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Russia's Aerospace Forces To Get 16 Sukhoi Su-34 fighter Jet This year.
March 10, 2017 @ 11:51 AMRussian Aerospace Forces has plans to receive 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers by year end and will start modernization process next year. "This year, we expect additional deliveries of four aircraft and the total order volume for the current year is 16 Su-34s", Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Borisov said Friday
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China Operationalizes J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet
March 10, 2017 @ 11:13 AMChinas new generation stealth fighter jet J-20 has been commissioned into the countrys Air Force. Video footage from CCTV Channel 7 on Friday night showed J-20 fighters beiing operationalized into the PLA air force with Y-20 transport planes and H-6K bombers
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Malaysia Receives Fourth And Final Airbus A400M Aircraft
March 10, 2017 @ 10:32 AMMalaysia has received the fourth and final Airbus A400M aircraft at the Airbus final assembly plant in Seville, Spain. Malaysian deputy Defense Minister DS Johari Baharom signed an acceptance document marking the clearance to embark the ferry flight to Subang on March 12, Malaysian Defence reported Wednesday
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Lockheed Martin’s JASSM Completes Product Verification Flight Tests
March 10, 2017 @ 09:33 AMLockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) has completed two product verification flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Focused on demonstrating the updated Global Positioning System (GPS) anti-jam hardware and software, flight testing verified effective operation in both GPS-degraded and non-jammed environments
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Indian Navy Commissions Third Water Jet Fast Attack Vessel
March 10, 2017 @ 08:47 AMIndian Navy on Thursday commissioned a water jet fast attack craft to enhance its maritime capabilities in Indian Ocean region. Built by the government-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), the third vessel ‘Tillanchang of Car Nicobar Class was commissioned on March 9 at Karwar on the western coast
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Iran Tests ‘Hormuz-2’ Ballistic Missile
March 10, 2017 @ 08:09 AMIran successfully test fired a domestically-made ballistic missile dubbed “Hormuz-2” last week. Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Thursday that the IRGC forces successfully test-fired the Hormuz-2 missile in recent days
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China To Develop Radar-Evading Stealth Drones
March 9, 2017 @ 05:18 PMChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) has set to develop military drones that can evade radar and anti-aircraft weapons. “The company is aiming to develop a long-endurance stealth drone and a near-space drone,” said Wei Yiyin, CASIC deputy general manager and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee
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Singapore Navy Decommissions RSS Independence Patrol Vessel
March 9, 2017 @ 04:58 PMSingapore Navy (RSN) has decommissioned the first of its Fearless-class Patrol Vessels (PV), RSS Independence following its 20 years of service, replacing it with Littoral Mission Vessels. LMVs will take over the duty of patrolling Singapores territorial waters, Singapore Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday
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First Indian Scorpene-class Submarine To Be Inducted In June
March 9, 2017 @ 03:11 PMIndian Navy will induct a French-designed diesel-electric attack Scorpene-class submarine this year. First Scorpene-class submarine, named Kalvari, will be inducted this June, whereas the second vessel ‘Khanderi will be commissioned in December, Hindustan Times reported Thursday
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Russia To Get 10 Su-35S Fighter Jets By Year-end
March 9, 2017 @ 03:00 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry will receive ten highly maneuverable multirole fighters Sukhoi-35S and four Sukhoi-27 will be upgraded to the Sukhoi-35 level, by this year end. "Last year, we concluded a long-term contract for building Sukhoi-35S planes
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