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Paraguay May Buy Radars, Combat Aircraft From South Korea
January 12, 2016 @ 03:04 PMParaguay's Ministry of Defense recently announced that the country's military has received a number of offers for radar and combat aircraft. Reportedly, Spain, South Korea, Israel, the United States, and South Africa have all offered early warning radars, while Brazil, South Korea, and the United States have offered aircraft
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Indian Army Took 11 Hours To Eliminate Terrorists Who Attacked Pathankot Air
January 9, 2016 @ 11:50 AMThe Indian Army may have taken more than 100 hours to eliminate six terrorists who infiltrated into the Pathankot air base, but it engaged the terrorists in firefights for only about 11 hours leading up to their killing. None of the soldiers involved in the firefight suffered any casualty and the army was able to block the terrorists from venturing close to where the Indian Air Force aircraft were parked
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New Tool Cuts Tank Cleaning Time In Half
January 8, 2016 @ 03:48 PMNorfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and Penn State University have co-developed a tool modification that cuts tank cleaning process to half. This new submarine oil storage tank cleaning tool replaces the traditional manual process using pressure washers and solvents and cuts cleaning time in half
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Northrop Grumman Wins Full-Scale Demonstration Program Of Tern Next-Gen Unmanned System
January 6, 2016 @ 09:09 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded the third phase of the Tern unmanned systems program by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for maritime ISR and strike. Phase three plans to include final design, fabrication and a full-scale, at-sea demonstration of the system
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Saab Invests In IFS Applications 9 To Improve IT Efficiency
January 5, 2016 @ 03:05 PMSaab will leverage the layered application architecture of IFS Applications 9 to enable more efficient applications development and configuration at a lower total cost of ownership. IFS, an enterprise applications company, announced that Saab has chosen to deploy IFS Applications 9 at its Aeronautics unit and South African operations
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Poland’s Air Medical Rescue Operator Receives 4 H135 Airbus Helicopters
January 5, 2016 @ 11:09 AMPolands public air medical rescue operator LPR has received four new H135 helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations in Poland. This latest delivery brings the total H135 LPR fleet to 27 units, Airbus Helicopters said in a statement Tuesday
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A 1000 Chinese Private Firms Allowed To Develop Weapons
December 28, 2015 @ 08:06 AMThousand private companies have received permission to develop and produce weapons or other military equipment, accounting for about 40 percent of defense equipment contractors in China. Xu Dazhe, director of the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for the National Defense, said in July that the government would open more fields in the defense sector to private enterprises and lower the entry threshold for them, Xinhua reported Sunday
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India Keen To Buy General Atomics Predator Drones Worth $2 Billion
December 22, 2015 @ 01:10 PMIndia has sought new versions of about 100 drones worth US $2 billion, both armed and surveillance from US to counter recurring incursions by Chinese troops. India had requested for latest Avenger drones used for combat to counter China and Predator XP category surveillance version for internal security issues and terrorist threats, PTI reported quoting industry sources Tuesday
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Indian Top Auditor Slams IAF For Underutilization Of AWACS Aircraft
December 19, 2015 @ 10:11 AMIndias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for underutilization of operational capabilities of Air-borne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft purchased for INR 5,042 crore (US $760 million) in 2004. "There was sub-optimal utilisation of operational capabilities of 'AA' in terms of flying task achieved mainly due to un-serviceability of 'AA'
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Dassault Commences Qatar Rafale Contract
December 17, 2015 @ 03:21 PMQatars contract for the purchase of 24 Rafale aircraft signed in May this year came into force today. What this could mean is that Qatar may have paid up the advance required for Dassault to start work on the Rafale fighters meant for the Gulf state
Russia Deploys New Pantsir-SMD Missile Systems
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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...