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US Air Force Denies Plans To Buy New F-15 Fighter Jets
November 27, 2015 @ 04:17 AMThe US Air Force has denied reports of it considering buying new 72 F-15 fighter jets due to cost overruns of the F-35. "At this time the Air Force has no plans to acquire 72 new F-15s or F-16s, although the Air Force is always looking at options to be prepared for a dynamic global security environment," Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick said in a email statement to the Telegraph news daily Wednesday denying any plans to buy F-15s
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Germany’s Tornados, Frigate And Refueling Planes To Back France To Fight ISIS...
November 26, 2015 @ 07:43 PMGermany will back France in Syria and Iraq by deploying Tornado reconnaissance jets, frigate and refueling planes to fight the Islamic State. "Germany will be a more active contributor than it has been until now," Henning Otte, defense expert for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was quoted as saying by Todayszaman news website in a statement on Thursday
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Airbus Releases Next generation Data Encryption Technology
November 26, 2015 @ 01:52 PMAirbus Defence and Space has developed a next generation Ectocryp Blue high grade data encryption technology that enables government as well as military users to communicate Secret and above information over public networks. The latest version of Ectocryp Blue will meet highest security standards and make it easier for users to set up and manage networks, the company announced today
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Russian Helicopters Delivers First Arctic Helicopter To Defence Ministry
November 26, 2015 @ 01:50 PMRussian Helicopters has delivered first Arctic helicopter to Russias Defence Ministry for operation in the countrys north in temperatures lower than -40°С. The Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter, with auxiliary fuel tanks, has a range of over 1,300 km
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IAF Chief Inaugurates New Facility For Su-30 MKI Fighter Repairs
November 26, 2015 @ 01:24 PMThe IAF Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inaugurated the structural repair shop for Su-30 MKI, ROH (Repairs and Overhaul) at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s Nashik division. The repair shop was inaugurated in the presence of T Suvarna Raju, chairman-cum-managing director (CMD), HAL and others on Wednesday
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Elbit To Supply Hermes 900 UAS To Switzerland
November 26, 2015 @ 12:45 PMElbitSystems has won $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) to supply Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The contract also includes supply of an advanced ground segment for command, control and communications, the company announced today
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India Test-fires Nuclear Capable Prithvi II missile
November 26, 2015 @ 11:50 AMIndia has test fired its home-made nuclear nuclear capable Prithvi-II Missile that has strike range of 350 km. The test conducted today is part of a user trial by the army and was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Economic Times reported Thursday
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General Dynamics Wins US Navy Contract For Virginia-class Submarine Work
November 26, 2015 @ 11:28 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat has won a $102.8 million contract from the US Navy to provide research and development and lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines
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Pratt & Whitney Wins US F-35 Jet Engine Maintenance Contract
November 26, 2015 @ 10:40 AMUnited Technologies Corporation Pratt & Whitney has won a new $214 million contract from US department of defense for jet engines maintenance for the over-cost and troubled F-35 stealth fighter bomber. The defense contractor will maintain the F-35 jets for the US Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, as well as foreign military sales, US department of defense announced Wednesday
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China To Receive Advanced Secure Communication System As Part Of Sukhoi Su-35...
November 26, 2015 @ 10:39 AMUnited Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) of Russia will provide secure communication systems for Chinese military airfields besides equipping Su-35 fighters meant for the Chinese Air Force with matching on-board equipment. It includes the NKVS-27 ground-based system and the Sukhoi-35 aircraft based S-108 communication system
France-Led Project to Procure 1,500 Mistral 3 Missiles for European Defense
China's Jetank- Giant Drone to Carry Weapons, Smaller AI-enabled UAVs
CTech Secures NATO SATCOM Modernization Contract
Five of Six Ukrainian ATACMS Missiles Targeting Russia’s Bryansk Destroyed: Kremlin
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...