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Belgium Ignored French €20 billion Package in Selecting F-35: Dassault
October 27, 2018 @ 12:20 PMDassault Aviation has said it participated in Frances global strategic partnership offer to the Belgian Government with the Rafale fighter and an economic and societal package in high-tech sectors worth €20 billion over 20 years. This unique partnership by France to Belgium, outside the call for tenders, has not been examined (while making the selection in favor of the US-made F-35), a Dassault release said Friday
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Saab Gripen E Conducts Missile Firing, Fuel Tank Drop Tests
October 27, 2018 @ 11:44 AMThe Gripen E fighter jet of Saab has completed tests to verify the ability to release and launch external payloads by jettisoning an external fuel drop tank and firing of an IRIS-T air-to-air missile. Conducted by the first Gripen E test aircraft (designated 39-8), the tests took place in October 2018 at Vidsel Test Range in the north of Sweden
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Aegis Combat System Intercepts Medium Range Ballistic Missile in Test
October 26, 2018 @ 07:53 PMThe latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System, Baseline 9.C2 (BMD5
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Loenardo’s China JV to Develop Composites for CR929 Wide Body Aircraft
October 26, 2018 @ 07:42 PMLeonardo has signed a MoU with Kangde Investment Group of China to establish a joint venture, Kangde Marco Polo Aerostructures Jiangsu for the development, production and assembly of composite materials components for the CR929 wide-body aircraft. Kangde Investment Group celebrated the laying of the foundation stone of the new facility in Zhangjiagang city, in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, today where the carbon fibre fuselage sections for the new CR929 long-range airliner will be built
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IAF Base Repair Depot Performs Complete Overhaul of Sukhoi Su-30MKI
October 26, 2018 @ 05:45 PMThe first indigenously overhauled Sukhoi Su-30MKI supersonic aircraft at an IAF base repair depot (BRD) was handed over to the Operational Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Nashik on Friday. Air Marshal Hemant Sharma, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, formally handed over the overhauled Su-30MKI fighter aircraft to Air Marshal H
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Taiwan Hires Gibraltar Based Consultant to Create Submarine Blueprints
October 26, 2018 @ 12:18 PMTaiwan has hired a Gibraltar based design firm, Gavron Limited to create blueprints to build 8 indigenous submarines expected to cost NT$500 billion (US$16.13 billion)
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US Government Buys Saab X-band AESA Technology
October 26, 2018 @ 11:13 AMSaab has received an order from the United States Government for X-band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology. The AESA technology has its base in fighter applications, a release from Saab said without specifying the nature of application for which the technology was purchased by the US
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Nuclear Bomb Capability, Stealth Made Belgium Select F-35 Over Eurofighter
October 26, 2018 @ 09:42 AMAn ability to drop US-made B-61 nuclear bomb besides stealth features that sharply reduce the aircrafts radar signature were the two key factors which made Brussels select the Lockheed Martin F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon. A day after Belgium announced a 3
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Kalashnikov Owned Firm Demos Electronic Warfare Device for Drones
October 26, 2018 @ 08:22 AMZala Aero, a Kalashnikov Group subsidiary, has demonstrated a satellite navigation signal suppression for for drones at the Interpolytex-2018 security exhibition in Moscow. "The compact module is placed under an unmanned aerial vehicles wing and suppresses signals of satellite navigation systems within a radius of up to 5km, and also blocks the operation of all devices that use satellite navigational systems for navigation," a Kalashnikov statement said
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Russian Ruselectronics Supplies Ferrite Components to India’s ISRO
October 26, 2018 @ 07:52 AMRussias Ruselectronics has supplied ferrite components to the Space Applications Centre of the Indian Space Research Organization to be used in super-high-frequency devices for satellites. Ferrite Domen Scientific Research Institute (part of the Ruselectronics holding) has delivered microwave ferrites for the space industry to the customer
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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...
