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US May Help India Develop Launch System for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
January 22, 2015 @ 01:42 PMIndia and the US are likely to expedite discussion on joint production of electromagnetic system to smoothen takeoff and landing of fighter jets on board. India is keen to jointly develop Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) with the US for the aircraft carrier that is under production in Kochi, officials were quoted as saying by The Economic Times
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LCA Tejas to be Star Attraction at Aero India 2015
January 18, 2015 @ 06:27 PMIndias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas which was handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) yesterday is expected to be the star attraction at the Aero India 2015 event in Bangalore. The aircraft which had enthralled crowds at Aero India 2013 with its breath-taking aerobatics may put up an even more impressive show, now that it has completed its flight test program or Initial Operational Clearance –II which signifies that it is airworthy in different flying conditions
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Peru to Buy Two Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans For $116.28 million
January 15, 2015 @ 05:53 PMFinmeccanica Alenia Aermacchi signed a contract valued at around US$116.28 million with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense to supply two C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters
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UK plans $248 Billion Defense Procurement Spend Till 2024
January 15, 2015 @ 11:50 AMAccording to the UK third annual report to the defense equipment plan for 2014-2024 published on Wednesday, the UKs ministry of defense plans to spend $104.9 billion on procurement of new equipment and an additional $24
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France To Wiretap Exchanges On Social Media, Beef Up Domestic Surveillance
January 15, 2015 @ 10:55 AMThe French government is likely to intensify the search of cyber-criminals with the launch of a massive surveillance program to track exchanges that pass through social media, covering audio and video communications. Prime Minister Manuel Valls yesterday announced 54 measures his government was considering since the attacks last week on Charlie Hebdo magazine office
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Northrop Grumman’s HALE UAS Sets New Flight Record
January 12, 2015 @ 09:39 AMThe US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk and other variants of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series have set a record by flying more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission hours in one week than ever before. The UAS series flew 781 hours from 10-16 September 2014
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New Israeli F-35 Jets To Be Operational In 2019
January 6, 2015 @ 01:50 PMA new squadron of 19 F-35 jets will be incorporated into the Israeli Air Force in 2019 after the decision to purchase another set of planes was confirmed by the IAF and government officials. These newly engineered fighters are upgraded with the new state-of-the-art stealth technology and avionics, a step up compared to the F-16I
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Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service To Conduct Cyber Operations
January 5, 2015 @ 04:10 AMDenmark plans to invest 465 million kroner ($75 million) to create an offensive cyberwarfare unit by 2017 to deal with hostile internet attacks. The task will be assigned to the Defense Intelligence Service (FE), which will have the power to conduct cyber attacks and will develop cyberwarfare strategy toward hostile countries and organizations, Danish daily Jydske Vestkysten reported
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Russia To Receive Corsair Surveillance UAVs In 2016
December 29, 2014 @ 10:22 AMUnited Instrument Corporation (UIC) will begin delivery of small-class Corsair surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Russian Armed Forces in late 2016, said Alexander Yakunin, CEO of UIC. "We are currently implementing a big project on the creation of a prospective small-class Corsair UAV and organization of its serial production
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Raytheon Wins $500 Million Contract For AMRAAM Missile
December 24, 2014 @ 09:28 AMRaytheon has won a $500-million contract from US Air Force to supply advanced medium-range air-to-air Missiles (AMRAAM). "The contract is for the production of the AMRAAM missile and other AMRAAM system items, including the captive air training missile, common munitions bit/reprogramming equipment and non-developmental item airborne instrumentation unit," Raytheon said Tuesday, Sputnik reported
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
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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