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Indian Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya to Undergo Maintenance, Upgrade in 2020
July 8, 2019 @ 10:51 AMIndian aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya will undergo scheduled maintenance and upgrade to some of its systems in 2020 which will be carried out by Russian shipbuilding firm, Sevmash. “Since ship delivery in 2013, its crew has been provided with qualified technical support in the maintenance and repair of shipboard equipment, regular supply of the necessary spare parts has been organized, and retrofitting of the corresponding onshore infrastructure has been underway,” Alexander Mikheev, head of Russian arms exporting agency, Rosoboronexport said
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India To ‘Scrap’ Project To Convert INS Viraat To Heritage Site
July 8, 2019 @ 10:03 AMThe Indian government, after consultation with the navy has decided to sell the decommissioned aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat, for scrap after its effort to convert it into a heritage site failed. Viraat, a Centaur class aircraft carrier weighing 27,800 tonnes, had served in the British Navy as “HMS Hermes” for 25 years from November 1959 to April 1984
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Local tech Helps China increase Early Warning Aircraft Efficiency
July 8, 2019 @ 09:15 AMA locally-developed technology has enabled Chinese aerial early warning (AEW) aircraft such as the KJ-200, KJ-500 and KJ-2000 to increase electromagnetic resources efficiency. Developed by Tang Xiaobin, a senior scientist at the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), the technology works by separating different electromagnetic energies into two categories: One that boosts certain capabilities, and one that hinders certain capabilities,
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India To Give The Final Go-ahead To $1.7 Billion C-295 Transport Aircraft
July 8, 2019 @ 08:15 AMIndia is likely to give the final nod for the $1.7 billion (INR 11,929 crore) contract to acquire 56 C-295 military transport aircraft as a replacement for the IAFs ageing Avro fleet
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Indian Army To Buy Excalibur Artillery Ammo For Its New M-777 Howitzers
July 8, 2019 @ 07:41 AMThe Indian army is eyeing to purchase Excalibur guided long-range artillery ammunition that is compatible with the new M-777 Howitzers it purchased from the US three years ago. "The Indian Army is planning to acquire the Excalibur artillery ammunition from the Americans under the emergency procurement procedures," government sources were quoted as saying by ANI
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MBDA, French Army Team Develop AI based Automatic Target Recognition by Imaging...
July 6, 2019 @ 08:45 AMA team comprising MBDA, tech firm Kalray, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and the French Armys technical section have developed an artificial intelligence based 2ACI, automatic target recognition by imaging system that is able to direct fire at an object identified as an enemy asset based on an analysis of its image. The 2ACI function thereby allows the detection, recognition and identification of fixed and moving targets through real-time processing of the video stream output from weapon systems imaging sensors
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Russian Expert Says ‘Curvature of the earth’ Is Protecting Israeli planes from...
July 6, 2019 @ 08:31 AMThe S-300 air defense systems failed to target Israeli fighter jets in Syria owing to the “curvature of the earth,” a Russian military expert has said. Alexey Leonkov, the expert, told Moscows “
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Ukraine Arrests State Defense Plant Employee Over Charges Of Spying For Russia
July 6, 2019 @ 07:30 AMA Ukrainian state-owned defense industry worker has been taken into custody over suspicion of sharing sensitive information regarding Ukrainian military equipment with the Russian intelligence in exchange for money, Prosecutor Generals Office of Ukraine said in a
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Turkey Considering Placing S-400 Systems In Qatar, Azerbaijan
July 6, 2019 @ 05:41 AMTurkey may be considering placing the S-400 air defence systems in Qatar or Azerbaijan as a way out of its impasse with Washington. “The authorities are still examining options about where the S-400s will be placed, with discussions previously held about deploying them in Qatar or Azerbaijan to avoid exacerbating Turkish-US tensions over the purchase,” spokesman for the Turkish president was quoted as saying by
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India’s Budget for 2019: No Import Tax On Defense Equipment To Accelerate...
July 5, 2019 @ 01:35 PMTo encourage and speedup modernization in the defense sector, India has exempted customs duty on defense and military hardware imported from other countries. “Defense has an immediate requirement of modernization and upgradation
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
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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...