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Russian S-500, S-350 Air Defence Systems 'Almost Ready'
April 13, 2019 @ 10:08 PMRussian S-500 and S-350 air defence systems, successors to the S-400 and S-350 respectively, are ‘almost ready, for deployment. The two new systems have several advancements over the S-400 and S-300, Sputnik reported without specifying the features stating that they are classified
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Ilyushin Il-112V Military Transport Aircraft Targets An-32 Replacement Market
April 1, 2019 @ 01:31 PMThe Russian Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft which performed its first flight on Saturday is targeting the replacement market for the An-32 class of aircraft, one of the most popular transport planes of the Soviet Era. "An Il-112V light military transport aircraft performed its maiden flight successfully," the press service said as quoted by TASS
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Belgium To Buy General Atomics Sky Guardian Drones For $600M
March 28, 2019 @ 07:21 AMThe United States has given its approval for NATO member Belgium to purchase General Atomics MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones in a deal worth $600 million. The deal would include four MQ-9B drones, two ground stations, five AN/DAS-4 multispectral targeting systems, 15 embedded GPS/inertial navigation systems, five AN/APY-8 Lynx synthetic aperture radars, and five detect-and-avoid systems, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement
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India To Acquire 16,000 Light Machine Guns Under Fast Track Procedure
March 22, 2019 @ 09:39 AMIndia is likely to place an order for 16,000 Light Machine Guns (LMGs) under the fast track procedure (FTP), two officials familiar with the matter have revealed. The FTP can be invoked in cases where “undue/unforeseen delay” in buying weapons is seen to be adversely impacting the militarys capacity and preparedness, the first official was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying Wednesday
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India’s Next Gen Anti-Radiation Missile Likely To Begin Trials In July or...
March 22, 2019 @ 09:04 AMIndias first indigenous next generation anti-radiation missile (NGARM) is likely to begin trails in July or August this year. Trials of the NGARM with both seekers (eye of the missile that transmits radio frequency pulses and receives the echo from the intended target object) together will undergo a series of carriage and release flight trials, The Week reported Thursday
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India To Induct Four Chinook Choppers On March 25
March 20, 2019 @ 05:20 PMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to induct four Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters (HLH) on March 25. The aircraft were delivered to the country one month ahead of the schedule in early February
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Leonardo to Configure C-27J For Fire-fighting Capability
March 19, 2019 @ 06:05 PMLeonardo is looking to configure the C-27J to make the aircraft better capable of fire-fighting operations to expand its multirole capabilities. The C-27J fire-fighter has a roll-on/roll-off Fire Attack System (FAS) made by Simplex Aerospace for airborne fire-fighting technology and capability, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Japan, US to Jointly Develop New Radar System for Aegis-equipped US Navy...
March 18, 2019 @ 09:02 AMJapan and the United States plan to jointly developing a new radar system for US Navys Aegis-equipped warships to counter threats from North Korea and China. Japan faces nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, is hoping to strengthen its security alliance with the United States through the joint development,
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Turkey Acquired Bombardier Global 6000 Type Aircraft to Have Local Electronic Warfare
March 18, 2019 @ 08:10 AMTurkey has taken the delivery of two Bombardier Global 6000 type business aircraft which will be integrated with locally developed Remote Electronic Support/Electronic Attack Ability in Air Platform (HAVA SOJ). The project has been initiated by the SSB to develop electronic warfare special mission aircraft, according to a statement by the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) Friday
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Raytheon to Support SM-3 Block IB Program
March 7, 2019 @ 11:39 AMRaytheon has won a $14 million modification contract from the US to provide continued production support and engineering for the Standard Missile SM-3 Block IB program. The SM-3 is a ship-based missile system used to intercept short and intermediate range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
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Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U