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Rheinmetall Completes Trials of Laser Weapon Station
February 28, 2019 @ 12:03 PMRheinmetall has completed series of comprehensive trials with a weapon station with a laser weapon technology. In combination with a laser, the weapon station demonstrated its speed and precision in tests conducted in December 2018
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Sikorsky HH-60W Rescue Helicopters to Enter Flight Test with New Tactical Mission...
February 28, 2019 @ 10:02 AMTwo fully assembled HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) built by Sikorsky, will enter flight test with the new Tactical Mission Kit. The integration of sensors, radar, and multiple defense systems will bring added intelligence into the cockpit, enhancing pilots' situational awareness to complete missions
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Pakistani JF-17, not F-16 May have Engaged in Dogfight with Indian MiG-21s...
February 27, 2019 @ 07:17 PMThe Pakistan Air Force (PAF) may have used Chinese origin JF-17 Thunder fighter jets and not US-made F-16s in its dogfight with Indian MiG-21 Bison aircraft which led to one of the latter being downed and its pilot captured this morning. While an Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson in an official statement stated that Indian fighter jets chased and brought down a Pakistani aircraft which was noticed going down
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Lithuania Requests 200 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles from US
February 27, 2019 @ 02:00 PMThe Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has placed a request to acquire 200 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) from the United States. “The US-Lithuania partnership is becoming closer
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Russian MC-21 Airliner to Swap P & W Engines for locally-made PD-14...
February 26, 2019 @ 07:25 PMPrevented by US sanctions from using Pratt & Whitney engines in its MC-21-300 airliner project, Irkut Corporation of Russia will roll out its first serially manufactured plane with the PD-14 engine made by United Engine Corporation (UEC). Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov who visited the Irkutsk aviation plant today said "under unfavorable conditions, we will be ready to switch only to domestic engines
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Boeing-Embraer Partnership Approved By Shareholders
February 26, 2019 @ 06:14 PMEmbraer's shareholders today approved the proposed strategic partnership between Boeing and Embraer during an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held at the companys headquarters in Brazil. At the meeting, 96
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Russian Air Force to Receive First Serial-produced Su-57 Fighter Jet This Year
February 26, 2019 @ 11:30 AMThe Russian Air Force will receive the first serial-produced Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet in 2019. "If we speak about the Su-57 program, we are today at the stage of manufacturing the first serial planes
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Huntington Ingalls Delivers Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer to US Navy
February 23, 2019 @ 07:54 AMAn Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer named Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) has been delivered to the US Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Friday. The DD250 document has been signed, transferring the custody of the ship from HII to the Navy
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Algerian Su-24 Aircraft Crashes, 2 Killed
February 22, 2019 @ 07:59 AMA Sukhoi Su-24 Algerian fighter jet has crashed during an overnight training exercise, killing its two crew members, the defense ministry said Thursday. The helicopter that crashed in Rechaiga, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of the capital Algiers, was on a “night mission of reconnaissance,” the ministry said in statement
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Lockheed Martin Offers Newly Configured F-21 Fighter for Indian Competition
February 20, 2019 @ 07:34 AMLockheed Martin has offered India its newly configured F-21 fighter aircraft to be manufactured indigenously in India in a bid to compete for US$ 15 billion aircraft competition. The new aircraft will be competing against American Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, French Dassault Rafale, Swedish Saabs Gripen, Russian MiG-35 and Eurofighter Typhoon
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
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