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India To Junk Embraer-145 In Favor Of Airbus A330 As Platform For...
February 14, 2017 @ 08:02 AMIndia is likely to place an order for six Airbus A330 aircraft worth 20,000 crore ($3 billion) as a platform to mount indigenously-built Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS). “Presently, our estimate is for the first two AEW&Cs will be about 9200 crores (USD 1
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First IOC Version Of AEW&C System Aircraft To Be Handed Over During...
February 11, 2017 @ 11:40 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will hand over the first Initial Operational Capability (IOC) version of Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft during the upcoming Aero India air show on 14th of this month, DRDO Chairman said Saturday. The second IOC version will be handed over in the month of May-June this year, Chairman of DRDO, S
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French, British Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Enroute To Syria.
February 10, 2017 @ 03:51 PMA pair of UK's Typhoon fighters and French Mirage fighters scrambled to intercept Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers as they flew over international waters. UK has scrambled two Typhoon aircraft to monitor two Russian Blackjack bombers that flew near British airspace various French and British media reported Thursday
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Orbital ATK Wants DARPA Out Of Satellite Servicing, Files Lawsuit
February 8, 2017 @ 01:25 PMOrbital ATK has sued Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) questioning its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program as a competition to commercial enterprises and also a violation of the US National Space Policy. “DARPAs RSGS program will subsidize a single company with several hundred million dollars worth of space hardware and launch service, courtesy of the US taxpayer, to directly compete with commercial satellite servicing systems that Orbital ATK and other companies are developing with their own private capital
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Indian Navy's Ilyushin Il-38 Aircraft Test Fires Maiden Anti-Ship Missile
February 8, 2017 @ 12:58 PMIndian Navys Ilyush 38 Sea Dragon (IL 38 SD) aircraft has test-fired maiden anti-ship missile, post modification and midlife upgrade. The test firing of maiden anti-ship missile, using Ilyush 38 Sea Dragon (IL-38 SD) Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft was carried out as part of the ongoing Theater level Readiness and Operational Exercise (Tropex-17)
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Cyber Attack Threat To Five Taiwanese Stock Brokerages
February 6, 2017 @ 02:25 PMTaiwan is investigating a case of five brokerage companies having received email threats by an unknown cyber-group, asking to make payments to avert an attack that, otherwise, could crash their websites. “Each brokerage had got an email, setting a deadline for the transfer of funds to avoid a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack,” Rick Wang, an official with Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), was quoted as saying by
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HAL Establishes Second Tejas Fighter Jet Production Line
February 2, 2017 @ 02:32 PMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has established a second line series production of Tejas fighter jet. The new production line has come up at Aircraft Division in December 2016, with the facility being equipped with full-fledged assembly jigs
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US Army Plans To Deploy AH-64 Apache Battalion To Europe
February 1, 2017 @ 12:23 PMUS Army will be deploying a fleet of 20 AH-64 Apache aircraft from the 1st Armored Division to Europe in February in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 1-501st, also known as the Iron Dragon Battalion, will be deployed this February for a nine-month rotation
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Rheinmetall To Deliver Fuchs 1A8 Vehicles To Germany In 2017
January 31, 2017 @ 11:07 AMRheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) will be supplying the first of 90 additional upgraded MAN Military Vehicles Fuchs 1A8 6x6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) in 2017. The contract worth $107 million (EUR100 million) was awarded by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support
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India to Buy 200 Missiles For Russian Kvadrat Self Propelled Air Defence
January 26, 2017 @ 11:50 AMIndia has planned to buy hundreds of Missiles for Russian Kvadrat Self Propelled Air Defence System, which is designated for air defense of the manpower and objects, against enemy aircraft. The Kvadrat air defense system provides defense against aircraft flying at low and middle heights both at subsonic and supersonic speeds,
Return Alive Foundation Buys Mobile F-16 Maintenance Complexes for Ukraine Air Force
Avio Secures €60M Orders from MBDA for ASTER 30 System
Iran Tests Qaseed Rocket to Launch Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Italy to Convert Gulfstream Jets into Electronic Attack Aircraft under BAE–L3Harris Deal...
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...