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Vertical Wiper Blades on KC-135 Tanker Reduces Aircraft Drag by 1%
April 23, 2020 @ 07:44 AMA KC-135 Stratotanker with vertical wiper blades on the windshield instead of the decades-old horizontal wiper design, reduced aircraft drag by 1% in flight. “Aerodynamics testing on the KC-135 Stratotanker confirmed vertically mounted wiper blades reduces aircraft drag by approximately 1% during cruise conditions, potentially saving the Air Force $7 million annually in associated fuel costs,” the US Air Force said in a
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Lockheed Martin Anticipating F-16 Orders from African, SE Asian Customers
April 22, 2020 @ 09:43 AMLockheed Martin anticipates F-16 jet sales to new customers from Africa and South East Asia to keep its order book buoyant for the 4th generation fighter in 2020. “We recently sold F-16s to Bulgaria and Slovakia
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Is Cambodia the Mystery Buyer of China's FTC-2000G Trainer/Fighter Jet?
April 20, 2020 @ 11:16 AMChina announced on Sunday that FTC-2000G trainer/fighter jet has secured its first overseas customer less than two years from the launch of the aircraft. While the buying nation was identified only as a “South East Asian nation” by the jet's manufacturer, Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) chief Wang Wenfei, Cambodia could possibly be the mystery customer going by the close military and economic ties the two countries have forged in recent years
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Iran's Army unveils 2 Phased Array Radars to Detect Stealth Aircraft, Missiles
April 20, 2020 @ 04:58 AMIrans Army has unveiled two new locally-made radars based on AESA technology which it claims can detect low-observable aircraft, drones besides ballistic and cruise missiles. The radars, named Khalij-e Fars (Persian Gulf) and Moraqeb (Watchful), were unveiled in a ceremony on Sunday in the presence of Chief Commander of Iran's Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Fars News Agency reported
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Pentagon Awards BAE Systems Contract for Armored Multi-purpose Vehicle
April 18, 2020 @ 10:03 AMBAE Systems was awarded a $14million contract from the Pentagon for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) portion of the armored multi-purpose vehicle (AMPV). Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of Oct
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Elbit Systems to Supply Command and Control Systems for Swiss Armed Forces
April 18, 2020 @ 09:43 AMThe Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (Armasuisse) has contracted Elbit Systems to supply Command and Control (C2) systems for the Tactical Reconnaissance System (TASYS) of the Swiss Armed Forces. The value of the contract is $15 million
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Iran Presents a Dozen New Long-Range Combat Drones
April 18, 2020 @ 07:25 AMIran unveiled 12 new long-range combat drones on Saturday in Tehran. “The drones possess automatic landing and take-off capabilities
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Nuclear tests-Claim a US "trick" to push West-led treaty: China
April 17, 2020 @ 07:43 AMChina has accused the United States of falsely claiming it secretly conducted nuclear tests, adding that the matter has been used by the White House to push a West-led nuclear treaty. “China maintained a high level of activity at its Lop Nur nuclear weapons test site throughout 2019
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UK Procures Four Rheinmetall Cargo Loading Robots
April 16, 2020 @ 02:18 PMThe United Kingdom has placed an order for four Mission Master unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to transport cargo. "Configured for transporting cargo, these UGVs will form part of the United Kingdom's Robotic Platoon Vehicle programme
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Russia Could Develop Light Fighter Jet to Complement Su-57
April 16, 2020 @ 11:11 AMRussia has initiated a study on the feasibility of developing a new tactical aviation platform, that could complement the Su-57 as a light fifth generation fighter jet. “In particular, at the end of last year (2019), MiG RSK placed an order for the study ‘aerodynamic calculation of a light multi-functional front-line twin-engine aircraft, comparison with foreign analogues for the period 2020-2025
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
Chad Receives Chinese-made FK-2000 Air Defense Systems from U.A.E.
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
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...
