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India May Expand Su-30MKI Order Beyond 272
May 2, 2014 @ 12:38 PMGoing by the pace at which the Indian Air Force (IAF) is expanding bases for the Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, ordering more of these Russian-made aircraft looks a distinct possibility. The expansion of the Su-30MKI fleet may happen irrespective of the progress in the MMRCA deal in which negotiations with the French manufacturer Dassault are on
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AgustaWestland Completes Autorotation Trails Of AW609 TiltRotor
April 25, 2014 @ 09:03 AMAgustaWestland announced on April 24 that it has successfully completed autorotation trials for the AW609 TiltRotor program. The aircraft completed more than 70 power-off conversions from airplane mode to helicopter mode during 10 dedicated flight hours between the end of March and early April
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AgustaWestland Expecting AW609 Tiltrotor Certification In 2017
April 16, 2014 @ 07:09 AMThe worlds first commercial tiltrotor, the AgustaWestland AW609, is expected to be certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration by 2017. According to Geoff Russell, Head of Media Relations at AgustaWestland, the company is working on the certification process for the AW609
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Denmark Launches F-16 Replacement Program
April 14, 2014 @ 02:52 PMThe Danish Ministry of Defense has issued a Request for Binding Information (RBI) on April 10 in order to evaluate the four candidates for the replacement of its current fleet of 30-year old Lockheed F-16AM/BM fighters. The four bidders for the competition are Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, Lockheed's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and Saab Gripen E
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Japan To Get Two More Aegis Ships By 2017
April 7, 2014 @ 02:40 PMThe United States will send Japan additional two Aegis-equipped ballistic-missile defense ships by 2017, making a total of seven ships owned by the region. The US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement on Monday during a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera after the two leaders met earlier to discuss a range of alliance issues, including the threat posed by North Korea
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Rheinmetall To Supply Armored Vehicles To Norway
April 4, 2014 @ 01:39 PMRheinmetall has won a major order for military wheeled vehicles from Norway, the company said in a press release. The Norwegian armed forces will soon be taking delivery of a large number of logistical vehicles made by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)
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S. Korea To Acquire Four Refuelling Tanker Aircraft
April 2, 2014 @ 02:47 PMSouth Korea has started a process to acquire its long-desired four in-flight refuelling tanker aircraft in an effort to enhance the national air defence, according to airforce-technology.com The deal worth $1
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US To Speed Israel F-35 Deliveries, Awards $10 Million For Pratt &
April 1, 2014 @ 10:39 AMThe US Defense Department has awarded a $10.2 million contract to advance its F-35 JSF deliveries to the Israeli Air Force
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Rheinmetall To Modernize S. Africa's Air Defense Capabilities
March 27, 2014 @ 11:35 AMRheinmetall will modernize South Africa's air defence capabilities, enabling protection of civilian assets and events, the company announced today. Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has just booked another important order in the field of military air defence
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Eurofighter Marks 20th Anniversary, Plans Deliveries to Oman Next
March 27, 2014 @ 10:46 AMEurofighter will next deliver Typhoon fighters to its seventh customer, Oman, as the European consortium marks its 20th anniversary. On the 20th anniversary of Europes biggest fighter programme, over 400 Typhoons have been delivered to six international customers
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles