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Israel Refuses To Sign US Regulation Of Drone Exports Document
October 24, 2016 @ 10:09 AMIsrael has refused to sign an US document on regulation of drone exports saying the American document could damage Israeli exports. The one-page document covers international legal standards, oversight of exports and transparency in the use and export of armed drones, Haaretz reported Sunday
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China Delivers Two Y-12E Turboprops To Costa Rica's Air Vigilance Service
October 22, 2016 @ 10:45 AMAviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Company Ltd (HAIG) has delivered two Y-12Es turboprop aircraft to the Air Vigilance Service of Costa Ricas Ministry of Public Security. It marked the first time the HAIGs products entered the Costa Rican market
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Canada Completes CC-130J Hercules Fleet Upgrade
October 19, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThe Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the completion of a major upgrade of all 17 CC-130J Hercules aircraft. The 17th and last upgraded Hercules was received on October 13, 2016, Canadian Department of National defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Airbus Back In Talks With Poland For Supplying Helicopters
October 19, 2016 @ 02:46 PMPoland has invited Lockheed Martins PZL Mielec, Leonardos PZL Świdnik and Airbus for new preliminary talks on supplying helicopters to the countrys armed forces. The three companies were also part of the previous tender for the same purpose
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TKMS Wins $53 Million To Refit Two Portuguese Tridente Submarines
October 19, 2016 @ 12:21 PMThyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has won US $53 million to refit Portuguese Navys two Tridente class (Type 209PN) attack submarines. The first submarine, NRP Tridente will be refitted in Germany in the next two years while TKMS and Portugese Arsenal do Alfeite will together refit NRP Arpao locally between 2018 and 2020
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DCI Trains Crews For Egyptian FREMM frigates, amphibious assault ships
October 18, 2016 @ 04:13 PMDCI has trained the first crew for Tahya Misr FREMM multi-mission frigate and the first two crews for the Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anouar-El-Sadat amphibious assault ships of Egyptian navy. The DCI group assumed responsibility for training the Egyptian crews of the multi-mission frigate and the two amphibious assault ships acquired by Cairo in 2015
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Geoff Hoon To Depart AgustaWestland
October 17, 2016 @ 02:05 PMFormer UK Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon who was AgustaWestland's international director, has announced his intention to leave the company. In an email to media contacts Monday, Hoon said, “After almost six years of working with AgustaWestland, now is the right time for me to move on to new challenges
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Japan Eyes Djibouti Military Base Expansion To Counter Chinese Influence
October 14, 2016 @ 04:11 PMJapan is eyeing to lease additional land by next year to expand its military base in Djibouti to counter Chinese influence in the region. Japan is considering deploying C-130 transport aircraft, Bushmaster armored vehicles and extra personnel to the base but has not yet decided on how many,
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Putin Ratifies Agreement With Syria To Deploy Russian Air Group On Request
October 14, 2016 @ 01:32 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed the federal law passed by Russian State Duma and approved by the Federation council on deployment of aviation group of the Russian armed forces in Syria. The law was passed by Russias State Duma on October 7, 2016, and approved by the Federation Council on Wednesday, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday
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India, Russia To Sign $5 Billion Deal For S-400 Air Defence Missile
October 14, 2016 @ 12:26 PMIndia will be signing a $5.8 billion contract with Russia on Saturday to acquire five new generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems
U.S. F-35A Jets' Outboard Fuel Tanks to Sacrifice Stealth for Range...
Poland Arms FA-50 Jets with AIM-9L Missiles, Orders Rosomak Medical Evacuation Vehicles...
Baykar’s Akinci Drone Fires AI-enabled Mini Cruise Missile
Large Jet-Powered Ekranoplan Spotted in China, Reviving Cold War-Era Technology
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...
