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Russia's United Aircraft Corp Details Sukhoi, Irkut Merger

September 4, 2017 @ 06:12 PM

Russias United Aircraft (UAC) has announced plans to establish a new corporate centre that combines the operations of member companies Irkut and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC). The plan also includes setting up of a new civil aviation division on the basis of Irkut
Chinese Fighter Jet Engines Equipped With Home Made Single Crystal Turbine Blades

September 4, 2017 @ 06:06 PM

"China's J-20, J-31 and H-20 fighter jets are now powered by homemade engines that feature single-crystal turbine blades that are manufactured using Rhenium metal. Southwest China's Sichuan Province-based private firm, Chengdu Aerospace Superalloy Technology is capable of producing single-crystal turbine blades using Rhenium metal,
Plotters of 2016 Coup Sabotaged Turkish F-16 Pilots’ Health

September 4, 2017 @ 08:23 AM

Plotters of the July 15, 2016 coup sabotaged health of Turkish Air force F-16 pilots by giving them unnecessary blood pressure control pills, according to a prosecutors indictment regarding Gülenist activities at the Gülhane Military Hospital. Pilots who took the pills were disqualified from flying in subsequent medical tests, according the indictment proceedings
North Korea Ignores Sanctions, US Pressure To Test Its Most Powerful Nuclear...

September 3, 2017 @ 04:11 PM

Shrugging off United Nations sanctions and muscle flexing by the United States, North Korea today conducted its most powerful nuclear test ever claiming it as a “complete success of a hydrogen warhead for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).” Todays test measured 6
US$2.8 Billion Refueling, Overhaul Bill For US Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

September 2, 2017 @ 04:15 AM

Huntington Ingalls is being awarded a $2,8 billion contract to perform refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN 73), nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by August 2021
ISRO IRNSS Navigation Replacement Satellite Launch Fails

September 1, 2017 @ 07:49 AM

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying a replacement satellite for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) failed after reaching sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit Thursday. The IRNSS-1H constellation or NavIC, program was launched on schedule from the Second Launch Pad late evening Thursday
Chrome-Plated Tubes For M777A2 Howitzers

August 31, 2017 @ 04:56 PM

US Watervliet Arsenal is working on incorporating chrome plating into the manufacture of the 155mm M777A2 howitzer developed with the Marine Corps. Recently Watervliet Arsenal has won US Army contract to manufacture more than 100 M776 Full-Bore Chrome Tubes for the lightweight 155mm towed-howitzer system, the M777A2
Software To Aid Purge In Turkish Armed Forces

August 31, 2017 @ 06:03 AM

A software has been developed as part of Turkeys Justice and Development Partys (AKP) bid to discharge alleged Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) members from the military by facilitating profiling of members of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) The software is reportedly built upon a scoring system that gives negative points to army members who have conducted additional foreign missions, have received disciplinary notes, have benefited from suspiciously rapid promotions, or have previously been appointed to duties concerning student admissions and student grading,
US Refuses Instructors to Train Turkey’s F-16 Pilots

August 30, 2017 @ 08:04 PM

The United States has refused to send Instructors to train new pilots for Turkeys F-16 fighter aircraft after Ankara sacked more than half of the existing pilots for participating in the 2016 coup attempt against the Erdogan regime. In addition, Washington has prevailed upon Pakistan not to send its F-16 instructors to Turkey
Ukraine Modernizes Russian Origin Mi-24 Helicopters

August 30, 2017 @ 12:53 PM

Ukraines state-owned Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant Aviakon has completed modernization of Russian-origin Mi-24 attack helicopters with domestic equipment for the countrys Armed Forces, the press service of the state-owned Ukroboronprom corporation said in a press release Tuesday. Dubbed Mi-24PU1, the new helicopter equipped with domestic EMS (Emergency medical services) and new voltage regulators designed to increase mobility of ground troops, providing them with fire support on the battlefield

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