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French Defence Minister to Sign Rafale Contract with India on August 31
August 25, 2015 @ 08:11 PMFrench Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to sign the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft contract with India on August 31. French publication Tribune reported today that Le Drain would be visiting Malaysia on August 30 probably to get Kuala Lumpur to purchase the two Mistral warships which were recently taken over by France after paying compensation to Russia
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Neuron UCAV Completes Combat Capability Tests
August 25, 2015 @ 07:35 PMThe flight test campaign in Italy of the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) Neuron has been successfully concluded with the achievement of all established goals, thus allowing an important step forward for the program. The Neuron is the European full-scale technological demonstrator for UCAV developed by an industrial team led by Dassault Aviation with the collaboration of Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi, Saab, Airbus Defence and Space, RUAG and HAI
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Poland Displays Krab Artillery System Fitted With Korean Chassis
August 25, 2015 @ 04:27 PMPolands defense contractor Huta Stalowa Wola developed Krab (Crab) artillery system fitted with Korean Samsung Techwin K9 chassis is being displayed for the first time. Shortly after the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) that is held from 1st September to the 4th September in Poland this year, the self-propelled howitzer will be tested, Dziennik Zbrojny a monthly polish defense magazine reported
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Russia, China Discussing Draft Contract For 24 Su-35 Fighters
August 25, 2015 @ 04:13 PMRussia expects to sign contract with China to sell 24 Su-35 Fighter jets by late 2015. "We are holding talks with our Chinese partners on agreeing a draft contract for the supplies of fighter jets," deputy director general of Rosoboronexport, Ivan Goncharenko was quoted as saying by TASS ahead of the MAKS-2015 air show Monday
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Russia Approves New Early Warning Radar Carrying Helicopter For Service
August 25, 2015 @ 04:05 PMRussia has authorized new early warning radar carrying helicopter Ka-35 for service. "The Ka-35 has passed all tests and has been authorized for service," a source in the defense-industrial complex was quoted as saying by TASS Tuesday
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Russia to Loan Bangladesh $1 Billion To Purchase 7 Mi-171 Helicopters
August 25, 2015 @ 03:36 PMRussia will supply six Mil Mi-171Sh military and transport helicopters and one Mi-171E rotorcraft to Bangladesh, according to a contract signed during last April. Russia would provide Bangladesh a $1 billion loan for the purchase of Russian helicopters
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Iran Sets Up Production Line For Air-iaunched Cruise Missile
August 25, 2015 @ 03:34 PMIran has begun a production line for air-to-surface cruise missile, Nasr, that is capable of hitting targets accurately within the 35-kilometer range. The missiles have high precision capability, and capable of being fired by various fighters, Irans Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by the countrys ISNA news agency at the inauguration ceremony in a report today
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US To Deploy F-22 Fighter Jets To Europe Soon
August 25, 2015 @ 03:34 PMThe United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe soon to support eastern European members of the NATO alliance. The deployment scheduled to occur “very soon,” was described as part of the “European Reassurance Initiative”
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Russia Supplies Five Air Defense Missile Systems To Kazakhstan For Free
August 25, 2015 @ 02:00 PMRussia has delivered five air defence missile systems to Kazakhstans Air Defence Forces for free. “These S300PS air defence missile systems will be tested during live fire exercise and transferred to military bases of Kazakhstans Air Defence Forces to be in operation readiness covering the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the Commander of Kazakhstan's AA Troops Nurzhan Mukanov said
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Russian Tu-160M Modernized Strategic Bomber To Have 60 Per cent New Components
August 25, 2015 @ 01:49 PMRussian first Tupolev Tu-160M modernized strategic bomber with about 60 per cent new components included will appear in 2021. The first deeply modernized Tu-160M will appear in 2021
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...