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Boeing admits Parachute 'Deployment Anomaly' in Spaceflight Abort Test
November 5, 2019 @ 12:08 PMBoeing has admitted to a ‘deployment anomaly during a CST-100 Starliner manned spaceflight pad abort test in which all three parachutes failed to deploy. “We will review the data to determine how all of the systems performed, including the parachute deployment sequence
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China's New Multiple Rocket Launcher Can Fire at Taiwan
November 5, 2019 @ 10:27 AMChina's new multiple rocket launcher (MRL), with a range of 360 kilometers can fire across the Straits of Taiwan with rockets and missiles. Unveiled at the National Day Parade last month, the system has domestic and export versions with the latter having a lesser range of about 280 kilometers
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Lockheed Wins US Navy's Trident II D5 Missile Contract
November 5, 2019 @ 10:09 AMThe US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin $40.3 million modification contract for TRIDENT II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support
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Bell-Boeing to Upgrade US Navy's MV-22 Aircraft to Block C Configuration
November 5, 2019 @ 08:19 AMBell-Boeing has won a $146 million modification contract to upgrade the US Navy's MV-22 aircraft from Block B to Block C configuration. This modification exercises the option to upgrade nine MV-22 aircraft from the Block B to the Block C configuration, as well as planned maintenance intervals for eight MV-22 aircraft, in support of the Common Configuration-Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) program, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Ukraine Displays New Supersonic Missiles for Sukhois
November 5, 2019 @ 05:41 AMUkraine presented a new supersonic missile for its Su-27 and Su-24M fighters at the Weaponry and Security 2019 exhibition. The engineers at the Dnipro-based Yuzhnoye Design Office, who developed the missile "Bliskavka" (lightning) claim it is virtually “impossible to shoot it down," Dnipro Panorama reports
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Captor-E AESA Upgrades for Bundeswehr’s Eurofighters from 2022
November 4, 2019 @ 10:58 AMBundeswehrs fleet of Eurofighters will get Captor-E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) upgrades starting 2022, Luftwaffe chief said during an interview with a local daily. “The Captor-E AESA radar will significantly increase the capabilities of the Eurofighter in air-to-air and air-to-ground applications
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Thai Navy to get Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 UAS
November 4, 2019 @ 09:13 AMSchiebel has won a contract to supply Camcopter S-100 Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). Following an extensive competitive tender process, Schiebel was awarded its first contract with the RTN, which was signed by Schiebels CEO Hannes Hecher and Admiral Prachachart Sirisawat, Director General Naval Acquisition Management office at the Royal Thai Navy, and authorised by Commander In Chief of Royal Thai Navy Headquarters in Bangkok
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IAF MiG-27 Fighters to Retire in December
November 4, 2019 @ 08:56 AMObsolete Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 planes will be decommissioned by the end of the current year after making its final flight from Jodhpur Air Base, Rajasthan. The jets were first introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1975
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Tests of Russia’s Modernised BMP-2M IFVs to Conclude Soon
November 4, 2019 @ 07:46 AMRussia is planning to conclude tests of modernised BMP-2M Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) equipped with Berezhok combat turret, in less than a month from now. "The BMP-2M with the Berezhok combat module is a deep modernization of the BMP-2 in service
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Israel’s Presidential Plane Makes First Flight
November 4, 2019 @ 06:49 AMIsrael Aerospaces luxury Boeing 767-600 plane designed to fly heads of state completed its maiden test flight on Sunday
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Israel Inks $26.6M Deal for Merkava Tank, Tiger APC Spare Parts
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...
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...