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Germany To Lease Israeli Military Drones For US$1.1 Billion
April 9, 2018 @ 12:12 PMThe German Ministry of Defense is looking to reviving a multi-billion dollar deal for leasing Israel-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), after the Budget Committee in the German Parliament decided to postpone the acquisition in June 2017. The ministry is soon expected to request for a 1-billion-euro ($1
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S-400 Missile Defence Systems Delivery to Turkey in July 2019
April 4, 2018 @ 11:24 AMRussia will deliver its S-400 missile defence system in July 2019, about a year ahead of the scheduled delivery period of 2020. “The time of delivery cited on the agreement for the procurement of S-400s has been brought forward to July 2019,” İsmail Demir, the head of the Undersecreteriat for Defense Industries (SSM) was quoted as saying by daily
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India’s HAL Manufactured 40 Aircraft, Helicopters, 105 Engines in FY18
April 3, 2018 @ 09:52 AMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recorded a turnover of INR 18,000 crore (provisional and unaudited) for the year ending March 31, 2018 (corresponding figure for the previous year was INR 17,605 crore). During the FY 2017-18, the Company has produced 40 new aircraft/helicopters and 105 new engines
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Russia Tests New Modernized Anti-missile System
April 3, 2018 @ 02:42 AMRussia has tested a new modernized missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan training ground in Kazakhstan. "The new modernized anti-missile system of the missile defense system successfully accomplished the task and struck a contingent target at the set time," Major-General Andrei Prikhodko, deputy commander of the air defense and anti-missile defense association was quoted as saying by the official publication of the Ministry of Defense of Russia "
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India Eyes Increase in Tejas Jet Fighter Production Rate
April 3, 2018 @ 02:20 AMIndias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is producing around eight Tejas, a single engine multi-role aircraft, annually and the defence ministry wants it to increase the number to 18 planes per year. "We are very confident that Tejas Mark II will be a big leap forward to fulfil the single engine fighter requirement of the forces," Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday, adding the government was also considering export potential of the aircraft
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Indian BEL Records $1.5 Billion Turnover During 2017-18
April 3, 2018 @ 01:58 AMIndias state-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has a turnover of more than Rs.10,000 Crores (USD 1
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China Joins Russia to Develop Rocket-Launched Drone
March 31, 2018 @ 10:30 AMChina has joined a Russian project to develop a multiple barrel rocket system capable of launching a reconnaissance drone. Russias Tecmash Research and Production Group has started experimental design work jointly with China to develop a reconnaissance drone launched inside a projectile of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system, Tecmash Deputy CEO Alexander Kochkin said at the ArmHiTec-2018 exhibition on Friday,
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General Atomics Awarded $296 Million Contract For MQ-9 Reaper Production
March 30, 2018 @ 09:43 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $295,654,506 firm-fixed-price contract for MQ-9 Reaper production for the US Air Force. This contract provides for production of the MQ-9 Reaper aircraft in the fiscal 2017 production configuration
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HAL Subsidiary Naini Aerospace Delivers Aircraft, Helicopter Cable Looms
March 30, 2018 @ 09:23 AMNaini Aerospace Limited (NAeL), Allahabad made its first delivery of 335 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and 28 Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) cable looms after being taken over by HAL as a subsidiary. R K Mishra, CEO (NAeL) presented the Certificate of Conformity of Aircraft and Helicopter Looms to M S Velpari, GM, LCA Tejas Division at a function held at its plant in Naini, Allahabad on March 27, 2018
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Russia’s New RS-28 Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile To Be Operational In 2021: TASS
March 29, 2018 @ 02:28 PMRussias newest silo-based inter-continental ballistic missile Sarmat, or RS-28, is expected to go operational in the Uzhur-based strategic missile force division in 2021, a source in the defense-industrial complex told TASS. "Under the government-run program for armaments extending till 2027, Sarmat is to be produced serially starting from 2020
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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
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...
