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After Holes In Fuselage, Eurofighter Typhoon Now Faces Fuel Tank Problems
October 15, 2015 @ 03:24 PMAfter holes in the fuselage, Eurofighter Typhoon is now facing a problem with the external fuel tank. The aircraft is now facing a problem with the external fuel tank
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US Approves 9 Balck Hawk Helicopters For $495 Million To Saudi Arabia
October 15, 2015 @ 02:58 PMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved $495 million sale of 9 UH-60M Black Hawk Utility helicopters to Saudi Arabia. The sale also includes 21 T700-GE-701D Engines, 20 Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS), 12 AN/AAR-57, Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) and 20 M240H 7
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New Armored Ambulance For Chinese PLA
October 15, 2015 @ 02:33 PMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) General Armaments Department (GAD) has approved a new generation amphibious armored ambulance. The indigenously made ambulance can act as a small emergency room and can effectively enhance the defensive and traffic capabilities of the medical crew in combat rescue operations, China Military reported Thursday
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Slovak Soldiers To Train Afghan Technicians in Mi-17, 171 Helicopter Maintenance
October 15, 2015 @ 02:20 PMSlovak soldiers in Afghanistan as part of the Resolute Support Mission will be given a new task of training technical staff of the Afghan National Army to handle Mi-17/171 helicopters, the Slovak government said Wednesday. Xinhua reported today that the soldiers who will train the Afghan technical staff will be integrated into an air training team called the Air Advisory Team
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India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Grounded After Landing Gear Glitch
October 15, 2015 @ 01:55 PMIndias home-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas has been grounded due to a defective landing gear detected in all prototypes and limited series production (LSP) aircraft. The landing gear problem, as reported by Deccan Chronicle newspaper was that the gear would not fold up after take-off
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There’s Nothing Like Free Lunch; Boeing Learns
October 15, 2015 @ 01:46 PMBoeing has paid $18 million to settle allegations of overcharging the government for lunch breaks while maintaining USAFs C-17 Globemaster aircraft. Workers at the Long Beach Depot center had wrongly submitted claims of 8-hour work days despite knowing that they spent less time working due to lunch breaks and other extended breaks, USA Today reported Wednesday
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US To Set Up Cyber Equivalent Of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual By...
October 15, 2015 @ 12:57 PMA US program office to develop a plan to oversee the testing of offensive cyber weapons could be set up as early as April next year for $30 million. Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation at the Office of the Secretary of Defense during a keynote address at the Cyber Risk Standards Summit In Arlington Tuesday said, “A program office could be stood up as soon as April, and at the cost of about $30 million, to develop a plan to oversee the testing of offensive cyber weapons which would inform the analog of the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual...
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DCNS, KACST To Develop Saudi Naval And Maritime Research Center
October 15, 2015 @ 12:21 PMFrench DCNS, Saudi KACST have signed an agreement to develop a naval and maritime research and development center . The co-operation agreement signed by President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Dr Turki bin Saud Mohamed Al Saud and Chairman and CEO of DCNS, Hervé Guillou will address areas such as Intelligent marine systems, material corrosion and foiling, and simulation and modelling, DCNS said in a press statement Thursday
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DARPA Seeks Proposals For Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization
October 15, 2015 @ 12:03 PMDARPA is soliciting research proposals in technologies that enable network interoperability among airborne platforms in adversarial environments. DARPA has issued a request for proposals to enable manned and unmanned air systems to rapidly, securely, and automatically share information across diverse waveforms and networks despite adversary jamming, it said in a statement Wednesday
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AgustaWestland To Ship Brazilian Lynx Helicopters To UK
October 15, 2015 @ 10:16 AMAgustawestlands XPO logistics will be transporting eight Lynx helicopters to the UK for a phased upgrade program from Brazil. The Brazilian Navy has tasked AgustaWestland with replacing engines, navigation systems, display consoles and mission avionics on the maritime helicopters, the company said in a statement Thursday
Thales to Supply ForceShield Air Defense System to Portugal
Elbit Systems Secures $335M to Supply PULS Rocket Launchers, Hermes 900 Drones...
South Korea's New Air Defense Radar Approved for Combat Use
Turkish KAAN Fighter to have Six Prototypes by 2026
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...