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Lockheed Martin to Reduce F-35 Fighter jet price to $80 Million by
December 21, 2018 @ 08:52 AMLockheed Martin will reduce the unit price of the F-35 jet to $80 million in 2020 from the current $89 million and is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s in 2019 to US and international customers The US Company delivered the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2018 and demonstrating the F-35 enterprise's ability to ramp to full rate production. The 91 deliveries in 2018 represent nearly a 40 percent increase from 2017 and about a 100 percent production increase compared to 2016
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Boeing Delivers Final of 14 Modernized AWACS Aircraft to NATO
December 19, 2018 @ 12:42 PMBoeing has delivered the final Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft modernized with avionics and a digital cockpit to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Manching, Germany. This delivery is the final of 14 and ensures NATO AWACS compliance with current and future air traffic control and navigation requirements, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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HAL's Light Utility Helicopter Project Close to Production Clearance
December 18, 2018 @ 12:32 PMIndian HALs Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) project moved closer to production clearance with the flight of the third prototype yesterday, which is built to the standard of deliverable configuration. HAL flew the third prototype (PT3) for the first time on December 14, 2018
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Dassault Aviation Discussing with 60 Indian companies for Supply Chain Operations
December 17, 2018 @ 01:48 PMDassault Aviation has signed deal with 30 Indian companies and is talking to 60 more to set up a supply-chain network for its JV with Reliance Defence in Nagpur. The supply chain network will feed its JV with Reliance Defencewhich is engaged in executing offsets contract as part of India's buy of 36 Rafale fighter jets
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China Discovers Site for Air base in Antarctica
December 17, 2018 @ 12:04 PMChinese 35th Antarctic research expedition team has recently discovered a huge blue ice area in the Antarctic suitable for the country's first large permanent airport on the continent. "Blue ice has good bearing capacity, impact resistance and stability," Xinhua quoted Sun Bo, the leader of the expedition team, as saying Sunday
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Reliability of Russian Su-35, Su-30 Fighter Jets in Syria Up to 4...
December 17, 2018 @ 11:07 AMRussia achieved excess of three to four times of projected levels of reliability indicators of its Su-35 and Su-30SM fighter aircraft operating in Syria, the countrys Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov has said. "The achieved reliability indicators… of the new Su-35 and Su-30SM aircraft in intensive combat operation were three-four times higher than the standard," Borisov was quoted as saying by
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Brazil Files First Written Submission to WTO Challenging Canada’s Subsidies to Bombardier...
December 15, 2018 @ 12:50 PMThe Brazilian government has filed its first written submission to the dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Panel is examining more than $4 billion in subsidies that Bombardier received from the Governments of Canada and Quebec
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HAL Light Utility Helicopter Passes 6KM Altitude Flight Test
December 12, 2018 @ 09:51 AMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved an important milestone of flying at 6000 meters altitude in Bangalore, recently. The flight was carried out under the envelope expansion tests and flying at 6 km altitude is a critical requirement towards the certification of LUH
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Lockheed Martin Gets New CFO
December 11, 2018 @ 03:12 PMLockheed Martin's board of directors has approved the appointment of Kenneth R Possenriede, 58, as the companys Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Possenriede will be succeeding Bruce Tanner, a 37-year veteran of the company, slated to retire in mid-2019
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India Fires Agni-5 Ballistic Missile from Mobile Launcher
December 10, 2018 @ 12:57 PMIndia on Monday fired a home-grown nuclear-capable long range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni 5 from a canister on a mobile launcher. “Indigenous long range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni5, was successfully launched from a canister on a road mobile launcher at Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha, today, Indian Defense Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman said in a tweet Monday
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
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...