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US Air Force to Recall Up to 1000 Retired Pilots
October 21, 2017 @ 07:34 AMThe US Air Force plans to recall up to 1000 retired pilots to active duty following the signing of a Presidential executive order Friday. "We anticipate that the secretary of defense will delegate the authority to the secretary of the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots for up to three years," Commander Gary Ross, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement as quoted by news agencies
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IAI, S Korea’s Hankuk Carbon Set Up New Company to Develop UAVs...
October 20, 2017 @ 07:22 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries and Hankuk Carbon from Korea signed an agreement for establishing a joint venture company in the Republic of Korea named Korea Aviation Technologies (KAT). The signing ceremony was held during the International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2017 in Seoul
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Dutch Military Received Buk Anti-aircraft Missile System from Georgia to Investigate MH17...
October 20, 2017 @ 06:20 AMThe Dutch military has received an actual Buk anti-aircraft missile system from Georgia to use in its investigation of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 downing in July 2014. According to a report by Dutch television news service
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Saab to Supply Meteor BVR Missile Subsystem to MBDA
October 19, 2017 @ 01:49 PMSaab has signed a contract with MBDA for deliveries of subsystems for the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) missile system. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 150 million and deliveries to MBDA will take place during the period 2020-2021
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Su-30MKI, Mirage 2000 Among 20 Planes to Land on Indian Expressway
October 19, 2017 @ 12:22 PMIndian Air Forces Sukhoi-30MKI and French Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jets will be among 20 airplanes to participate in a landing and take-off exercise on Agra-Lucknow Expressway on October 24, 2017. This will be the first official exercise of IAF after the inauguration of expressway in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in November last year
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Russia's Tilt-Rotor Heavy-Lift Drone Prototype by 2019
October 19, 2017 @ 10:49 AMThe Russian design bureau VR-Technologies, part of Russian Helicopters, will build Russias first ever electric-powered heavy-lift convertiplane prototype by 2019, TASS reports
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Leonardo Completes NATO Cyber Defense System Installation
October 19, 2017 @ 09:44 AMLeonardo, working in partnership with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), has completed the rollout of its cyber monitoring and response service to a number of additional NATO headquarters. The service, called NATO Cyber Incident Response Capability – Full Operational Capability (NCIRC-FOC), sees a combined Leonardo and NCI Agency staff of around 200 computer security experts provide a rapid-response cyber defence capability, around the clock, to more than 70,000 NATO users around the world
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Raytheon Tests SM-3 Missile System During NATO-led Exercise
October 18, 2017 @ 01:20 PMA Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea as part of a multinational operational exercise off the coast of Scotland. The NATO-led exercise, Formidable Shield 17, was an integrated air and missile defense exercise simulating real-life threat scenarios
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Russia’s Navy To Get 10 Modernized Ka-72M Choppers A Year
October 17, 2017 @ 11:16 AMRussian Navy will receive a batch of 10 modernised Ka-72M anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters a year, defense ministry said. "This year, the number of Ka-27 helicopters arriving for naval aviation will make up another ten rotocraft
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US Government to Upgrade 218 Kuwaiti M1A2 Abrams Tanks for $29 Million
October 17, 2017 @ 04:27 AMThe US State Department has approved an upgrade to Kuwait for M1A1 Abrams Tanks estimated to cost $29 million. The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of two hundred eighteen (218) M1A1 Abrams tank hulls with 120mm cannons and two hundred eighteen (218) AGT-1500 (M1 Tank Series) engines in support of its M1A2 tank recapitalization
Lithuania to Deploy Ukrainian Acoustic Drone Detection System from 2026
AeroVironment Reveals ‘Skyfall’ Mars Helicopter Concept for 2028 Crewed Missions
Kongsberg Joins Poland’s Advanced Protection Systems for New Counter-Drone Partnership
Raytheon Unveils New MTS-A HD Sensor for Naval Helicopters
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...