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UK Air Force Tanker, US F-15 Jets Involved In Near-miss Over North...
July 24, 2017 @ 02:12 PMMisunderstanding Air Traffic Control instructions lead to a near-miss between A Royal Air Force tanker and two US F-15 fighters over the North Sea. The pilots of the RAF Voyager said that one of the United States Air Force jets was as near as 160ft (50 metres) when it flew directly across their path
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Russia In Early Negotiation Stage Of Selling New MiG-35 Fighters To India
July 24, 2017 @ 02:18 AMRussia is proposing its new fighter jet, MiG-35 to India and will actively work with New Delhis air force in order to win the tender, MiGs CEO said on the sidelines of MAKS 2015 air show in Zhukovsky. Russia is keen on selling its new fighter jet MiG-35 to India as the country has evinced interest in the aircraft and talks were on to understand its requirements
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29 Indian Fighters Including Five Su-30MKI Crashed In Past Five Years
July 22, 2017 @ 04:01 AMTwenty-nine fighter aircraft including five Sukhoi-30 crashed over the last five years due to technical defects and human error, Parliament was told on Friday. “During the last five financial years (2012-13 to 2016-17) and current year (upto July 18), 29 fighter aircraft including five Sukhoi-30 and three trainer aircraft have crashed,” Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said in a written reply in the parliament
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French Dassault Systèmes To Build 3D Shipyard Models in Australia
July 18, 2017 @ 03:49 PMFrench software company Dassault Systèmes is discussing plans to build a 3-D virtual shipyard in South Australia. Dassault Systèmes, which is currently in South Australias capital Adelaide, provides software systems to support 3D design and modelling, simulation, information and intelligence
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India Commences Talks With France To Acquire Jaguar Fighter Jets
July 18, 2017 @ 01:22 PMIndia has initiated negotiation talks with France for the purchase of 31 grounded strike fighters previously used by the French Air Force. The French government made the offer of sale for the Jaguar fighters about six months ago
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Saudi Arabia Converts Manned Aircraft Into Military Drones
July 18, 2017 @ 07:37 AMSaudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced the success of a project to convert a manned aircraft into a drone. This was disclosed by KACST President Prince Turki Bin Saud
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Indian Navy Seeking Ruggedised MiG-29K Fighter Jet
July 17, 2017 @ 02:49 PMIndian Navy is seeking to ruggedise its fighter aircraft MiG-29K for carrying out operations from aircraft carriers which is supposed to be its main role. "The plane needs to be ruggedised further as very frequently after landings, the settings of the plane change and they have to be re-set," the Navy official was quoted as saying by
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UK's F-35 'Stealth' Jet Cannot Transmit Data Without Revealing Itself
July 17, 2017 @ 01:14 PMThe UK's F-35 fighter jets cannot transmit data to the Royal Navy's ships and older aircraft without revealing its position, putting a question mark over its 'stealth' capabilities, an investigation by the Times newspaper has found. In addition, the plane's software system is vulnerable to cyber attack and cannot be tested independently by the UK
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BAE Systems To launch Testing Service For UK's First Maritime Autonomous Systems
July 17, 2017 @ 12:05 PMBAE Systems has won a grant of £457,000 (US$ 597390.40) from Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and deliver the UKs first autonomous systems testing service
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Indian Army Conducts Field Trials Of Two M-777 A-2 Ultra-Light Howitzers
July 17, 2017 @ 06:29 AMThe Indian Army is carrying out field trials on two M-777 A-2 long-range ultra-light howitzers (ULH) in Pokhran which it received in May this year. The test-firing of the guns is primarily aimed at collating and determining various critical data like trajectory, speed and frequency of fire of the M-777 A-2 ULH which are expected to be mostly deployed along the border with China
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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