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First Woman To Fly Chinese J-10 Fighter Killed In A Crash
November 14, 2016 @ 10:07 AMThe first woman to fly Chinas J-10 fighter plane was killed after she hit the wing of another jet during a training exercise Monday. Yu Xu, a member of the Chinese air forces ‘August First aerobic display team was killed in a crash during an aerobatics training exercise, Global Times reported
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WikiLeaks Website Hacked After Democratic National Committee's Email Leaks
November 7, 2016 @ 11:55 AMJulian assanges whistleblowing website WikiLeaks was hacked on Monday following the publication of the second batch of leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails. "Our email publication servers are under a targeted DoS (denial-of-service) attack since releasing #DNCLeak2," WikiLeaks said in a Twitter post
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Indian Forensic Lab To Get Cellebrite Technology To Unlock Iphone, Other Devices
November 4, 2016 @ 10:48 AMIndias forensic institute Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has planned to purchase an israeli technology Cellebrite that can unlock iphones and other electronic devices. Even devices that are equipped with encryption will be vulnerable to a break-in with this technology
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Dubai Airports Working On Drone Tracking Device
November 3, 2016 @ 02:54 PMDubai Airport is working on a system to detect and track drones following a series of incursions that have upset flights at its airport. The increasing use of drones for commercial as well as leisure purposes globally has led to a rise in the number of near-misses with aircraft and infringements into no-fly zones, Reuters reported today
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Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon Only Competitors In Malaysian MRCA Competition
October 24, 2016 @ 11:40 AMMalaysia will either order Dassault Rafale or Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for its new multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) program to replace its Russian Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters. “By the year 2020 we have to make a decision on the [purchase of the] MRCAs
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India To Start MCMV Manufacturing Next Year
October 24, 2016 @ 08:20 AMIndia will start building Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMV) from the Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) by next year. "The technology acquisition parameter is in the final stage, then there will be a final negotiation of price and the next year, actual construction of mines counter measure vessel will start," Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar was quoted as saying by Business Standard during the inauguration of the HAL-Safran joint venture on helicopter maintenance and repair center in Goa Sunday
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Raytheon Developing Next-Gen Interface For Ground Vehicles
October 10, 2016 @ 08:12 PMRaytheon is developing a new technology to provide comprehensive situational awareness to troops inside windowless armored vehicles. The development is part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program
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Russia Develops ‘Humanoid’ Robot That Defuses Explosive Ordnance, Mines
October 6, 2016 @ 03:46 PMRussia has developed a lightly-armored tracked all-terrain vehicle capable of defusing unexploded ordnance and mines, perform on-site repairs and even carry the wounded soldier from the battlefield. This robot can also measure a soldiers temperature, pulse and blood pressure and send the data to the operator who decides whether the trooper is fit to fight on or needs to be evacuated,
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Pakistan’s Super Mushshak Grabbing World Trainer Aircraft Market Share
September 19, 2016 @ 11:38 AMPakistans 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
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US Air Force Awards $77 Million For J8 Jeep Tactical Vehicles
September 16, 2016 @ 02:29 PMAfrica Automotive Distribution Service has been awarded a $77 million contract for J8 Jeep tactical vehicles. This contract satisfies recurring requirements for Jeep J8 tactical vehicles and related equipment, spares kits, special tools, ancillary equipment including recurring, and related training and services
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
