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US Approves $130M Guided Bombs Sale To UAE
May 30, 2015 @ 09:41 AMThe US State Department has approved $130 Million sale of Guided Bombs to UAE as part of a package that is worth above $100 million. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Friday that the principal contractors will be Boeing and Raytheon, and the bomb units will be accompanied by containers and repair parts, along with technical and logistical support
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CH-147F Chinook Simulators Completes On-Site Acceptance Test
May 27, 2015 @ 01:10 PMCAE announced today at CANSEC, Canada's premiere defence trade show, that a comprehensive suite of CH-147F Chinook simulators and training devices have completed on-site acceptance testing and are ready-for-use. The CH-147F training devices for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) include a CH-147F WST - a full-motion, full-mission simulator featuring a six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) motion system, 3-DOF vibration platform, 200-x- 60 degree field-of-view visual display system, and CAE Medallion-6000 image generator with Common Database (CDB)architecture
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Indian Army To Get 114 Dhanush Artillery Guns In Three Years
May 25, 2015 @ 09:47 AMIndian Army is expected to receive 114 upgraded version of indigenous gun Dhanush in three years for an approximate US $251 million (1600 crore). “The Armys quest for new artillery is nearing completion with the indigenous gun upgraded by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) clearing trials
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Reliance Scouts For International JV Eyeing India's $15 Billion Submarine Manufacturing Bid
May 22, 2015 @ 08:11 AMEyeing the Indian MOD's US $15.7 billion (INR 1 trillion) plan for manufacturing six nuclear-powered submarines and seven stealth warships, Indian conglomerate, Reliance Infrastructure is scouting for an international partner in Russia
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HeliWhale To Present ‘Bottlenose Dolphin’ At HeliRussia 2015
May 12, 2015 @ 01:02 PMHeliwhale, Russian helicopter manufacturer announced last week that the company will present its ultra-light helicopter, ‘Bottlenose Dolphin during the 8th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia in Moscow from 21 to 23 May 2015. It is a double speed coaxial helicopter with 495 kg take-off weight and a speed of 210 km / h to 250 km / h for a 600 km range and has increased size of the cab
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Russia Sets To Develop Amphibious Armored Engineer Vehicles
April 30, 2015 @ 12:55 PMRussia's Defense Ministry has started to develop amphibious armored engineer vehicles that are equipped with machine-guns, electronic countermeasure devices and GLONASS navigation system for its army. The next-generation unified vehicles will be capable to withstand temperatures ranging from -40°C to +40°C and will be used for earth-moving works on the battlefield, as well under enemy fire
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Indian Navy’s Newly Launched Stealth Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam 65 Percent Indigenous
April 20, 2015 @ 11:45 AMIndian Navy's new enhanced nuclear, biological and chemical capability destroyer, Visakhapatnam has been launched in Mumbai on Monday. The ship (Project 15 B) is 65 per cent indigenous and has a number of weapon systems which have been made at home
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C-17 Globemaster Likely To Replace New Zealand's Aging C-130s
April 17, 2015 @ 11:01 AMThe New Zealand Defense Force might purchase NZ$600 million worth two Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft to replace its aging five Hercules C-130 fleet. Some of the Hercules fleet is already 50-years-old, various media reported Wednesday
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US Navy Developing Underwater/Flying Drones For Submarines
April 14, 2015 @ 11:53 AMThe US Navy is working on both underwater and flying drones to support its submarines, according to local media reports. The US Navy has started working on deploying Remus 600 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) performing undersea missions in strategic locations, Rear Adm
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Oshkosh P-19R Aircraft Rescue, Fire Fighting Program Enters Production Phase
April 14, 2015 @ 07:23 AMOshkosh Defense will begin the production and deployment phase of the P-19 Replacement (P-19R) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle program for the US Marine Corps. Oshkosh was awarded a delivery order under the P-19R contract to supply the first LRIP vehicles to support Production Verification Testing (PVT)
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...