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Australia Retires Last C-130H Hercules Aircraft
November 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe last Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules tactical transport aircraft has been retired by the Royal Australian Air Force after 34 years of service. "The C-130H Hercules has supported defence personnel on operations in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan, and provided peacetime and humanitarian service, including evacuating Australians from Cambodia in 1997 and returning injured Australians home from the Bali bombings," says the Department of Defence
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German Air Force Inducts MANTIS Air Defense System
November 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe German Air Force has taken delivery of the MANTIS air defence system from Rheinmetall today. “Thanks to MANTIS, the German Air Force now has at its disposal the world's leading air defence system for asset protection
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India To Train 600 Afghan Soldiers Each Year
November 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia will train about 600 Afghan soldier each year, according to local media reports. India and Afghanistan are expected to sign a pack next week during President Hamid Karzai’s visit to New Delhi
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Future Military Robots To Be More Quiet, Lethal And Intelligent
October 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMilitaries across the globe have begun implementing the use of robots for various military and naval activities. From autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to ground robots everybody wants a piece of the action
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Navistar Defense To Present Three Tactical Vehicles At AUSA 2012
October 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNavistar Defense, LLC will showcase three tactical vehicles during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting. The Special Operations Tactical Vehicle for the Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1
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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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Rosoboronexport Hopeful Of Winning India’s Heavy-Lift Competition
October 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian arms manufacturer Rosoboronexport is expecting to win the Indian Air Force’s heavy lift helicopter tender on a higher payload capacity. The competition is down to Rosoboronexport’s Mi-26T2 and Boeing Ch47F Chinook
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Lockheed Martin Led Industry Team To Develop New Autonomous UAV
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S’ Office of Naval Research has awarded a $13
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Honeywell’s Spectra Shield Ballistic Material For GD’s Foxhound Vehicles
October 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMHoneywell announced today that its second-generation Spectra Shield ballistic material is being used to armor Foxhound vehicles, manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems – Force Protection Europe, for the British Armed Forces. The vehicles are currently being shipped for use in Afghanistan
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Poland Cancels UAV Contract After Delays
October 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Polish Ministry of Defence has cancelled a contract concluded in 2010 with the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems for the supply of medium-range unmanned aircraft after the company failed to meet deadlines, in spite of their postponement for two years. ADS won the contract in 2010 under the so-called urgent operational requirement procedure
Netherlands Becomes Launch Customer for Pilatus PC-7 MKX Trainers
KNDS, Safran to Develop Land Robotics for France
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
Argentina, Paraguay Sign Pact to Boost Border Security, Combat Transnational Crime
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U