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India to Purchase 8 Su-30MKI Jets from HAL for $422M
January 19, 2019 @ 01:16 PMIndia is looking to purchase eight Su-30MKI combat aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in a deal worth over $422 million (INR 3,000 crore). “The Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost few aircraft to accidents
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Israeli Air Force Grounds F-15 Fleet after Canopy Blows off at 30,000
January 7, 2019 @ 06:24 PMThe Israeli military has launched an investigation to determine how an F-15 fighter jets canopy suddenly blew off at 30,000 feet during a training flight last week. The Israeli Air Force chief grounded the militarys fleet of F-15 fighter jets until the cause of the accident is found, Times of Israel reported
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South Korean Army to Launch New Artificial Intelligence Research Institute
December 31, 2018 @ 08:55 AMThe South Korean Army will launch a new research institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI) later this week. The armed services will open the AI Research and Development Center under its Training and Doctrine Command on Tuesday, the Army was quoted as stating by Yonhap Moday
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German Military Orders 7 Airbus H145 Helicopters to Replace Search and Rescue
December 13, 2018 @ 01:22 PMThe Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) obsolete Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet. Airbus Helicopters will also be responsible for logistics support, repair, and maintenance of the helicopters
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US Marines’ F/A-18 Jet, KC-130, Crash during Nighttime Refueling Exercise
December 6, 2018 @ 10:54 AMUnited States Marines F/A-18 fighter Jet and a KC-130 tanker crashed into the sea during a nighttime refueling exercise off the coast of Japan, five crew members are reported missing while two have been rescued. A KC-130 air-refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet were involved in a “mishap” in the early morning hours of Thursday
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Indian Air Force Trainer Aircraft Crashes
November 29, 2018 @ 11:10 AMA trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in neighbouring Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana on Wednesday, a defence release said. However, the trainee pilot ejected safely, it said, adding the accident occurred at around 11
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Installation Record of AOA Sensor not in Lion Air Crash Investigation Report:...
November 28, 2018 @ 01:20 PMBoeing has commented that the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) preliminary report on the 737 MAX Lion Air Flight 610 crash does not include records as to the installation or calibration of the Angle of Attack (AOA) sensor, nor does the report indicate whether the sensor was new or refurbished. Boeing comment: Earlier today, the NTSC released its preliminary accident investigation report
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Iran to Induct Three Destroyers in Next Four Months
November 26, 2018 @ 12:43 PMThe Iranian Navy will be inducting three destroyers to its northern and southern armadas in the next four months. “The vessels namely Sahand, Damavand and Dena would be joining the Navys fleets in the same order,” Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi was quoted as saying in an
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KAI to Roll Out New Light Combat Helicopter Prototype in December
November 26, 2018 @ 07:12 AMKorea Aerospace Industries plans to roll out the prototype of its light armed helicopter in December. The LAH will replace an aging fleet of Armys attak helicopters that include MD500s and 70 AH-15 Cobras, Yonhap reported quoting KAI officials as saying Sunday
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First French Air Force Reaper Drone Crashes
November 19, 2018 @ 12:35 PMA French Air Force Reaper drone crashed in a desert area a few kilometres away from the Barkhane track without causing any casualties. The drone crashed around 1:00 am, Paris time last Saturday
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
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