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Google Reviewing Taiwan's Request To Blur Images Of Military Facilities in Disputed...

September 22, 2016 @ 12:11 PM

Google is carrying out review on Taiwans request to blur imagery of unidentified Taiping Island military structures viewable on its Earth and Maps services. Four giant tetrapod-shaped structures on the north-western shoreline of the island Itu Aba controlled by Taiwan and also claimed by several other countries was visible on Google Maps satellite photo, Local media reported Wednesday
Iran Displays 16 Ballistic Missile, New Projectile With Multiple Warheads At Military

September 22, 2016 @ 10:14 AM

Iran has displayed 16 ballistic missiles and a new projectile featuring multiple warheads, 'Zolfaqar' along with warplanes and tanks during the annual military parade Wednesday. Iran marked the anniversary of its 1980 invasion by Iraq by parading its latest ships and missiles and telling the United States not to meddle in the Gulf
Pak Stock Markets Dive As Its Warplanes Take To The Skies

September 22, 2016 @ 09:34 AM

Pakistani stocks hit a two –week low Wednesday amid reports of heightened tension between Islamabad and New Delhi over Kashmir issue even as the country continues to rehearse its fighter jets by closing down its airports. Rising regional political tension between India and Pakistan took a toll on the stock market as the benchmark -100 indexes plunged 1
Safran, Urban Aeronautics Sign MoU To Support New Internal Rotor Aircraft

September 21, 2016 @ 01:24 PM

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban Aeronautics to address power system solutions to support the development of an entirely new platform family of internal rotor aircraft. The Cormorant (formerly AirMule) UAV demonstrator is already flying powered by an Arriel 1D driving two ducted-fans, the company said in a statement Wednesday
China Gains Strategic Advantage In Africa With Military Base And Defense Deals

September 21, 2016 @ 11:20 AM

China is making inroads into the African defense market by setting up a military base and exporting military equipment to almost two thirds of African countries. Countries including Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia have bought military equipment from China in the recent past
Russia Carrys Out Auto-Cannon Test For T-50 Fifth Generation Fighter

September 20, 2016 @ 10:02 AM

Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has carried out a live test-fire of rapid firing auto-cannon for the T-50 fifth generation fighter aircraft outside Moscow. The company uploaded a one-minute video footage on its website and official YouTube showing a gun reportedly called 9-А1-4071K mounted on a fixed stand simulating the front part of a T-50 aircraft, RT reported Saturday
HMS Bulwark deployed For Arabian Sea Mission

September 19, 2016 @ 12:53 PM

UKs Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Bulwark has been deployed for a major operation in the Adriatic and Arabian seas. The warship has spent the last four weeks preparing for the deployment of Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a British task force which will consist of forces from Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Norway
Pakistan’s Super Mushshak Grabbing World Trainer Aircraft Market Share

September 19, 2016 @ 11:38 AM

Pakistans Super Mushshak basic trainer aircraft appears to be grabbing market share for basic trainers both in the military and civil aircraft training sphere. So far, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran and South Africa have the aircraft in service, Iran has 25 and Oman has 8
Israeli UVision partners with Firstec To Sell Lethal Loitering Systems In South...

September 19, 2016 @ 10:43 AM

Israels UVision has partnered with South Korea's Firstec to sell the company's short-range HERO-30 Lethal Loitering Systems in market of the East Asian country. "South Korea is a strategic market for us for two main reasons
Boeing Demands Denmark Part with Fighter Evaluation Information

September 16, 2016 @ 09:10 AM

Boeing has submitted to the Danish Ministry of Defence a Request for Insight, which requires the former to provide all materials related to the fighter procurement evaluation and decision announced in June this year. This is the first step toward bringing a formal legal challenge of the Danish MoDs evaluation regarding the countrys next fighter jet in which it selected Lockheed Martins F-35 over the Boeing F/A-18

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