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French AF Pilot to Train on Pilatus PC21 Turboprops Starting 2019
September 3, 2018 @ 07:15 PMThe first two Pilatus PC21 turboprop trainers to train French fighter pilots landed at Cognac air base on August 30, 2018 for pre-delivery controls. The aircraft will become part of a new training system which aims to renew both the equipment and the training methods used to train pilots, navigators and weapons systems officers
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Egypt Close to Buying ThyssenKrupp MEKO A200 corvettes
September 3, 2018 @ 02:00 PMThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), is close to winning a contract for two corvettes in Egypt a deal in which Frances Naval Group was also a contender. Negotiations between Egypt and Germany-based ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems are close to completion for a purchase of two MEKO A200 corvettes, French and Egyptian media reported
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Japan’s New Destroyer to Carry out Missile Interception Test in 2022
September 3, 2018 @ 12:21 PMThe Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces new Aegis-equipped destroyer Maya will be equipped with the US-supplied Standard Missile-6 system to shoot down cruise missiles, according to informed sources, Jiji Press reported. The Maya destroyer plans to carry out an interception test in the United States in 2022, the sources said
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Rafael to Unveil Spike-ER II Fifth-gen Missile
September 3, 2018 @ 08:21 AMIsraeli firm Rafael will unveil a fifth-generation version of its Spike anti-tank missile, the Spike-ER II at the MSPO international defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland later this week. A company announcement said that the Spike-ER II is a tactical electro-optical precision multi-purpose missile that can be launched from all the existing Spike missile launchers
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FN Secures Light Machine Guns Contract for US Special Ops Command
September 3, 2018 @ 07:07 AMFN America LLC has been awarded a $13,450,000 contract for the production of MK46 and MK48 light machine guns, spare parts and engineering services in support of United States Special Operations Command. Work will be performed in Columbia, South Carolina (85 percent); and Herstal, Belgium (15 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2023, a US DoD announcement said Friday
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One killed, Three Missing in Pakistan Navy’s Sea King Helicopter Crash
September 1, 2018 @ 10:55 AMA Pakistans Navy crew member was killed and three others missing on Friday after a Sea King helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea. The Pakistan Navys Sea King, was on routine operation when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement quoted by local media
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Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier CVN 90 Construction Ahead of Schedule
September 1, 2018 @ 10:10 AMNewport News Shipbuilding reached the midpoint in the construction of the US Navys nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) following the installation of one of the largest units on the ship
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Japan Seeks $212M For Aegis Missile Defense Systems In Record Budget
August 31, 2018 @ 03:13 PMJapan is seeking 235 billion yen ($212 million) for US-built Aegis Ashore radar missile systems in its new budget proposal released on Friday. Japans defense ministry announced today that the defence spending will increase to 2
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Boeing Beats Lockheed, General Atomics to win MQ-25A Autonomous Refueling UAV Contract...
August 31, 2018 @ 12:15 PMBoeing has won an $805.3 million contract to build the first four MQ-25A Stingray autonomous refueling drones for the United States Navy
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Russian Radar to Protect Pakistani Nuclear Power Plant
August 31, 2018 @ 11:45 AMRussian firm, RTI Group will supply radar to Pakistan to protect a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Karachi. "A memorandum of cooperation in the field of organizing the delivery of the civilian radar Surok was signed at the Army-2018 event in Moscow last week between RTI Group and the Pakistani company TechWin Enterprise, the press office of RTI hi-tech company said on Thursday
Chinese Carrier Based J-35 Jets Could Fly off Proposed New Russian Aircraft...
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
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...