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India Still Hoping To Receive Three Boeing C-17s
November 13, 2015 @ 01:21 PMThe Indian Air Force is hoping to procure three Boeing C-17 aircraft it had cleared for purchase since August this year. An IAF source told defenseworld
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Rosoboronexport Hopes Syrian Ops Will Attract Buyers at Dubai Air Show
November 6, 2015 @ 10:25 AMRussian Rosoboronexport is hoping to attract buyers from Middle Eastern countries at the Dubai Air Show. The company is showcasing major aerial and AD systems that include Su-35 and MiG-29M/M2 multi-role fighters, Yak-130 combat-trainer, IL-76MD-90A military transport aircraft, Ka-52 attack helicopter, Mi-35M transport-combat helicopter, Mi-17 military transport helicopters, and various AD systems that include Pantsir-S1 missile and gun complex and hopes to get export orders in the region, Rosoboronexport said in a statement Friday
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India Approves $650 million Upgrade of Ilyushin Aircraft Fleet
October 30, 2015 @ 03:43 AMIndia has approved a Russian proposal to upgrade its Ilyushin tactical transport fleet with new engines and avionics costing INR 4250 crore (US$650 million) to extend its service life by 20 years. A meeting of the Indian MoDs defence acquisition council (DAC) decided on the Indian Air Force (IAF)s upgrade proposal yesterday
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RFP likely for Indian Il-76 Upgrade
September 24, 2015 @ 03:13 PMThe Indian Air Force is likely to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its large transport fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft with new avionics, engines besides other changes. The upgrade plans also include the Phalcon AWACS fleet of three which is based on the Il-76 platform
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MiG, Sukhoi Among 9 Russian Defense Firms At Paris Air Show 2015
June 11, 2015 @ 09:41 AMRostec Corp announced Tuesday that Russian military equipment from 37 enterprises, including nine manufacturers will be on display at Le Bourget Paris Air Show 2015. Rosoboronexport, MiG Sukhoi, Il, Russian Helicopters, UEC will be the major companies that will showcase various models, mock-ups during the show
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Russian Air Force To Get 150 Aircraft, Helicopters Next Year
December 1, 2014 @ 08:26 AMThe Russian Air Force will get over 150 aircraft and helicopters in 2015, as part of a state defense order, the Defense Ministry announced Monday. "In accordance with the state defense order for 2015 it is planned to deliver over 150 helicopters and airplanes to the [air] forces," a ministry spokesperson for the Russian Air Force, Col
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Rosoboronexport To Exhibit Over 200 Aviation Solutions At Zhuhai Airshow 2014
November 12, 2014 @ 11:12 AMRosoboronexport will showcase over 200 samples of aviation products for military use at the Zhuhai Airshow from November 11 to 16 2014. Rosoboronexport is eyeing customers for its multi-role high-agility Sukhoi Su-35 fighter, the Yakovlev Yak-130 training (and combat training) jet, the Mikoyan MiG-29-M2 multi-role frontline fighter, the Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy-lift military transport plane and an aerial refueling tanker plane based on the Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 during the show
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Russia To Develop AEW Aircraft A-100 Based On Upgraded Il-76MD-90A
October 9, 2014 @ 02:36 PMRussias Beriev is preparing a new airborne early warning variant of Ilyushins upgraded transport aircraft, the Il-76MD-90A, fitted with the new Vega Premier radar system in a rotating antenna, Rostec reported Wednesday. Russian Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A military cargo plane has completed its maiden flight and will become the platform for a future long-range radar detection and control prototype plane, A-100
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Rosoboronexport Seeks To Develop Ties With African Countries
September 17, 2014 @ 01:59 PMRosoboronexport, a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation, will present items of military equipment highly popular in armies, navies and air forces of African states at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa. "We come to this exhibition in the Republic of South Africa for the seventh time and consider it as the most important venue for the promotion of weapons and military equipment to the African continent, especially to sub-Saharan countries
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Russia Announces Procurement Plans For 2014
June 3, 2014 @ 09:12 AMThe Russian Air Force will take delivery of new aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, as well as to stage large-scale drills by the end of 2014, a Russian Defense Ministrys Air Force spokesman announced on Monday.“By the end of the year, the Air Force is to procure planes, helicopters, modern radar stations… It is also being reequipped with high-end S-400 surface-to-air missiles and Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems,” said Colonel Igor Klimov
Embraer Begins Structural Assembly of First C-390 Millennium for Austria
Sudan Approves Russian Naval Base Deal on Red Sea
Hensoldt Secures €350M Contract Extension for Eurofighter Mk1 Radar
Japan Orders 17 Boeing CH-47JA Block II Chinooks
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...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U