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French Air Force Gets Second KC-130J Aerial Refueler
February 8, 2020 @ 05:36 AMLockheed Martin handed over the second of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers to the Frances Armée de l'Air on February 4, at the companys Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia. France has received a total of four Super Hercules aircraft — two C-130J-30 combat delivery airlifters and two KC-130J aerial refuelers — through a Foreign Military Sale with the US government
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Project to Build Ka-226Ts in India Moves Forward: DefExpo 2020
February 6, 2020 @ 12:13 PMRussian Helicopters signed a roadmap with Indo-Russian Helicopters Limited (IRHL) for the production of Ka-226T helicopters in India at the Defexpo 2020 exhibition. "The roadmap signed today will be the basis for further development of the Ka-226T localization project in India after the signing of the contract," said Director General of Russian Helicopters holding company Andrei Boginsky
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US Destroyer Ready to Undergo Tests Nearly 3 Years After Fatal Accident
February 4, 2020 @ 05:38 AMThe US Navy's USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer that was damaged in a deadly collision with a cargo ship nearly three years ago has undergone repairs and will soon begin testing at sea. On June 17, 2017, the warship collided with MV ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged container ship, about 80 nautical miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan
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Leonardo Delivers First 2 C-27J Transport to Kenya Air Force
January 31, 2020 @ 07:58 AMLeonardo delivered the first two C-27J military transport aircraft at a ceremony in Nairobi on Thursday. The handover ceremony was presided over by the Kenyan President, Leonardo posted on its Twitter account
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Indonesia Names Submarine after Weapon from Mahabharata Epic
January 29, 2020 @ 07:44 AMIndonesia has named its first domestically assembled submarine as ‘Alugoro meaning ‘club in Bahasa language after the weapon of Balaram from the Mahabharat epic. “The alugoro was the weapon of Baladewa, the older brother of Kresna, the focal figure in the Hindu Mahabharata epic
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Preparatory Work Commenced to Set Up Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Ethiopia
January 28, 2020 @ 08:09 AMEthiopia has kickstarted preparations in connection with building a new nuclear power plant in the country under an agreement initially signed with Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in October 2017. "Officials from Rosatom and Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology have met twice since the signing of agreement, during which a working group was set up," Alemayehu Tegu, Ambassador of the African Republic to Russia, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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China Pips Russia to Second Spot in Global Arms Sales
January 28, 2020 @ 05:13 AMChina stripped Russia to grab the second spot only after the United States, in Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI's) list of world's largest arms producers. SIPRI had excluded Chinese defense companies so far because the information on the country's weapons manufacturing had been "unreliable" and "lacked transparency
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Russia to Swap Western Avionics in MC-21 Airliner with Locally-made Ones
January 24, 2020 @ 08:23 AMRussia has planned to replace MC-21 twin-jet airliner's avionics manufactured by America's Honeywell and Rockwell Collins, and France's Thales with indigenous airborne avionics before 2023. A draft tender was issued to look for potential Russian manufacturers
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Russia Delivers 120 Surface-To-Air Missiles to Turkey for S-400 Use
January 21, 2020 @ 09:56 AMTurkey has taken the delivery of 120 surface-to-air guided missiles to be fired from its new Russian S-400 air defense systems. "Turkey has received two S-400 battalions, more than 120 surface-to-air missiles, as well as auxiliary equipment, spare parts and tools," a military diplomatic source was quoted as saying by TASS on Monday
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China’s J-20 Stealth Jets Fly Combat Formation with J-16, J-10C Fighters...
January 21, 2020 @ 08:35 AMChina's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has been conducting real-combat scenario training with J-20, J-16 and J-10C fighter jets dubbed "three musketeers of the sky," for the first time. In a video released by the PLAAF on Sunday, two J-20s, two J-16s and one J-10C can be seen flying in a combat formation
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
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...