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Japan's X-2 Aircraft Could Join the World Stealth Fighter Race
January 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMJapans home-grown stealth fighter from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is aimed at matching similar stealth aircraft of China and Russia as well as competes in the world market for fifth generation fighters. The X-2 is designed to test stealth capabilities and once in full production will compete against the US F-35, Russian T-50 and Chinese J-31 fighters
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Tiltrotor UAV Unveiled At Korea Drone Show
January 29, 2016 @ 06:41 AMKorea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is showcasing a tiltrotor drone at South Koreas drone festival opened on Thursday in Busan for a three-day run. Developed in collaboration with Korean Air, Tiltrotor "KUS-VT" drone can take off and land vertically but can shift their engine geometry to fly like aeroplanes, similar to the Bell Boeing Osprey on a show at the Busan festival
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Ukraine Orders Liquidation Of Antonov Group
January 28, 2016 @ 12:39 PMThe Ukrainian government has decided to liquidate the aircraft manufacturer Antonov while its enterprises will be assigned to the state defense group Ukroboronprom. The government has taken this decision "due to the absence of participants" as all the three enterprises, which actually made up the aircraft manufacturer, quit it already last year to be integrated into Ukroboronprom, TASS quoted the ministrys press office as saying
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Morpho, Orange Cyberdefense Sign CyberSecurity Partnership
January 28, 2016 @ 12:18 PMMorpho (Safran) and Orange Cyberdefense have signed a partnership agreement concerning the development of a complete range of cybersecurity products and services. The two partners will leverage the benefits of their complementary areas of expertise to better prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks
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Turbomeca Arrano Engine Powered H160 Helicopter Completes First Flight Test
January 28, 2016 @ 06:41 AMTurbomeca (Safran) completed the first flight test of its Arrano engine, powering the Airbus Helicopters H160. The Arrano engine met the performance expected for the first flight, during the flight of the second H160 flight test vehicle (PT2), which took place yesterday at the manufacturers Marignane plant
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Pakistan Overhauls FC-1 Fighter Aircraft
January 27, 2016 @ 10:50 AMThe Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) has carried out overhaul and fuselage evaluation of the FC-1 fighter aircraft also called the JF-17. “On December 28, 2015, Pakistan held a ceremony of 2015 production delivery of the 16th FC-1 in the 2nd batch and the accomplishment of the first FC-1 fuselage evaluation that is entitled self-production towards maintenance,” the Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) said in a statement
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Lockheed Martin Unlocks $5 Billion By Combining Information Systems Segment With Leidos
January 27, 2016 @ 08:35 AMLockheed Martin is unlocking $5 billion in value by entering into an agreement to separate the Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) segment and combine it with Leidos Holdings to concentrate on Aerospace and Defense business. The Corporation intends to use to repay debt, pay dividends, and/or repurchase its stock
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India’s Home-Grown LCA Tejas To Enter Full Scale Production In 2017
January 22, 2016 @ 02:12 PMFull scale production of Indias indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas will begin next year. "As per my primary report, it is appreciated by other countries who are interested
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Six South Korean KF-16 Prototypes To Fly By 2021
January 22, 2016 @ 01:14 PMSouth Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced Thursday that six prototypes of KF-16 indigenous fighter jet would be ready by 2021. DAPA in a commencement meeting in the headquarters of contractor Korea Aerospace Industries in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province for the fighter jet project held Thursday said that South Korea would be able to introduce the fighter in mid-2020s
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Rosoboronexport To Display Anti-Terrorism Prowess Of Russian Aircraft At Bahrain Airshow
January 21, 2016 @ 11:47 AMRosoboronExport will analyze Russian aircrafts capabilities for use in counter-terrorist operations in presentation at the Bahrain International Airshow 2016 starting January 21-23, at Sakhir Air Base. The company will hold an open presentation, “Russian Military Aircraft Fighting Against Terrorism,” apart from discussing prospects for deliveries of Russian aviation equipment, it said in a statement at the opening day of the Bahrain airshow
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