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Ukrainian-Saudi AN-132D Transport Aircraft Rolled Out
December 28, 2016 @ 11:41 AMAntonov company rolled out the first prototype of its new AN−132 multipurpose transport, AN−132D aircraft -demonstrator, on December 20. The line of AN−132 transport aircraft will be built in close cooperation with Saudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology (KACST) and Тaqnia Aeronautics Co
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BWX Technologies To Develop Payload Tubes For Virginia-class Submarines
December 28, 2016 @ 10:33 AMBWX Technologies has won a $35 million contract from General Dynamics‘Electric Boat business unit to develop and build Virginia Payload Module launch tubes for Virginia-class submarines. BWXT Nuclear Operations Group will start the fabrication of the payload tubes in 2017 at its manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Indiana with the first delivery set for 2019, BWXT announced Tuesday
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India's Sitara Trainer To Undergo Crucial Spin Test
December 28, 2016 @ 10:02 AMIndia has decided to put its indigenously developed Sitara Intermediate Jet Trainer through fresh wind tunnel tests following upgrade of its design. “The plan is to put the trainer aircraft through the crucial Spin Test - in which the plane is deliberately allowed to stall midair and recovered as part of the training process within the next six months
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First Prototype Of Indian LCA-Tejas Mk2 Fighter Slated For 2018-19, Serial Production...
December 28, 2016 @ 08:41 AMThe first Prototype of Indias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas Mk2 version is slated for built during 2018-19, while series production(s) are planned for Inducting to fleet which is stated to be taken up in two phases commencing from 2020 onwards. “Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a principal partner in design, development, manufacturing, integration and flight testing of LCA
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Acquires Sistemi Dinamici From IDS
December 27, 2016 @ 02:34 PMLeonardo-Finmeccanica has acquired full control of Sistemi Dinamici from IDS Friday. The control of the company, which involved the remaining 60 percent of shares, is aimed at further strengthening Leonardo in unmanned products thanks to the acquisition of the new unmanned lightweight helicopter SD-150 Hero program
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Rheinmetall Seeks Removal From Indian Defense Ministry's Banned List
December 27, 2016 @ 02:34 PMRheinmetall has written, requesting Indian Defense Ministry to be taken off the banned list with the conglomerate expressing its intention to participate in PM Narendra Modis 'Make in India' initiative. The defence ministry has come up with a new blacklisting policy in November after working on it for over a year
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China Looks To Export Latest Stealth Fighter Jet
December 27, 2016 @ 12:31 PMChina plans to sell its newly tested improvised version of its stealth fighter FC-31 Gryfalcon jet at a price much lesser than its western counterparts. According to Fu Qianshao, an aircraft expert with the PLA Air Force, AVIC wants to use the FC-31 to capture market share at home and abroad, but the company is making a big push to attract foreign buyers with its medium-sized stealth combat planes,
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Israeli Police Search Defense Ministry In German Submarine Probe
December 27, 2016 @ 12:18 PMIsraeli police raided the Ministry of Defense as part of the investigation into the negotiations of the naval transaction of several billion shekels about a shipbuilding contract involving German ThyssenKrupp. The purchase of patrol ships and submarines was carefully examined after it was found that David Shimron, the personal lawyer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also served as an adviser to ThyssenKrupp group, the shipbuilder that was awarded the contract
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Over 1500 Saudi Citizens Fighting For Terrorist Groups In Syria
December 27, 2016 @ 11:19 AMSaudi Arabia has officially admitted that some 1500 of its citizens are fighting for various terrorist organizations including the Islamic State in Syria. “As many as 2,093 Saudis are fighting abroad alongside terror outfits,” the Middle Eastern country confirmed
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Solar Power For LCA Tejas' Manufacturing Division Of HAL
December 27, 2016 @ 10:44 AMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) plans to harness solar power to enable its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas manufacturing division to cut down dependency on normal electricity. The project enables us to use solar power and cut down our dependency on normal electricity”, T
Huge Explosions after Russia Attacks Train Carrying Ammo from NATO to Ukraine
KONGSBERG, Nokia to Collaborate on Defence Communications with 5G Technology
Russia Offers to Buy Back S-400 Air Defense Systems from Turkey
18 Archer Artillery Units in $985M Swedish Military Aid to Ukraine
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...