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Software Glitch Caused Triple Engine Failure In Airbus A400 Crash
June 3, 2015 @ 01:35 PMThe Airbus A400 military transport aircraft crash last month was caused by faulty software configuration that froze three engines, the company published details of the investigation on Wednesday. The initial findings of the crash released by Airbus officials confirmed that the erroneous engine control system software may have caused the engine to freeze but ruled our structural design flaws
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US Navy Buys Decommissioned Japanese Helicopters For Spare Parts
May 29, 2015 @ 07:09 PMThe US navy has purchased two decommissioned Japanese military helicopters and its spare parts for using them to maintain its aging fleet of MH-53E Sea Dragons. The US plans to harvest the aircraft for parts
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Airbus Helicopters To Deliver 15 Multi-Role Military Rotorcraft To Germany By Year
May 15, 2015 @ 12:37 PMAirbus Helicopters announced today that it will deliver 15 H145M multi-role twin engine military rotorcraft to German Air Force by year end after the rotorcraft was certified by European EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) for the military type approval. The delivery to Royal Thai Navy, the second H145M customer will begin in 2016
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Airbus To Test Flight A400M Transport Plane Despite Nations Grounding Aircraft Fleet...
May 11, 2015 @ 02:29 PMAirbus will continue with test flight of its A400M military transport despite Britain, Germany, Malaysia and Turkey grounding their aircraft following a crash outside Seville on Saturday, killing four crew members. “Testing would go ahead as planned on Tuesday to demonstrate to our customers, the air forces, that we fully trust this great transport plane and are as committed to the program and the further ramp-up of deliveries and capabilities as ever," Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus was quoted as saying in a letter to Airbus Staff by Reuters
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Lebanon Receives $3 Billion Saudi Aided French Weapons
April 20, 2015 @ 12:38 PMLebanon has received the first shipment of a mix of French land, sea and air equipment including armored vehicles, heavy artillery, anti-tank missiles, and mortar and assault weapons worth $3 billion on Monday, Reuters reported. The Saudi-funded deal to provide Lebanon with French weapons is underway as the first shipment arrived at the Beirut International airport
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Key Japanese Firms Decides Not To Attend Australian Submarine Event
March 24, 2015 @ 05:28 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have rejected an invitation to attend a gathering of top Australian naval officials and politicians this week. The no-show by the two Japanese firms at an event called Australias Future Submarine Summit, held amid intensifying competition for the deal, exposes a potential weak link in Prime Minister Shinzo Abes more muscular security agenda
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Exhibits New GTK Boxer Variant At IDEX 2015
February 23, 2015 @ 09:40 AMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will be exhibiting the latest generation vehicle systems at IDEX 2015. KMW is presenting the GTK Boxer as a wheeled armoured personnel carrier variant with a Puma turret for the first time
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AgustaWestland Introduces Transmission Testing Capabilities At Philadelphia Facility
February 17, 2015 @ 05:29 PMAgustaWestland has expanded transmission testing capabilities at Philadelphia facility, bringing full Maintenance Repair and Overhail (MRO) services for intermediate and tail rotor gearboxes nearer to customers operating in the USA. The multi-model intermediate and tail rotor gearbox test system is the result of design and installation collaboration with RedViking
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BEL To Showcase Various Capabilities At Aero India 2015
February 16, 2015 @ 08:40 AMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will be displaying its wide-range of capabilities that span every domain of its business at Aero India 2015. BEL will demonstrate some of its new products/ technologies, which are R&D capabilities
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Tail Section of C-130s are Made in India
February 16, 2015 @ 05:34 AMTail sections of C-130 aircraft for Lockheed Martins global customers are being made in India, Phil Shaw, chief executive of Lockheed Martin India told defenseworld.net
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
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