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India Operationalizes Full Fleet of 8 Boeing P-8i Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
November 13, 2015 @ 10:11 AMIndian Defense Minister dedicated Boeing long range maritime patrol aircraft P-8I to the Indian Navy. TheP-8i aircraft was inducted in a ceremony held at INS Rajali, Arakkonam naval air station by Manohar Parrikar today
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Philippines Armed Forces Violate Procurement Laws In $528 Million Arms Purchase
November 13, 2015 @ 09:47 AMThe Philippines Armed Forces (AFP) is charged of buying various weapons totalling P24.883 Billion (US $528 million) violating procurement laws
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Pakistan Orders 40 JF-17 Fighter Aircraft, Contract signed with Foreign Customer
November 13, 2015 @ 09:04 AMThe Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is expected to order 40 JF-17 Thunder light fighter aircraft made the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC). The order adds to the 60 aircraft already in PAF service, an AVIC statement said yesterday
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US Army Orders Additional 12 Airbus UH-72 Lakota Helicopters For $66 Million
November 13, 2015 @ 08:30 AMThe US Army has awarded a $65.8 million contract for the supply of 12 additional UH-72 Lakotas to Airbus Helicopters
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Fresh Demand May Force Lockheed Martin To Extend F-16 Production Beyond 2019
November 12, 2015 @ 10:14 AMLockheed Martin might extend F-16 fighter jet manufacturing production line till 2019 and beyond anticipating orders from Indonesia, the Gulf, Eastern Europe and other regions. “A number of countries in the Gulf already operated F-16 jets, but others were taking a closer look after seeing successful use of the jets against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, and insurgents in Yemen,” Rick Groesch, regional vice president for Lockheed in the Middle East was quoted as saying by Reuters Monday
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Electronic Warfare Systems for Sukhoi Su-34
November 12, 2015 @ 09:08 AMRussian Sukhoi Su-34 will get the first batch of the Khibiny aircraft electronic countermeasures (ECM) system this month. The systems will be installed on the wingtips of Su-34s and will provide the jets with election countermeasures against radar systems, anti-aircraft missile systems and airborne early warning and control aircraft, Igor Nasenkov, the first deputy general director of the Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti Thursday
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Pakistan-Chinese JF-17 Fighter Aircraft Wins Customer at Dubai Air Show?
November 12, 2015 @ 06:19 AMThe China-Pakistan JF-17 fighter aircraft is believed to have won a customer at the Dubai Air Show, Chinese and Pakistani media reported. “Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) closed the deal with an unidentified buyer at the (Dubai) air show,” the Dawn newspaper said, quoting China Daily which in turn cited an AVIC statement
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South Korea To Develop Unmanned Vehicle For Demilitarized Zone Search
November 11, 2015 @ 02:13 PMThe South Korean military has planned to develop an unmanned search vehicle for operations inside the heavily armed demilitarized zone. The development plan was approved during a government committee meeting presided over by Defense Minister Han Min-koo, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced
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Eurofighter Typhoon Lagging Behind Rivals
November 11, 2015 @ 02:04 PMThe Eurofighter Typhoon may be lagging behind the Dassault Rafale and F-16 in terms of radar and advanced weapons as it pitches for contracts in the Middle East. When the Eurofighter team provided a briefing at the Dubai Air Show on the fighter's planned upgrade program it was not lost on the media about how behind the European consortium's aircraft was as compared to its main rivals in the Middle East market
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Ukrainian Su-25 Attack Aircraft Crashes During Training
November 11, 2015 @ 01:46 PMUkrainian Sukhoi-25 attack aircraft crashed during a training flight near Zaporizhia. The crash occurred early Wednesday morning killing the pilot, Ukrainian Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by Tass
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