
December 3, 2015 @ 10:41 AMIndia will not be closing the $1.6 billion Shinmaywa amphibious military aircraft deal during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes expected visit to India this month
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British Typhoon and Tornado Fighters To Join Fight Against ISIL In Syria
December 3, 2015 @ 09:43 AMBritish Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets armed with Brimstone missiles will be joining the fight against the Islamic State as the British House of Commons voted in favor of the fight. The British lawmakers on Wednesday voted 397-223 backing airstrikes against ISIL in Syria
Norway Receives Three More F-35 Fighters
Morocco Receives First AH-64E Apache Helicopters
EU Unveils €800 Billion 'ReArm Europe' Defense Plan
First French-made Griffon Armored Vehicles to Belgium in July
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