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MiG-21 Crashes in India, Pilot safe
March 8, 2019 @ 11:34 AMA MiG-21 fighter aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed Friday afternoon in the north-western state of Rajasthan. The aircraft, on a routine mission, crashed after getting airborne from the Nal airbase near Bikaner city, Rajasthan
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Pakistan Can Use F-16 Fighter Jets Against Any Nation Other than US,...
March 6, 2019 @ 10:08 AMPakistan is not restricted to use F-16 fighter jets against any nation other than the United States and its NATO allies, the Express Tribune reported Tuesday. Concerns had been raised whether Pakistan can use F-16s against India after the recent skirmish between the two countries, but Pakistani armed forces are "fully authorized" to use the aircraft against India, according to tweet posted by a user,
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Russian S-400 Capability Overrated: Swedish Defense Research Agency
March 5, 2019 @ 01:45 PMSwedish Defense Research Agency, FOI in its recent report states that the range of the Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system and its capability to counter counter-measures is overrated. According to the report, “Bursting the Bubble? Russia´s A2AD-Capabilities in the Baltic Sea Region”, published on Monday, FOI states that the actual range of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft system, which is promoted as having a range of 400 kilometres, is actually 150-200 kilometres, the
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MiG 21s, MiG 27s To Be Decommissioned In India By 2024
March 4, 2019 @ 05:45 AMAll Russian origin MiG 21 and MiG 27 fighter aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be decommissioned in phased manner by 2024, according to the Defense Ministry. “The MiG-21 and MiG-27 UPG (Upgraded) aircraft of the Indian Air Force will be phased out on completion of their Total Calendar Life or Total Technical Life by 2024," Sunday Guardian quoted Ministry of Defense as stating Saturday
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China Displayed Unmanned 20-Ton Warship Model at IDEX 2019
February 26, 2019 @ 08:34 AMChina displayed a model of its most advanced naval weapon at the recently concluded IDEX 2019 exhibition in Abu Dhabi- a 20 ton unmanned warship with vertical launched missiles dubbed ‘Aegis killer, indicating that it is superior to Aegis, a US-made ship command and control system that can detect and fire missiles at enemy targets. The15 metre unmanned surface vessel ‘JARI developed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has a displacement of 20 tons
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Iranian Navy Inducts New Cruise missile-equipped Submarine ‘Fateh’
February 18, 2019 @ 03:15 PMIran on Sunday inducted a new homegrown submarine dubbed Fateh (Conqueror) into the countrys Navy, the local media reports. The submarine was unveiled at a ceremony in Irans southern port city of Bandar Abbas
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Russia’s ‘Poseidon’ Unmanned Underwater Vehicle To Undergo Factory Trials Soon
February 11, 2019 @ 09:48 AMRussia will reportedly commence at-sea factory trials of a nuclear-capable underwater vehicle (UUV), dubbed ‘Poseidon, in summer 2019, TASS reports Sunday. "The successful tests of Poseidons nuclear-powered energy unit opened the way to conducting at-sea factory tests of the vehicle
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Iran Unveils New Underground Missile Production Plant
February 9, 2019 @ 08:57 AMAmid growing international community sanctions, Iran this week unveiled an underground missile plant for the mass production of precision missiles, state media reported Thursday. “Unveiling this missile production city deep underground is an answer to the idle talk made by the Westerners, who assume they can restrict us and dissuade us from (pursuing) our long-term goals by means of threats and sanctions,” Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps chief commander, said during the unveiling ceremony on Thursday
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Airbus Asked to Manufacture Aircraft Components, Tyres in Indonesia
February 4, 2019 @ 02:44 PMIndonesia has asked Airbus to manufacture aircraft components in the country in order to make optimal utilization of the raw materials available in the country. "We requested Airbus to plan and produce aircraft components with Dirgantara Indonesia (Indonesian aerospace manufacturing company) and urged them to make their aircraft tyres here," Antara quoted Indonesian Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan as saying during a meeting with Airbus President of Asia-Pacific Jean-Marc Nasr on Monday
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Iran Destroyer Equipped With Homegrown ‘Phalanx’ Close-in Weapon System
January 22, 2019 @ 02:31 AMThe Iranian Navy destroyer has been equipped with an indigenized version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) that is used for defense against anti-ship missiles, for the very first time. The Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi was quoted as saying by
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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