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Lockheed Martin To Deliver Sniper Pods For Kuwait's Hornet Aircraft
May 15, 2017 @ 04:24 PMLockheed Martin has won a contract from the US Air Force to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Kuwait Air Force for its F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft. The contract includes 14 Sniper ATPs, spares, support equipment and integration
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Irkut MC-21 Commences Taxiing Tests
May 15, 2017 @ 01:10 PMIrkut Corporation continues preparations for the flight testing of the first prototype of MC-21 airliner and has announced commencement of its taxiing tests. Within the frame of preparation for the maiden flight, the aircraft systems are being checked, ground starts of major and auxiliary power plants are being practiced, taxiings are being performed at the plants airfield, the press release states
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U.N Accuses Ukraine Of Weapons Supply To South Sudan
May 15, 2017 @ 12:30 PMUnited Nations committee has accused Ukraine of supplying weapons to South Sudan, pointing out to the case of Ilyunshinil-76 aircraft that was being transported to Uganda in January this year. The UN report has mentioned the case of an Ilyunshinil-76 aircraft that was transported from Ukraine to Uganda on January 27, 2017 and said the country is perpetuating the conflict in the East African country, now in its fourth year,
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Turkey To Buy 52 Pakistani Super Mushshak Trainers
May 11, 2017 @ 04:17 PMTurkish Undersecretary for Defence Industries (SSM) has awarded a contract of 52 Super Mushshak trainers to Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) during the second day of IDEF 2017. Letter of Intent (LoI) with Turkey for the sale of this aircraft was signed during IDEAS 2016, in the presence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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Russian Cyber Attack Repelled During French Elections: NY Times
May 10, 2017 @ 02:57 PMHacking attacks blamed on a Russian cyber intelligence unit failed at disrupting the campaign of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, claims an article in the
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Electromagnetic Pulse Strike On US Could Be North Korea's Plan, Expert Warns
May 9, 2017 @ 02:28 PMUS experts have warned that North Korea could be readying an electromagnetic pulse strike on the US with two satellites already orbiting above America. However, there are fears that Pyongyang is secretly developing the capability to detonate a high-altitude nuclear weapon in space, setting off an EMP that would knock out electrical systems down with catastrophic consequences,
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Leonardo, UK To Invest On Developing Next Gen Fighter Jet Countermeasures
May 9, 2017 @ 10:50 AMLeonardo has partnered with the UK Air Forces newly established Rapid Capability Office (RCO) to develop the next generation fighter jet countermeasures known as ‘expendable active decoys (EADs), using its BriteCloud EAD technology. Leonardo, which is first company to partner with RCO, is working to clear the existing BriteCloud EAD for operational use
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Turkey’s Kale, Rolls-Royce To Produce TF-X Fighter Jet Engines
May 8, 2017 @ 11:18 AMTurkey's Kale group will a launch a joint venture with UK's Rolls-Royce to develop and manufacture engines for fighter jet TF-X that is being developed locally. The joint venture will be established by Kale and Rolls-Royce with 51 percent and 49 percent shares, respectively,
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Indo-Russian Design Contract For 5th-Gen Fighter During 2017 Second Half
May 8, 2017 @ 10:27 AMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a deal to finalise the detailed design for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) in the second half of the year. “Almost all the ground work has been completed to finalise the deal for design of the jet as well as some other critical issues,” an official was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India Sunday
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India To Finalize Strategic Partnership Policy By Month End
May 8, 2017 @ 09:55 AMIndian defense ministry likely to finalize Strategic Partnership policy (SP) by this month end to create capacity for arms production in the private sector in segments, including aircraft, helicopters, submarines, warships and armoured vehicles. The defence ministry is now looking to finalize the long-delayed SP policy for private sector participation in defence production in the country,
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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