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Iraq Seeks Iranian Air Defence Technology After US Drone Shooting
June 24, 2019 @ 09:38 AMDays after an Iranian air defence missile brought down a US Global Hawk surveillance drone, Iraq has sought technical collaboration from Tehran to develop air defence systems. The cooperation, highlighted during the visit last week of of Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein, would potentially include production, training, logistical support in various fields, including electronic warfare operations, radar operation, optical surveillance, command and control, radar calculations, and software
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China Tests Heavy Cargo Drop by Unmanned Airplane
June 24, 2019 @ 08:55 AMChina last week tested a heavy cargo airdrop by an unmanned single-engine biplane. The test marks the first ever airdrop in China of cargo weighing more than 500 kilograms on a flight distance of more than 500 kilometers with an unmanned transport aircraft, CCTV quoted Li Ruixing, the president of the PLA National Defense University's joint logistics academy, as saying
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Saudi Arabia Fails to Stop Second Attack on Abha Airport
June 24, 2019 @ 08:14 AMSaudi Arabias US supplied air defence systems failed to stop an aerial attack, the second in two weeks on Abha international airport which led to the death of one person and injuries to 21 others. Launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the drone fell on the parking lot of the airport on Sunday night
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India To Buy 10 Additional Boeing P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft For $3
June 24, 2019 @ 07:34 AMA $3 billion deal for the purchase of 10 Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft has been approved by the Indian MoD 's procurement committee, along with other defense deals which will bring the total spending to $10 billion are in the pipeline for the next two-three years with the US. “The procurement case for the 10 P-8I aircraft was cleared by an MoD committee last week
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US Navy Issues RFP for $12 Billion Next-generation Frigate Program
June 22, 2019 @ 12:38 PMThe US Navy issued a request for proposal (RFP) for up to 10 ships of the next-generation frigate program, the FFG(X) program, with each of the ships costing up to $1.2 billion
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Russia Set to Export Three RD-180 Rocket Engines to United States
June 22, 2019 @ 10:54 AMRussian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash has prepared for export three RD-180 rocket engines to the United States “In June, representatives of Pratt & Whitney, United Launch Alliance and RD Amross signed the forms for three engines. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the aforementioned companies carried out an external inspection of the engines and completed the required documentation,” NPO Energomash said in a release
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Turkish ‘Bayraktar’ Armed UAV Targets New Markets After Completing 100,000 Combat Hours
June 22, 2019 @ 09:16 AMAfter Completing 100,000 combat hours in Northern Iraq and Syria, Turkeys ‘Bayratkar TB2 armed UAV is planning to target new export markets in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. “I believe we will eventually see TB2 complete one-million-hour flight and our work will evolve towards space flight
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US Launches Retaliatory Cyber Attack Against Iran
June 22, 2019 @ 08:14 AMThe United States Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyber-attack against an Iranian intelligence group on Thursday, who are allegedly responsible for bombing oil tankers on May 12 off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Gulf of Oman. A report published by Yahoo News stated that an undisclosed intelligence group tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly “hacked” into US marine traffic tracking websites
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Fire In India's Under-construction Guided Missile Destroyer Claims One Casuality
June 22, 2019 @ 07:20 AMA major fire broke out in Indian Navy's under-construction stealth guided-missile destroyer, “INS Visakhapatnam,” stationed at Mumbais Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders on Friday, killing a 23-year old contract worker. "Under-construction warship Visakhapatnam caught fire at 5
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France’s Hybrid Light Helicopter Demonstrator To Perform First Flight In 2020
June 21, 2019 @ 11:54 AMAirbus helicopters and French Ministry for Transport (DGAC) announced at the Paris Air Show 2019, that their new hybrid light helicopter demonstrator will perform its first flight next year. At the event, they launched a research project aimed at demonstrating the use of a hybrid propulsion system on board H-130 single-engine helicopter testbed
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