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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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Indian Navy Prepares Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan
May 28, 2015 @ 01:21 PMThe Indian Navy has prepared a maritime infrastructure perspective plan to improve maintenance and operability of naval assets, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral R K Dhowan said today. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, the chief said that the plan would be in sync with the overall preparedness of the navy
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US Likely To Sell A-10 Thunderbolt II Jets To Taiwan
May 25, 2015 @ 12:02 PMThe US is likely to sell the refurbished Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II jets to Taiwan, if the aircraft retires from the US Air Force service, Want China Times reported Sunday. Paul Cejas Boeing's chief engineer of off-Boeing programs said at a media event on Wednesday that the company has begun early discussions with the US Air Force (USAF) to sell off refurbished A-10s to international customers
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Western Tanks Are 15-20 Years Behind Armata: Russian Dy PM Rogozin
May 25, 2015 @ 11:38 AMRussian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday said that foreign countries in a race to build advanced battle tanks challenging Moscows new Armata tank lag behind by at least 15-20 years and can never catch up with them. Rogozin said in a reference to media reports about Germany and France preparing to jointly develop new main battle tanks to replace Leopard 2 tanks by 2030
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Obama Scraps Some Military Equipment For Police
May 18, 2015 @ 02:07 PMThe US Federal government will no longer provide military equipment to local law-enforcement, President Barack Obama announced Monday. According to the announcement, the local departments will not have armored vehicles that run on a tracked system instead of wheels, weaponized aircraft or vehicles, firearms or ammunition of
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Germany To Replace Patriot With Meads: Media Reports
May 15, 2015 @ 02:46 PMGerman defense ministry has reportedly made a decision to purchase Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) developed by MBDA and Lockheed Martin as a successor to Raytheons Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, according to German Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The decision on Meads will mean the end of the Patriot missile system
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US Not To Sell F-35 Fighters To Gulf States
May 15, 2015 @ 10:08 AMWhite House on Monday announced that it will not support the sale of F-35 joint strike fighters to Gulf Arab states and the administration is working to increase US arms sales to the region. "What we're focused on is the capabilities that are most relevant to the current security challenges that the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) faces," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to Obama was quoted as saying by Military
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North Korea To Develop Missile Submarines In 2-3 Years
May 11, 2015 @ 03:35 PMNorth Korea will develop fully operational ballistic submarine in about two to three years, a senior South Korean defense official said Monday. The photos of a test of North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile appeared authentic, the official was quoted as saying by Reuters Today
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Taliban Allegedly Use Russian SAM-7B Anti-Aircraft MissileTo Hit Pakistani Helicopter
May 11, 2015 @ 10:21 AMPakistani Taliban on Sunday released a video showing a Russian surface-to-Air Missile (SAM-7B) allegedly used to down Mi-17 army helicopter in PoK that killed seven including two ambassadors. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed that the chopper was turning due to which the missile hit the tail rotor of the helicopter so it did not get destroyed fully in the air
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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
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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...