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HAL-Upgraded Mirage 2000 Jet Trainer Crashes In India, Two Pilots Dead
February 1, 2019 @ 07:51 AMA Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter of the Indian Air Force crashed Friday morning near HAL Airport in Bangalore, India. The two pilots inside the jet ejected before the crash
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Egypt Likely to Order 12 Additional Rafale Fighters during Macron’s Visit
January 24, 2019 @ 12:20 PMThe French Dassault is expected to receive an additional order of 12 Rafale fighter jets from Egypt during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron later this week. Between Paris and Cairo, there is a real convergence on the Rafale issue to the point that it is increasingly possible that an announcement for the sale of twelve additional Rafale intervenes during the visit of Emmanuel Macron in Egypt (27 -29 January),
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Ansat Helicopter Certified To Fly At 3,500 metres By Rosaviatsiya
January 23, 2019 @ 02:54 PMAnsat Helicopter has been certified to increase the take-off and landing altitude to 3,500 metres from the previous 1,000 metres, by Rosaviatsiya (Federal Air Transport Agency). The approval was issued on the basis of trials conducted in summer 2018 at Mount Elbrus in Southern Russia
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Indian Army Unveils Indigenously-made Quadcopter UAV
January 13, 2019 @ 04:02 AMThe Indian Army has unveiled a Quadcopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capable of surveillance and dropping grenades on targets at the Army Technology Seminar 2019. The UAV has been created by a team of two army soldiers
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Russian Military Satellite Burns up in De-orbit Move
January 10, 2019 @ 12:55 PMRussian military satellite, Kosmos-2430 was guided out of the orbit on January 5 and has now burned down in the earths atmosphere. "The Russian Kosmos-2430 military satellite was de-orbited in a planned manner at 09:48 Moscow time on January 5
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BDL Signs $110 million Contract with Indian Army to Supply Konkurs Anti-tank
January 10, 2019 @ 07:19 AMIndia's state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth INR 760 crore ($110 million) with the Indian Army for the supply of Konkurs Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and Launchers. The contract was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday by Gurudatta Prasad, Director of production at BDL
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South Korean Air Defence System Beat Russian Tunguska-M1, Pantsir in Indian Trials
January 7, 2019 @ 07:20 PMMoscow is lobbying against a South Korean anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense system, the K30 Biho which beat two Russian competitors, the Tunguska-M1 and Pantsir in trials for an Indian procurement program. A South Korean publication, J
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Turkish Defence Exports Cross $2 Billion in 2018
January 7, 2019 @ 12:42 PMDefence exports from Turkey exceeded $2 billion for the first time in 2018, an increase of 17% over the previous year. According to Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) data, the exports carried out by the defense and aerospace industry soared by 24
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Military Grade Anti-drone Equipment Ordered By Two London Airports
January 4, 2019 @ 10:35 AMLondons Heathrow and Gatwick airports have ordered military grade anti-drone equipment following cancellation of several flights affecting over 140,000 passengers in Gatwick alone after drone sightings in mid-December last year. The airports confirmed that the anti-drone defenses are worth “several million pounds,” without giving further details,
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Israel Aerospace Launches F-35 Jet Wing Skins Production Line
December 31, 2018 @ 09:19 AMLockheed Martin has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as a sub-contractor to manufacture wing skins for F-35 fighter jets. IAI has launched a new production line for skins for the F-35 wings
Russia Relies on U.S., European, and Chinese Components for Gerbera Drones
France, U.K. Authorize Ukraine to Strike Russian Territory Using SCALP Missiles
Germany Receives First H145M Light Combat Helicopter from Airbus
Brazil’s Embraer, PT Dirgantara Indonesia to Boost Commercial Aviation
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...