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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
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Sikorsky Begins Ground Tests Of S-97 RAIDER Rotorcraft
February 5, 2015 @ 09:55 AMSikorsky Aircraft Corp has begun the ground testing for the S-97 RAIDER program. The RAIDER is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to outmatch conventional military helicopters in maneuverability, payload, speed, range and high/hot environmental conditions
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Russia To Produce New Kalashnikov Assault Rifle Ak-12, A-55
February 4, 2015 @ 11:55 AMRussia will produce a new generation of assault rifles, AK-12 and A-545, this month to replace Kalashnikov AK-74M for Ratnik soldier modernization program. AK-12 and A-545 will also become part of the Ratnik standard issue soldier outfit slated to enter service this coming spring, Izvestiya newspaper was quoted as saying by Sputnik on February 4
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...