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China's Vehicle-Mounted 155mm Howitzer Enters Army Service
April 30, 2020 @ 05:27 PMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command recently inducted a new advanced vehicle-mounted howitzer, the PCL-181, on Thursday. The weapon was first unveiled in Beijing at the National Day parade on October 1, 2019
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Leonardo Helmets Bridge Social Distance for Pilots
April 29, 2020 @ 02:32 PMLeonardo has modified helmets and oxygen masks to keep pilots safe from getting infected from COVID-19 infection. “As the situation surrounding Covid-19 evolves, Leonardo Helicopters (UK) has found unique ways to adapt social distancing methods to the cockpit ensuring crew safety
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Is Ukraine a Possible Buyer for Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Block III Jet?
April 28, 2020 @ 12:24 PMA Ukraine Air Force (UAF) delegation headed by Colonel General Sergii Drozdov, UAF Commander visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAF) Kamra on March 06 this year setting off speculation that Kiev was looking at buying the JF-17 Block III, whose first flight had taken place in January. “The visit is a lot more than just a photo-op,” said a Ukrainian industry source to defenseworld
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Embraer: Boeing “Wrongfully” Terminated JV Agreement, Failed to Pay $4.2B
April 25, 2020 @ 05:41 PMEmbraer has accused Boeing of “wrongfully” terminating the Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) to establish a strategic partnership, and said the company failed to cough up $4.2 billion purchase price
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Boeing Terminates Joint Venture Agreement with Embraer
April 25, 2020 @ 01:21 PMBoeing announced today that it has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a strategic partnership. Under the MTA, April 24, 2020, was the initial termination date, subject to extension by either party if certain conditions were met
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Vertical Wiper Blades on KC-135 Tanker Reduces Aircraft Drag by 1%
April 23, 2020 @ 07:44 AMA KC-135 Stratotanker with vertical wiper blades on the windshield instead of the decades-old horizontal wiper design, reduced aircraft drag by 1% in flight. “Aerodynamics testing on the KC-135 Stratotanker confirmed vertically mounted wiper blades reduces aircraft drag by approximately 1% during cruise conditions, potentially saving the Air Force $7 million annually in associated fuel costs,” the US Air Force said in a
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PCO SA Poland, RAFAEL Sign MOU on Electro-optical System for Mi-24
April 22, 2020 @ 02:01 PMPCO S.A
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China's Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Launch Tomorrow
April 21, 2020 @ 07:45 AMThe Chinese Navys second Type 075 amphibious ship (also called helicopter carrier) is expected to be launched in Shanghai on Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, Maritime Safety Administration of China said that a new ship built by Hudong Zhonghua shipyard will undock from 1:20pm to 2:50pm
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China’s FTC-2000G Fighter/Trainer Aircraft Secures First Export Order
April 19, 2020 @ 05:32 AMThe Chinese FTC-2000G fighter-trainer made by Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) has secured its first export order barely two years after the jet was launched at the 2018 Zhuhai air show. "It took less than two years from the first flight to the signing of the first export order,” the Secretary and Chairman of the Guifei Party Committee of GAIC, Wang Wenfei said in a media conference with local journalists on April 16 adding “this is an unprecedented speed in the history of the development of military aircraft in the aviation industry
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Russian Su-35 Jet, Iranian Vessels Conduct "Unsafe Interactions" with US Navy
April 16, 2020 @ 06:46 AMThe US Navy accused a Russian Su-35 fighter jet and eleven Iranian vessels of conducting “unsafe interactions” with its P-8A surveillance plane and warships respectively, in two separate incidents on April 15. According to the Navy, the Su-35 was conducting a high-speed, inverted maneuver, 25 feet directly in front its P-8A Poseidon mission aircraft flying over the Mediterranean Sea
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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...
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...