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Embraer Unveils Fixed-Wing Electric Demonstrator Aircraft
August 17, 2019 @ 01:47 PMEmbraer unveiled its fixed-wing, single-engine electric demonstrator aircraft on August 16. First flight of the aircraft based on the Embraer single-engine EMB-203 Ipanema crop duster, is scheduled for 2020
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US Dragging its Feet on Selling F-16V Jets to Taiwan
August 16, 2019 @ 09:47 AMFive months after Taiwan made the request to buy F-16V fighter jets, the United States is yet to approve the proposed sale. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen yesterday expressed the hope that Washington would reach a decision on the sale
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Lockheed To Support JASSM Cruise Missiles Of Finland, Poland, Australia
August 14, 2019 @ 11:34 AMLockheed Martin has won a $99 million contract to support Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) cruise missiles of Finland, Poland and Australia. “This contract involves foreign military sales to Finland, Poland and Australia
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South Korea to Add Anti-missile Radars, Aegis Destroyers in $240B procurement Plan
August 14, 2019 @ 10:46 AMSouth Korea plans to add two more ground-based anti-missile early warning radars and three Aegis-equipped destroyers in the next five years as part of a 290.5 trillion won (US$239
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36 Fighters to be Based on China's Second Aircraft Carrier
August 14, 2019 @ 09:08 AMChina's second aircraft carrier "Type 001A" could carry at least 36 domestically developed J-15 fighter jets along with helicopters, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. The Type 001A can thus carry over 12 additional aircraft in comparison to the first carrier “Liaoning
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Lockheed Develops Cybersecurity Yardstick For DoD Assets
August 13, 2019 @ 06:10 PMCyber experts from Lockheed Martin have developed a model that standardizes how to measure the cyber resiliency maturity of a weapon, mission, and/or training system anywhere in its lifecycle – the Cyber Resiliency Level model (CRL). The US government defines "cyber resiliency" as the ability to anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to changing conditions in order to maintain the functions necessary for mission effective capability
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IAF Su-30 Crashes, Pilots Safe
August 9, 2019 @ 01:53 AMA Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet on a routine training sortie belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in the north-east Indian state of Assam on Thursday night. The aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from Tezpur air base in Assam
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India's First Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Ready
August 8, 2019 @ 11:26 AMIndia has completed development of "Astra," the country's first Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missile (AAM), according to some reports. State-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was responsible for the development of the missile
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US DoD Awards BAE Systems 15 others $17 Billion Intelligence Solutions Contract
August 6, 2019 @ 11:48 AMBAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos among 16 firms have won a US DoD contract called Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 (SIA 3) with a combined ceiling value of $17,100,000,000. This contract will provide worldwide coverage, support and assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency by delivering timely, objective and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners and defense and national security policy makers
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Strained Russia-Ukraine Relations Behind Delay In India's An-32 Upgrade: Report
July 21, 2019 @ 10:55 AMThe reason behind the delay in the upgrade of India's fleet of An-32 aircraft is the strained relationship between Russia and Ukraine, the two countries that supply components of the aircraft. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently admitted in the Parliament that one of the reasons for slow upgrade of An-32 fleet has been the procurement of spares which was hampered because of strained relations between Russia and Ukraine, IANS reported Saturday
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
Russian Forces Deploy Homemade Chemical Munitions on Drones
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...
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...