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Iranian Destroyer Sinks After Crashing into Breakwater

January 29, 2018 @ 12:51 PM

Irans homegrown destroyer Damavand has fully sunk in the Caspian Sea a couple of weeks after it suffered damages during the stormy weather of Anzali Port, Iran, Caspian Sea. The video footage obtained by Mizan Online shows Iranian Navy frigate reportedly sank on Sunday, January 28, that had crashed with Anzali Ports jetty on January 10 and suffered minor damages when docking at the port
IAF Issues Tender For Six Mid-air Refuelers For Third Time

January 26, 2018 @ 12:54 PM

The Indian Air Force has issued tender for purchase at least six midair refuelers that could cost over $2 billion, after two failed attempts to induct new tankers. This will be the third tender for tankers in the last 10 years, with the previous two failing to end up as contracts due to price complications
China’s Fifth-gen J-20 Stealth Fighter Takes Part In First Combat Drill

January 24, 2018 @ 09:55 AM

Chinas J-20 ‘fifth-generation multirole fighter has taken part in its first combat drills since its March 2017 deployment, according to a 12 January report by the state-owned China Daily newspaper. Citing Peoples Liberation Army Air Force announcement, the paper reported that exercises featured J-20 aircraft simulating aerial combat with older J-16 and J-10 fighters and also involved H-6K long-range bombers and Y-20 airlifter
Israeli IAI Delivers Second Early Warning Plane to Italy

January 22, 2018 @ 10:43 AM

Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered the second early warning aircraft to Italy under a reciprocal procurement deal in exchange for the purchase Leonardo M-346 training aircraft estimated at $1 billion. The early warning planes supplied to Italy were built on the platform of the Gulfstream executive jets equipped with the Conformal Airborne Early Warning and Control (CAEW) System developed by IAI subsidiary Elta Systems
Su-30MKI Aircraft Bolstering India's Strategic Capability

January 18, 2018 @ 09:57 AM

The addition of Brahmos and Astra missiles have enabled the Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet to bolster India's strategic capability. With these advancements, the reach with air-to-air refueling and standoff performance, Su-30 MKI is a truly potent platform and is bolstering IAFs strategic capabilities, said Indias Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, after a sortie on the multi-role fighter in Jodhpur airbase on January 17
Five Chinese Heavy Transport Aircraft ‘Y-20’ Enters Into Service

January 10, 2018 @ 04:03 PM

China has begun operating at least five domestically-developed heavy transport aircraft, the Y-20 in West China recently, Global Times reports citing experts from news portal guancha.cn on Wednesday
US Navy Flight Tests New Joint Air-Ground Missile

January 10, 2018 @ 10:16 AM

The US Navy announced Tuesday that it successfully completed its first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) flight test on the AH-1Z helicopter last year at Patuxent River. During the flight that took place on December 5, 2017, aircrew aboard the AH-1Z navigated the missile through various operational modes and exercised its active seeker to search and/or acquire targets, demonstrating its compatibility with the aircraft
DRDO India Test Fires Home-grown QRSAM Missile

December 23, 2017 @ 05:03 AM

Indias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully test fired a Quick Reaction Surface-to-air Missile (QRSAM) off the coast of Odisha. The short-range weapon system was fired from a canister mounted on a rotatable truck-based launch platform at the Launching Complex-I (LC-I) of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea at about 2
Lockheed Martin Wins $65 Million Modification contract in Support of M-TADS Program

December 20, 2017 @ 07:44 AM

Lockheed Martin has won $65 million modification contract to extend services for performance-based logistics in support of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors program. Work is expected to be complete by Dec
Israel in Talks to Upgrade Sri Lankan Air Force Kfir Fighter Aircraft

December 20, 2017 @ 05:43 AM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is in talks to upgrade Kfir fighter aircraft of the Sri Lankan air force. Sri Lanka purchased a total of 16 Kfir jets from Israel between 1995 and 2005; at least seven were lost during the 26-year-long Sri Lankan civil war and IAI is in talks with Colombo to upgrade and return to service its five grounded Kfir jets,

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