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F-X Bidders Fail To Meet Seoul Budget Limit
July 8, 2013 @ 02:08 PMSouth Korea has temporarily suspended bidding its fighter jet project worth on a $7.3 billion only four days after reopening applications because bidders failed to meet the budget limit, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday
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South Korea To Reexamine Taurus Missile, Global Hawk UAV Procurement
July 5, 2013 @ 02:50 PMThe Korean National Assembly has recommended that its government re-examine plan to buy European long-range air-to-ground missiles and high-altitude surveillance aircraft from the United States, citing too high price tags, according to the Korea Herald. The defense acquisition plan to buy Taurus missiles and Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles should be "reviewed again in a (future) parliamentary budget deliberation process
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South Korea Fighter Jet Bidding Extended Again
July 1, 2013 @ 02:24 PMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has once again extended final bidding on the F-X phase III fighter competition for at least one more week. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Boeings F-15 Silent Eagle EADS Eurofighter Tranche 3 Typhoon are currently in competition against each other hoping to secure the $7
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Israel To Operate Its First F-35 By 2018
June 28, 2013 @ 01:10 PMIsrael will become the first international customer to operate the fifth-generation fighter, according to reports. “Israel will become the first non-U
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Alenia Aermacchi to Develop M-345 Trainer
June 27, 2013 @ 10:01 AMAlenia Aermacchi has teamed with Italy MoD to define the operational specifications for a new jet trainer. The agreement was signed at the Paris Air Show last week, for the collaboration on the development of a new basic-advanced trainer, the M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) and is expected to enter service by 2017-2020
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Irkut's MC-21 Airliner First Flight at 2015 Moscow Air Show
June 26, 2013 @ 01:10 PMThe MC-21 airliner of Irkut Corp will mark its first flight at the MAKS Moscow Air Show 2015. The manufacturer expects certification by 2017 and customer deliveries to commence by by 2020, said Kyrill Budaev, Vice-president Marketing of Irkut Corp
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Norway Sign $8.36 Million F-35 Deal
June 24, 2013 @ 04:46 PMNorway on 19 June signed its first contract with Lockheed Martin for work on the F-35 Lightning II. The contract, valued at $8
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Saab Considers Unmanned Gripen Development Plan
June 20, 2013 @ 09:39 AMSaab is considering a plan to develop an unmanned version of its next-generation JAS Gripen-E multirole fighter, Saab officials said. The company offcials has sets its sights on winning a series of medium-size international orders for about 300 manned Gripen-Es in the next 20 years
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Australia To Upgrade Collin Class Submarines
June 14, 2013 @ 02:37 PMAustralian MoD officials today announced further significant initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australias Collins Class submarine fleet and further improve Collins Class maintenance, sustainment and availability. The Collins Class submarine fleet of six submarines is an essential part of Australias national security capability
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Rafale Deliveries To India To Begin In 2016
June 13, 2013 @ 09:40 AMFrench Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday said that France is hoping to make its first deliveries of the Rafale fighter aircraft to India between 2016 -2017. Financial daily Les Echos reported that France's draft defence budget was based on an assumption that the first deliveries of the Dassault Aviation-built fighters would start in 2016
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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