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Russia's Most Modern Helicopter Commences Testing
November 26, 2014 @ 06:16 PMRussian Helicopters has launched flight tests on the first prototype of the multirole Mi-171A2 helicopter, the company's most ambitious helicopter project ever. The first prototype of the Mi-171A2 was designed for tests on its in-flight operability and safety when using the KBO-17 avionics suite, including its interoperability with the new VK-2500PS-03 engines, and to test the new powerplant
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USAF Flight Tests Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System
November 26, 2014 @ 07:50 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation announced Tuesday that it has supported successful flight testing of the US Air Force's Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system. The operational flight test was conducted as part of the Air Force Global Strike Command's Force Development Evaluation Program
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Indian Army Gets First Upgraded Schilka Air Defense Weapon System
November 25, 2014 @ 01:14 PMIndias Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) announced today that it has handed over the first Upgraded Schilka Weapon System to the Indian Army. Lt Gen V K Saxena, AVSM, VSM, Director General, Army Air Defense, received the system from S K Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, at a function organized at BEL's Bengaluru, India factory
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Lockheed Martin, Kaman Test Unmanned Quad Rotor Firefighting Aircraft
November 19, 2014 @ 06:04 AMA team of Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned aircraft successfully demonstrated its ability to aid in firefighting operations, the company announced Tuesday. During the demonstration, the Indago quad rotor effectively identified hot spots, and provided data to an operator who directed the unmanned K-MAX helicopter to autonomously extinguish the flames
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Ukrainian Component Replaced in Russian Mi-171 SH Helicopter
October 31, 2014 @ 08:09 AMRussian Helicopters has replaced foreign-made components on Mi-8AMTSh-V helicopters as part of the modernisation work for delivery to the Russian Air Force. A key aspect of this modernisation work involves replacing the Ukrainian-made AI-9V auxiliary power units (APUs) with the Russian-made TA-14 produced at SPE Aerosila
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Elbit Wins Canadian Armed Force's ELSAT SOTM Systems Contract
October 29, 2014 @ 02:22 PMElbit announced today that it won ELSAT 2100 Satellite-on-the-Move (SOTM) systems contract for the Canadian Armed Forces contract by Rheinmetall. The ELSAT 2100 SOTM system allows high data rate broadband capabilities at a cost effective price
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India To Test-Fire Nirbhay Sub Sonic Cruise Missile On October 17
October 15, 2014 @ 08:46 AMIndia will test fire its indigenously developed sub-sonic long range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range from Balasore missile testing facility as scheduled on October 17, local media reported. “There is no major damage to its missile testing facility due to the recent cyclonic storm Hudhud and the test will go on as planned,” an unnamed Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) official was quoted as saying in the reports
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Apache Targeting And Pilotage Systems For Qatar
October 14, 2014 @ 09:47 AMLockheed Martin received a $90.6 million foreign military sale contract from the U
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Crimea’s Missile Warning Radar Station To Be Modernized
October 10, 2014 @ 12:23 PMSevasapols Dnepr, a Crimean radar station used by the Ukrainian Army is all set to be refitted with modern equipment and will be ready for use in 2016, Itar-Tass reported today. “We have already started equipping this facility with new testing and measurement systems for spacecraft control and systems for controlling space,” Alexander Golovko, Commander of the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces was quoted as saying
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Norway To Invest In Six Additional F-35 Aircraft
October 9, 2014 @ 02:27 PMThe Norwegian Government has asked for new budget authorizations for a total value of $1 billion for the acquisition of six new F-35 fighter aircraft and additional equipment and services for 2015. Including these aircraft, the New Fighter Aircraft program will have been authorized to acquire 22 of the new aircraft, with deliveries to begin by the end of next year
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