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Chinese PLA Navy Commissions First Fast Combat Supply Ship
September 6, 2017 @ 11:25 AMChina's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned its first comprehensive supply ship featuring a 4,800-ton displacement, into service last Friday. A domestically-made vessel Type 901 combat support ship, the Hulunhu (965), will reportedly surpass the Japan Self-Defense Force's integrated supply ship as Asia's largest comprehensive supply ship,
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Canada Eyes Second-hand Australian Fighter Jets Instead of Boeing Super Hornets
September 6, 2017 @ 10:51 AMThe Canadian government is looking at buying second-hand fighter jets from Australia instead of buying a new fleet of 18 Super Hornets from Boeing. The government is refusing to sign a planned multibillion-dollar contract for Super Hornets as long as Boeing pursues its complaint against Bombardier at the International Trade Commission in the US,
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Irkut MC-21 Airliner To Undergo Windtunnel Tests With New PD-14 Engine
September 6, 2017 @ 10:45 AMIrkut MC-21 airliner will soon be undergoing windtunnel tests with the new Russian-made PD-14 high-bypass turbofan, developed by United Engine Company (UEC) subsidiary Aviadvigatel. Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute researchers are to examine the flight characteristics of the twinjet,
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Dassault CEO In Talks With India Over Additional Rafale Fighters Sale
September 6, 2017 @ 09:24 AMDassault Aviation CEO, Eric Trappier said Tuesday that the company is still in discussions with India over a possible purchase of additional twin-engine Rafale fighter jets. “A separate tender by India for a single-engine fighter jet was independent of the Rafale order and would not impact negotiations,” Eric Trappier was quoted as saying by Reuters
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US Intelligence In South Korea To Collect North Korea Related Information
September 6, 2017 @ 08:52 AMUS intelligence agents have reached South Korea to collect North Korea related information. The information gathering mission includes a review, and possibly an update of emergency evacuation plans for over 200000 Americans residing in South Korea,
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IAF Completes S-400 Missile Defense System Trials, Contractual Negotiations To Begin
September 6, 2017 @ 05:07 AMThe Indian Air Force has completed trials of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems. Price negotiations are likely to start soon
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Insitu Wins $21M To Maintain US Navy RQ-21A Blackjack Drones
September 6, 2017 @ 04:52 AMInsitu is being awarded $21 million against a previously issued basic ordering agreement providing or the procurement of spare and sustainment parts to maintain the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system in support of Naval Special Warfare fleet operations. Work is expected to be completed in June 2018, US department of defense said in a statement Tuesday
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US Navy Awards $76M To BAE Systems to Develop Communications, Electronics For...
September 6, 2017 @ 04:41 AMThe US Navy has awarded $76 million contract to BAE Systems to develop vital communications and electronics for the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The company will support the rapid design, development, fabrication, customization, and life-cycle maintenance of new and existing communication and electronic platforms for NAWCAD
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GE Wins $91.5M Modification Contract To Build 24 F414 Engines For FA-18
September 6, 2017 @ 04:28 AMGeneral Electric has won $91.5 million modification contract for the procurement of 24 Lot 21A full-rate production F414-GE-400 engines for the F/A-18E/F aircraft
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MD Helicopters Wins $1.4B Contract to Supply 150 MD 530F Helicopters to
September 6, 2017 @ 04:12 AMMD Helicopters was awarded a nearly $1.4 billion contract for the procurement of an estimated 150 MD 530F Close Air Attack Helicopter by the goverment of Afghanistan
Russia Used Jet-Powered Geran UAV in Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Killing 32,
Fourth Chinese Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Joins Navy
Fire aboard S.Korean Amphibious Landing Ship Forces Evacuation of 180 Personnel
Cambodian General Srey Duk Killed During Border Clash with Thai Forces
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...