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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade S Korea's F-16s To 'V' Configuration With AESA...
November 21, 2016 @ 05:53 PMLockheed Martin has won a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft to V configuration with Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)
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Royal Navy’s Merlin Mk4 Helicopter Completes First Flight
November 21, 2016 @ 12:50 PMLeonardo-Finmeccanica successfully conducted the maiden flight of first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 helicopter of the Royal Navy on 24th October 2016 at its Yeovil facility in southwest England. Leonardo is upgrading 25 Royal Navy Merlin Mk3/3A helicopter to Merlin Mk4/4A standard as part of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) contract
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India's Combat Drone 'Rustom-2' Completes First Flight
November 16, 2016 @ 01:23 PMIndia's long endurance Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) Rustom-2 has achieved its first flight early on Tuesday. The UCAV, which is in the medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) category of vehicles, was developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
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Airbus, Ilyushin To Have Boeing As Competitor In Indian MRTT Contest
November 16, 2016 @ 07:47 AMBoeing is likely to compete with its new multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) KC-46A Pegasus alongside Airbus and Russian Ilyushin for the Indian MRTT requirement. India has called off the MRTT contest twice so far
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Poland To Build Territorial Defense Force By 2019
November 15, 2016 @ 05:41 PMPoland will build a 800 million Euros worth new territorial defense force of 53,000 volunteers by 2019 in order to guard against threats from Russia. The force will be similar to the US National Guard in that it is comprised of civilians who undergo military training, Defense Minister Atoni Macierewicz said Monday
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Russian Frigate Targets Terrorists With Kaibr Cruise Missile In Syria
November 15, 2016 @ 01:23 PMRussia has started using its Admiral Grigorovich frigate carrying Kalibr cruise missiles targeting terrorists in Syria. "Today, we started a large-scale operation on launching massive strikes on Daesh and al-Nusra Front targets in the Idlib and Homs provinces [in Syria]," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by
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Indian Navy To Receive P8I Submarine Killer, Reconnaissance Aircraft In 2020
November 15, 2016 @ 11:57 AMThe Indian Navy will start to receive additional P8I submarine killer, maritime reconnaissance aircraft from July 2020. The work of providing India with an updated version of the combat plane is being initiated at the Boeing facility in USA,
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Raytheon Wins $76 Million For USAF’s Lot 10 Miniature Air Launched Decoy
November 11, 2016 @ 09:23 AMRaytheon has won a $76 million contract for Lot 10 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) vehicles and support equipment. Work is expected to be complete by June 30, 2020, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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DARPA Tests Smartphone-Sized Radiation Sensors To Detect 'Dirty Bombs'
November 11, 2016 @ 07:41 AMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently tested smartphone-sized radiation detectors in a Washington mall to locate small nuclear weapons or ‘dirty bombs. Volunteers carrying the radiation detectors walked for hours around the National Mall searching for clues in a “whodunit” scavenger hunt to locate a geneticist whod been mysteriously abducted
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F-35 Catches Fire In Its Weapons Bay During Training Mission
November 9, 2016 @ 10:22 AMThe U.S
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
Avantel to Equip Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels with Satcom Equipment
Kuwait to Upgrade Patriot Missiles in $400M U.S. Deal
U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
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...