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Lockheed Martin Supports Talks On Setting Up First F-16 Manufacturing Facility In...
February 18, 2016 @ 01:27 PMLockheed Martin said on Thursday that the company is ready to manufacture F-16 aircraft in India and supports the ongoing talks between the two countries to set up the first manufacturing facility. "We are ready to manufacture F-16 in India and support the Make in India initiative," Phil Shaw, chief executive of Lockheed Martin India Private Ltd told reporters at the Singapore Airshow 2016 today
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New Export Version Of Su-30SM Fighter Unveiled At Singapore Airshow 2016
February 18, 2016 @ 08:29 AMNew export version of the Su-30SM fighter jet has been introduced for the first time at the Singapore Airshow 2016. "The Su-30SME aircraft [the export version of the Su-30SM fighter jet] has been shown on the international market for the first time," source in the defense and industrial sector was quoted as saying by
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Customer Interest Growing in Lockheed Martin F-16V Fighter
February 18, 2016 @ 07:05 AMThe F-16V fighter, the latest iteration of the venerable aircraft made by Lockheed Martin, has a launch customer besides two more with whom discussions are going ahead. Lockheed Martins Business Development Manager in charge of F-16 Marketing, Randall Howards told journalists that the F-16V, among whose frontline features is an Airborne Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, will significantly extend the performance of the fighter over existing F-16s
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Saab’s Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft Mission System Available In Two New Platforms...
February 17, 2016 @ 10:44 AMSaab has introduced its Swordfish mission system for maritime patrol aircraft on two new platforms -- Bombardiers Q400 turboprop and Global 6000 jet, the company statement said today. Saabs Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) mission system delivers strategic multi-role capabilities
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Malaysian Firm Purchases Two AW189 Choppers
February 17, 2016 @ 07:56 AMFinmeccanica announced today at the Singapore Airshow 2016 an order by TPG Aeronautik Sdn Bhd of Malaysia for two AW189 super medium helicopters, consolidating the success of the type in South East Asia. The helicopters, whose delivery is planned in 2017, will be operated by the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia) for firefighting, search and rescue and disaster relief JBPM selection of the AW189 will expand their capabilities and will, as an existing operator of two AW139s, enable them to take advantage of the shared benefits in training, operations and support provided by the Family...
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Philippines Receives Third And Final Airbus C295 Transport Aircraft
February 16, 2016 @ 03:17 PMThe Philippines Air Force has taken delivery of the third and final Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft from Airbus DS. The aircraft was ferried from the final assembly line at Seville, Spain to Clark Air Base, Philippines, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Japan's Kawasaki Promotes Heavy Airlifter and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
February 16, 2016 @ 08:04 AMJapan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries is promoting the YCX heavy airlifter and the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) at the Singapore Airshow 2016. While the MPA is already in service with the Japanese Navy, the YCX is nearing the end of its development phase with an unspecified number of orders received from the Japanese Air Force
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CSIR-NAL, Tata Sign MoU for Indigenous Mission Computer
February 16, 2016 @ 08:01 AMCSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)to jointly develop sophisticated state of the art onboard computing system for Civil Avionics requirements in line with “Make in India” initiative. The Integrated Global bus Avionics Processing System (IGAPS) called Mission Computer is a CoreAircraft Computing Platform with features like ARINC 664 global bus, ARINC 818 fibre channel video bus and ARINC 653 compliance
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Pratt & Whitney Opens New Aircraft Engines Manufacturing Facility In Singapore
February 15, 2016 @ 07:53 AMPratt & Whitney officially opened first manufacturing facility for new PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family in Singapore, earlier today. The facility located at Seletar Aerospace Park, will produce fan blades and other key components for PurePower GTF engines
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Eurofighter Typhoon Continues Storm Shadow and Meteor Missile Trails For Swing-Role Capability
February 13, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEurofighter has conducted trials of the Storm Shadow missile and Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile as part of the improvements to enhance swing-role capability of its Typhoon combat jet. It has been confirmed that a new operational release of the Storm Shadow missile was carried out in the UK Ministry of Defences Hebrides range in Scotland
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
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Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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