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UK Military Test F-35B Lightning II Jets At Sea
May 28, 2015 @ 04:37 PMThe UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel are at sea, onboard USS WASP for the test of F-35B Lightning II fast jets, UK ministry of Defense announced Wednesday. Lightning II is a Short Take Off Vertical Landing aircraft
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CH-147F Chinook Simulators Completes On-Site Acceptance Test
May 27, 2015 @ 01:10 PMCAE announced today at CANSEC, Canada's premiere defence trade show, that a comprehensive suite of CH-147F Chinook simulators and training devices have completed on-site acceptance testing and are ready-for-use. The CH-147F training devices for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) include a CH-147F WST - a full-motion, full-mission simulator featuring a six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) motion system, 3-DOF vibration platform, 200-x- 60 degree field-of-view visual display system, and CAE Medallion-6000 image generator with Common Database (CDB)architecture
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Indian Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter Completes Noise Measurement Flight Trails
May 22, 2015 @ 09:00 AMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) conducted noise measurement flight trials of Advance Light Helicopter (ALH)-Dhruv as part of the process to acquire European Space Agency (ESA) certification at Mysuru airport Thursday. The tests involved acoustic programming and compensation for atmospheric variables against measured noise levels and in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Jenoptik Delivers Radome To BAE System For Eurofighter Typoon
May 20, 2015 @ 01:30 PMJenoptik announced today that it has delivered radome to BAE Systems for Eurofighter Typhoon. The 200th protective dome delivery in Great Britain represents the multi-national Eurofighter consortium
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Pakistan Inducts Chinese Air Defense Missile System
May 15, 2015 @ 03:03 PMPakistan has inducted Chinese HQ-7B Short Range Air-defense system (Pakistani FM-90) to counter aerial targets including cruise missiles. The Pakistani army conducted a test firing of the cruise missile on Monday witnessed by the chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, ISPR (Inter service public relations) reported in an official statement
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Russian Helicopters, AVIC Collaborate To Develop Advanced Heavy-Lift Helicopter
May 12, 2015 @ 01:18 PMRussian Helicopters and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) signed a framework agreement last week to develop an advanced heavy-lift helicopter. The agreement was signed at the Moscow Kremlin in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping by the CEO of Russian Helicopters, Alexander MIkheev, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AVIC, Lin Zuoming
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Pakistan’s MI-17 Helicopter Crashes Killing Foreign Ambassadors
May 8, 2015 @ 12:36 PMA Pakistan military helicopter, MI-17 which was carrying diplomats to the launch of projects in northern Pakistan crashed on Friday. The military helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan territory killing ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the ambassadors of Malaysia and Indonesia, various media reported Friday
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Russian Improvised AK-74M To Be 50 Per Cent More Accurate
May 7, 2015 @ 01:28 PMRussian Kalashnikov Concern claims that new upgraded version of its AK-74 assault rifle allows 1.5 times combat effectiveness at a distance of up to 300 meters in different climatic conditions than the earlier version
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BAE Systems Wins $434 Million US Army Enhanced Night Vision Goggles Contract
May 5, 2015 @ 03:53 PMBAE Systems has won a $434 million contract from US Army for the integrated night vision and thermal targeting solution, which improves the speed and accuracy of targeting by soldiers. The new offering helps troops to rapidly and covertly acquire targets in all weather and lighting conditions
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Iranian Armed Forces To Get Simulators For S-200, Hag, Rapier Missile Defense...
May 5, 2015 @ 02:55 PMIran is developing simulators for long-range S-200, Hag and Rapier missile defense systems for the nation's armed forces. The countrys armed forces are currently using 300 various weapons simulators
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
