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High Invulnerability Performance 'Black Box' For China's Military Aircraft
December 5, 2015 @ 09:59 AMChina has installed a next generation flight data recorder (FDR) also known as the ‘black box with high invulnerability performance on its Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s military aircraft. China will also use the new FDR in civil aviation and relevant industrial sectors in China, ChinaMil reported quoting unnamed sources as saying Thursday
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First H145 Helicopter Delivered In Law Enforcement Configuration To German Police
October 20, 2015 @ 11:38 AMAir bus Helicopters has delivered the worlds first H145 helicopter in law enforcement configuration to German State Police of Baden-Württemberg. The aircraft is the first of an order of six to be handed over to the launch customer, the company announced today
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Russian Helicopters to Continue Maintenance Of South Korean KA-32 helicopter engines
October 9, 2015 @ 12:57 PMRussian Helicopters will continue to provide maintenance of TV3-117 engines, VR-252 gearboxes, AI-9 power plants and on-board equipment for Ka-32 helicopters flown by South Korean operators. Maintenance work will be client-certified in compliance with South Korean regulations, Russian Helicopters announced today
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Rheinmetall Offers Boxer Reconnaissance Vehicle To Australia
September 4, 2015 @ 03:47 PMRheinmetall has offered the latest BOXER 8x8 Cavalry Reconnaissance Vehicle, Lance Turret and Northrop Grumman C4ISR Architecture to Australia. The company announced Thursday that it has submitted a bid in response to the Australias LAND 400 Phase 2 - Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability request for tender
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Apple, Boeing And Harvard Part Of US Wearable Tech Project
September 1, 2015 @ 11:46 AMUS defense secretary announced $75 million funding to help a consortium of 162 companies to develop wearable technology to be worn by soldiers or molded onto the skin of an aircraft. Ashton Carter speaking at NASAs Ames Research Center Friday said, “Funding for the Obama administration's newest manufacturing institute would go to the FlexTech Alliance, a consortium of 162 companies, universities and other groups, from Boeing, Apple and Harvard, to Advantest Akron Polymer Systems and Kalamazoo Valley Community College
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Aviadvigatel To Showcase PD-14 Fifth Generation Aircraft Test Engine At MAKS-2015
August 19, 2015 @ 03:58 PMRussian Aviadvigatel will showcase one of the PD-14 test engines at the MAKS-2015 airshow. The indigenous fifth-generation engine for the Russian short and medium haul MS-21 aircraft uses composites as materials
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Indigenizing Aircraft Not In Indian Navy’s Plans
July 22, 2015 @ 12:29 PMLocal manufacturing of fighter and reconnaissance aircraft is not on the indigenization agenda of the Indian Navy for the next 15 years. India has a huge requirement of carrier borne fighter aircraft as it is building its indigenous aircraft carrier and has another bigger carrier on the drawing board besides a steadily growing requirement for maritime surveillance planes
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Warship Missiles, Submarine Propulsion Systems In Indian Naval Indigenization Plan
July 21, 2015 @ 01:03 PMIndian Navys new time bound indigenization plan for 2015-2030 has a list of products ranging from surface-to-air missiles for warships to air independent propulsion system for submarines. The list proposed in the ‘Indian Naval Indigenization Plan 2015-2030′ is divided into three segments that make up a warship- float, move and fight
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French Army Selects Renault Trucks To Extend Light Armored Vehicle’s Service Life...
July 8, 2015 @ 03:25 PMRenault Trucks Defense has won a design contract from the French defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de lArmement - DGA) to extend the service life of its light armored vehicle (VBL) for next 15 years. In focusing on mobility aspects, DGA has awarded Renault Trucks Defense an initial feasibility design contract to provide a solution to upgrade the VBL, including its engine, gearbox, suspension and braking, the company announced today
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Airbus A400M could Interest Pentagon Military Transport Needs
June 12, 2015 @ 02:02 PMThe US military could potentially be a huge market for the Airbus A400 tactical transport aircraft, the Airbus CEO Tom Enders said in an interview. "By the next decade at the latest, the US armed forces will be the biggest customer for the aircraft," Airbus chief executive Tom Enders told the weekly magazine WirtschaftsWoche in an interview
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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
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...