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S.Korea May Pick KAI Surion Under Attack Helicopter Procurement
April 22, 2020 @ 08:48 AMSouth Koreas arms procurement agency is reportedly favouring “locally-built, cost-effective” Surion marine attack helicopter over western counterparts under its project to procure 24 gunships. Defense Acquistion Programme Administration (DAPA) concluded a year-long study analysing offers from five bidding companies: Bell Textron (AH-1Z Viper), Boeing (AH-64E Apache Guardian), Turkish Aerospace (T-129 Atak), Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky (S-70i), and Korean Aerospace Industries or KAI (Surion Marine Attack Helicopter)
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China’s FTC-2000G Fighter/Trainer Aircraft Secures First Export Order
April 19, 2020 @ 05:32 AMThe Chinese FTC-2000G fighter-trainer made by Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) has secured its first export order barely two years after the jet was launched at the 2018 Zhuhai air show. "It took less than two years from the first flight to the signing of the first export order,” the Secretary and Chairman of the Guifei Party Committee of GAIC, Wang Wenfei said in a media conference with local journalists on April 16 adding “this is an unprecedented speed in the history of the development of military aircraft in the aviation industry
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Boeing to Restart Airplane Production at Puget Sound
April 17, 2020 @ 12:47 PMBoeing has announced a restart of aircraft production following a two-week suspension even as one of its suppliers, Kawasaki Heavy said it would suspend parts manufacture for the 787 Dreamliner jet. The company on Thursday said it will resume all commercial airplanes production at Puget Sound-region, tasked with building 747, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft, in a “phase manner
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Russian S-400 Program with India on Schedule Despite Coronavirus: Diplomat
April 11, 2020 @ 05:46 PMThe spread of Coronavirus infection will not affect the schedule for the implementation of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems delivery to India.
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Indonesia Preparing National Air Operations Command
April 10, 2020 @ 11:53 AMIndonesian military is preparing to launch a new command structure- the National Air Operations Command (NAOC)- which will be responsible for air defense within the archipelago. The formation of the NAOC is a follow up to the formation of the Joint Defense Area Command (Kogabwilhan), which oversees the existing combat units of all three military branches, Air Force chief of staff Marshal Yuyu Sutisna during the forces 74th anniversary ceremony at its headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Thursday
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Canada Finds Way-Around to Export Armored Vehicles to Saudi
April 10, 2020 @ 07:50 AMCanada is lifting a freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, paving the way to go-ahead with the $10 billion ($14 billion Canadian dollar) deal for armored vehicles stalled on the table for six years now. On Thursday, Canadian authorities said they found a way to dodge restrictions imposed in November 2018, that prevented the export of General Dynamics Corp-built light armored vehicles (LAVs) to Riyadh
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Overhauled Ghadir Submarine Joins Iranian Navy’s Flotilla
April 9, 2020 @ 07:07 AMThe Iranian Navy received an overhauled Ghadir-class mini-submarine on Wednesday. “The domestically-manufactured light submarine has joint the countrys naval fleet
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Leonardo Acquires Swiss Helicopter Maker, Kopter For $185M
April 8, 2020 @ 05:13 PMLeonardo announced today the acquisition of Switzerland- based Kopter Group AG, the manufacturer of SH09, a new single engine helicopter. The purchase price, on a cash and debt free basis, consists of a $185 million fixed component plus an earn-out mechanism linked to certain milestones starting from 2022
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UK to Get MQ-9 Launch and Recovery Element
April 8, 2020 @ 06:01 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautics Systems (GA-ASI) has won a contract to provide MQ-9 contractor logistics support launch and recovery element (LRE) to the United Kingdom. "GA-ASI has been awarded a not-to-exceed $8
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USAF to Field Test Anti-Drone Laser, Microwave Weapons Overseas
April 7, 2020 @ 08:18 AMThe US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will test the Air Forces first high-energy laser weapon system overseas in a 12-month field assessment. The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) Office located in the Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is leading the project
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
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Airbus Launches SpainSat NG Satellites to Increase Spain's Communications Capacity Ten Folds
Italy to Procure 380 KF51 Panther Tanks, 1,050 IFVs
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U