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United States Air Force Is Short Of 1500 Pilots
September 26, 2017 @ 12:14 PMThe senior leaders of the United States Air Force discussed alternative methods of aviator training and requirement initiatives to address shortage of over 1500 pilots in its aircrew units that has left Americas aerial warfighting branch scrambling to find a way to stop decline in skilled aviators. The 2017 Aircrew Summit held on September 22 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, had air force senior leaders from the headquarters, major commands and other experts discussed strategies, plans and initiatives falling under the ACTFs seven lines of effort: requirements, accessions, production, absorption, retention, sortie production and industry collaboration
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General Dynamics Wins $20 Million to Supply MK Bombs To Australia, Bahrain...
September 15, 2017 @ 06:30 AMGeneral Dynamics has won $20 million modification to foreign military sales (Australia, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia) contract for MK82-6 bomb bodies (10,933), MK84-4 bomb bodies (866), and MK84-10 bomb bodies (1,365) in support of Air Force, Navy and foreign military sales requirements. Work is expected to be completed by Dec
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S. Korea Releases Video Footage Of 800km Range Ballistic Missile Tests
August 29, 2017 @ 11:09 AMSouth Korea's military on Tuesday unveiled a rare footage of ballistic missile tests hours after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. The video footage showcasing test-firing of a 500-kilometer-range ballistic missile with improved warhead power and that of another two missiles with a range of 800 km was released by the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD),
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Eurofighter, F-35 To Form UK air combat capability 'Spear Point': Minister
August 4, 2017 @ 03:33 PMThe Eurofighter Typhoon will form the 'spear point' of the UKs future combat air defence capability alongside the F-35 Lightning, Harriett Baldwin, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement has said. “We see Typhoon as very much strengthening UK defence and the first quality I would highlight is its reliability; it has an engine that goes over 1,000 flying hours without needing unscheduled maintenance,” Harriett Baldwin MP, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement, was quoted as saying by BAE Systems Thursday
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Tata Power SED To Supply Border Management System To India's Security Forces
June 21, 2017 @ 12:00 PMTata Powers Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) has won an order for a pilot project from India's Ministry of Home Affairs to supply Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) to Border Security Force (BSF). This order is an initial phase of the Border Management project of India's Ministry of Home Affairs to enable round the clock surveillance of Indian Borders, the company announced Wednesday
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Israel To Receive 3 F-35 Fighters
April 21, 2017 @ 04:11 PMIsrael will receive three addition F-35 stealth fighters from the United States on Sunday apart from two which arrived in December. They are among 50 that Israel has agreed to buy from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin,
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary's New Tanker Reaches UK For Customisation
April 3, 2017 @ 03:53 PMUK Navys first of the newest support ships that can carry 19,000 cubic meters of fuel, RFA Tidespring, has arrived in Cornwall county for customisation. The 39,000-tonne tanker, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and 1,300 cubic metres of fresh water, will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a civilian-manned fleet, UK ministry of defense announced today
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Thales Wins Appeal In F-35 Helmet Patent Case
March 11, 2017 @ 08:32 AMThe US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a decision in a patent suit against the US centering on the helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) in a fighter jet. The Federal Circuit reversed the US Court of Federal Claims decision that US patent number 6,474,159 was unpatentable because of ineligible subject matter,
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Home-Grown Fighter Jet Tejas To Feature In India's Republic Day Parade
January 20, 2017 @ 11:33 AMIndias locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be demonstrated during the countrys Republic day parade on January 26. LCA Tejas is the first advance fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India
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T-50 Stealth Fighter Jet To Enter Russian Air Force In 2017
December 30, 2016 @ 09:17 AMRussias Sukhoi PAK FA, a fifth-generation fighter jet, will enter service with the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2017. “Designing new kinds of weapons, military and special equipment for the Russian Armed Forces will continue in 2017 as well as their procurement for the Russian Land Force, Aerospace Forces and the Navy
U.S. Army Tests Precision Strike Missile from M270A2 Artillery Launcher
China's New Weapon Against Drone Swarms, Missile Barrage
Eurodrone Lab Opens in Germany for Europe’s Multinational Drone Program
U.S. Base Commander in Greenland Removed after Rejecting Trump VP’s Annexation Speech...
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...