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Steam catapult For China's Second Aircraft Carrier
February 16, 2017 @ 03:14 PMChina has set to develop second indigenous aircraft carrier 'Type 002', which features three steam catapults. The communist country has plans to launch the aircraft carrier in 2021
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India To Test Air Launched Version Of BrahMos Missile Soon
February 14, 2017 @ 11:18 AMIndia has scheduled to test the air-launched version of the supersonic Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missile in the next three months. "India will test-fire the air-launched version of supersonic Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missile in the next three months," Sudhir Kumar Mishra, chief executive of the Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace was quoted as saying by Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta this week
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Indo-UK Combat Hawk Jet Seeks To Take Market Share From Pak-China JF-17...
February 6, 2017 @ 12:23 PMIndia and UK are targeting export market for their jointly developed combat/trainer version of the Hawk trainer aircraft. A jointly developed, dual role version of the Hawk trainer aircraft is expected to debut at the Aero India show later this month aiming to target countries which are potential targets of the Pakistan-China developed light jet, the JF-17 Thunder
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Indian Expert Committee Calls For Independent Defence Procurement Organization
February 3, 2017 @ 09:24 AMAn Expert committee formed by the Indian government has recommended setting up an independent organization outside the ministry of defense to undertake defense procurement. The committee, headed by retired IIM professor Pritam Singh, recommended this measure to overcome the unending problem of delays in defence procurement, unspent budgets, allegations of corruption and botched deals
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HAL Establishes Second Tejas Fighter Jet Production Line
February 2, 2017 @ 02:32 PMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has established a second line series production of Tejas fighter jet. The new production line has come up at Aircraft Division in December 2016, with the facility being equipped with full-fledged assembly jigs
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Can Fuel Cells Tech Edge-out Gasoline Engines In Military Applications?
January 31, 2017 @ 02:42 PMDoes fuel cell technology has the potential to replace gasoline-based engines to drive armoured vehicles and naval vessels. General Motors (GM) and Honda on 30 January announced a Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM) joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems for each company's future offerings
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BAE Systems To Provide Head-Up Display Systems For Scorpion Jet
January 31, 2017 @ 10:41 AMBAE Systems has been selected to provide its LiteHUD head-up display for Textron AirLands multi-mission Scorpion jet. “This award marks the second new platform order for LiteHUD, further validating it as the future of head-up display technology,” said Andy Humphries, director of Advanced Displays at BAE Systems
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Indian Navy Decommissions Old Ships
January 31, 2017 @ 10:35 AMThe Indian Navy has decommissioned about more than quarter-century-old ships, INS Agray and INS Matanga, on 27 January in a ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Agray was a Russian-built Project 1241 PE (Pauk II) anti-submarine corvette, which was converted into a patrol vessel and a trials platform for electronic warfare systems after being severely damaged by an onboard explosion in 2004,
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General Atomics Wins $532 Million To Manufacture EMALS On-board CVN 80 Aircraft
January 30, 2017 @ 03:11 PMGeneral Atomics is being awarded a $532.6 million contract to manufacture, assembly, inspection, test and checkout of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) delivered on-board the CVN 80 aircraft carrier, including installation and checkout spares, repairs, technical data, and drawing changes
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Boeing F15-SA Fighter Jet Joins Royal Saudi Air Force Fleet
January 25, 2017 @ 12:47 PMSaudi Arabia today commissioned new batch of US-built F15-SA fighter aircraft during the inauguration of King Faisal Air Academys 50th anniversary marking its foundation. Inaugurated by the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, these F15-SA jets, also known as ‘Eagle Fighters joined Saudi Royal Air Force fleet after a deal was penned with the United States in 2012 for the purchase of 84 units,
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...
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...