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Russia’s Upgraded MiG-31BM jets to Enter Service by Year-end
November 16, 2019 @ 07:37 AMTwo MiG-31 fighter jets upgraded to the “BM” standard will be inducted into active services with the Russian forces by the end of the current year. The high-altitude fighter interceptors will enter service with the Central Military Districts fighter air regiment stationed in the Krasnoyarsk Region, Eastern Siberia, by the end of 2019, the Districts press office said in a statement Friday
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Rolls-Royce Wins USAF’s T-56 Aircraft Engines Upgrade Contract
November 16, 2019 @ 07:00 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth $67 million to provide Series 3.5 upgrade to the T-56 turboprop engines used in C-130 Hercules military transport planes
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Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
November 16, 2019 @ 05:53 AMBechtel Plant Machinery has won three of the United States Navys Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts worth $1.43 billion combined
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Lockheed Wins $3.33Bn to Support Military Communication Satellites
November 16, 2019 @ 05:23 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin $3.33 billion to support Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), Milstar and other satellites meant to relay secure communications for the armed forces of United States, Britain, Canada, Netherlands and Australia
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Russia's Yak-130 To Make Its Debut At Dubai Airshow
November 15, 2019 @ 09:24 AMRussia's Yak-130 combat trainer will be presented for the first time at this year's edition of Dubai Airshow (17-21 November). The aircraft will be part of the flying displays
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Leonardo's Acoustic Sensor System Completes Live Sea Trial
November 15, 2019 @ 09:00 AMLeonardo's new ULISSES acoustic sensor system has completed live sea trial off the coast of Italy, meaning that development is on track for completion by the end of 2019. Production will now take place in 2020 for deliveries the same year, the company said in a statement Thursday
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US Designates Lockheed's New Solid State Radar as AN/SPY-7(V)1
November 15, 2019 @ 08:06 AMThe United States government has designated Lockheed Martin's latest generation solid-state radar technology, as AN/SPY-7(V)1. "The world's latest generation solid-state radar technology, formerly known as Lockheed Martin's Solid State Radar (LM SSR), has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the United States government," the company said in a statement Thursday
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Fighter Jets to land, take off from New Chinese Carrier
November 15, 2019 @ 07:22 AMChina's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, embarked on its ninth sea trial on Thursday, during which fighter jets may land and take-off during tests held before its final commissioning. The carrier left Dalian Shipyard on Thursday morning, according to a report by Hong Kong-based news website wenweipo
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Rheinmetall, Thales Modernize Tiger Helicopter Simulators
November 15, 2019 @ 06:29 AMRheinmetall and Thales have completed modernization of 20 flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter. The contract was awarded to ARGE TATM (consisting of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH and Thales AVS France SAS) in December 2014 through the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en Matière d'Armement (OCCAR), an organization that fosters cross-border defence procurement cooperation in Europe
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Basic Operational Clearance, User Trials of HAL’s HTT 40 Trainer Aircraft Soon
November 15, 2019 @ 05:51 AMThe basic operational clearance and user evaluation trials readiness of the HAL developed Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) HTT 40 is expected soon. This information was revealed during a flight performed by Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on HTT 40 on Thursday
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...
