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Taiwan Coast Guard Ship Confronts Chinese Fishing Vessels with Water Cannons
January 3, 2019 @ 12:01 PMA Taiwanese coast guard ship, CG 126 Tainan was used to repel 25 Chinese fishing boats by shooting water jets at them over the last three days for bottom trawling at waters around Penghu, located in Taiwan Strait. On Saturday, the 2000 tonne CG 126 Tainan and an armed patrol vessel were dispatched by the coast guards immediately after a police squad leader observed two of the boats fishing using bottom trawling- a process in which the net dragged across the seafloor scoops up everything in its path – from the targeted fish to incidentally caught, centuries-old corals, Taipei Times reported
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Russian Air Force Planes Flew 6000 more Hours in 2018 than 2017
January 3, 2019 @ 11:12 AMRussian Aerospace Forces (RAF) aircraft flew 6000 more hours in 2018 than the previous year with individual pilots flying average of 100 hours each. In 2019 the RAF will receive more than 100 aircraft
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India's Tejas Fighter Aircraft to Receive Final Operational Clearance This Week
January 2, 2019 @ 09:07 AMIndigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will get the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) on January 4, eighteen years after the aircrafts first prototype took shape, Indian media reported Wednesday. "LCA Tejas and Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) are on final induction after going through all the tests," said Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy in an interview to the state-run All India Radio (AIR)
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US to Purchase Upgraded F-15X Fighters to Supplement F-35
December 31, 2018 @ 09:47 AMThe United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) has announced plans to purchase 12 upgraded Boeing F-15X fighter aircraft worth 1.2 billion as a part of modernisation program of US Air Force's (USAF) legacy fighter fleet and to supplement growing fleet of fifth-generation fighter aircraft
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Hughes Demonstrates Modem Interface Tech for US SATCOM Systems
December 18, 2018 @ 09:58 AMHughes Network Systems LLC announced the demonstration of advanced hardware technology that facilitates interoperability between different SATCOM systems and services. The terminal solution features a software agent with an autonomous selection of modem, satellite and service provider
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French DGA Orders Antares-LP Antenna from Thales
December 17, 2018 @ 12:00 PMThe French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed an order for an Antares-LP (low profile) airborne active array satcom antenna prototype with Thales to develop satellite connectivity solutions for the armed forces. The Antares-LP antenna operates in the Ka frequency band using sovereign and/or commercial satellites
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Indian Air Force Deploys Locally-made AEW&C during Indo-US Exercise
December 12, 2018 @ 10:13 AMThe Indian Air Force has deployed the CI-18, an indigenously made Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft (AEW&C) during the COPE India exercise with the United States Air Force. “The AEW&C system has been recently inducted into the IAF
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BAE Systems to Supply Mk 41 VLS Canisters
December 8, 2018 @ 07:34 PMBAE Systems has won a $41 million modification to an existing contract for Mk 21 mod 2 (SM-3) and Mk 21 mod 3 (SM-6) canisters in support of the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The contract includes the manufacture, production and test of Mk 21 mod 2 and Mk 21 mod 3 canisters, United States Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Boeing, ELG Carbon to Make Electronic, Automotive Products from Recycled Composites
December 5, 2018 @ 02:31 PMBoeing and ELG Carbon Fibre today announced a partnership to make electronic accessories and automotive equipment from recycled aerospace-grade carbon-fibre composite material. The agreement covers excess carbon fiber from 11 Boeing airplane manufacturing sites and will reduce solid waste by more than one million pounds a year
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Lockheed Martin to Enhance ONYX Exoskeleton for US Army
November 30, 2018 @ 11:26 AMLockheed Martin has won $6.9 million United States (US) Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) contract to enhance ONYX exoskeleton for future soldier demonstrations
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
U.S. Army Orders Oshkosh PLS A2 Trucks Worth $95M
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...