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USAF’s Upgraded KC-135 Aircraft Enters Maintenance
October 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe first of 17 upgraded KC-135 Stratotankers landed for routine maintenance, the USAF said in a statement. This KC-135 features Block 45 upgrades which are designed to modernize the decades-old aircraft and improve its life expectancy
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Russian Helicopters On A Roll, Sitting On Record 921 Units Orderbook
October 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs state-run aircraft manufacturer Russian Helicopters benefit from growing sales of its choppers worldwide, the company has adopted an advanced after-sales service system like its western counterparts. The maintenance will be easier with the widespread introduction of information technology and spare parts will be available for order online and aircraft documentation will be offered in electronic format
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Iraq To Buy Czech Aero Vodochody L-159 Advanced Trainer Jets
October 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Iraqi government has announced its plans to purchase Czech-made Aero Vodochody L-159 advanced trainer/light-attack jets. The announcement comes on Thursday as Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki visits Prague to hold talks with his Czech counterpart Petr Necas
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Asian, East European Nations Lead Global Defence Budget Hikes Amidst Spending Cuts...
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWhile NATO nations make large cuts to their defense budgets for the next fiscal year, Asian and Eastern European countries are taking advantage of their increased budgets. However, despite the decrease in defense budgets this year, it does not gap the wide difference in budgets between the two realms
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Iraq To Acquire Helicopters, Air Defense Systems Worth $4.2 Billion From Russia
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia will supply 30 Mil Mi-28NE attack helicopters, 50 Pantsir-S1 gun-missile short-range air defense systems and mobile air-defense systems to Iraq in a deal worth $4.2 billion
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Advanced UAVs Refuel In-Flight During Flight Test
October 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDARPA’s two-year Autonomous High-Altitude Refueling (AHR) program has successfully explored the ability to safely conduct fully autonomous refueling of UAVs in challenging high-altitude flight conditions. During its final test flight, two modified Global Hawk aircraft flew in close formation, 100 feet or less between refueling probe and receiver drogue, for the majority of a 2
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BAE Systems Launches Latest In 6x6 Fighting Vehicle
September 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems introduced the latest 6x6 variant of the RG35 family of vehicles – the RG35 multi-purpose blast protected fighting vehicle – at the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition (AAD). “The RG35 family of vehicles incorporates 30 years of experience in tactical mobility and protection,” said Johan Steyn, managing director, Land Systems South Africa
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USAF Begins Testing Latest Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S’ second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite has reached geosynchronous reached orbit after a four-month journey
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U.S Osprey Aircraft May Be Deployed To Darwin After Mass Protest Erupts...
September 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThousands of Japanese civilians who were protesting against the deployment of the U.S Osprey can heave a sigh of relief now
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DARPA Demonstrates Robotic Pack Mule Prototypes
September 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Legged Squad Support System (LS3) program today demonstrated two robotic pack mule prototypes for the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Earlier this year DARPA and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) began a two year platform-refinement test cycle with the first DARPA/MCWL-hosted test planned for December 2012 on a military base
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Claims 70 Ukrainian Troops Neutralized Following Attempted Belgorod Invasion
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
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...