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Chilean C-130 Disappears En Route to Antarctic Base
December 10, 2019 @ 06:20 AMA C-130 Hercules transport plane belonging to Chiles Air Force with 38 people on board has disappeared over Antarctica. The aircraft took off from Punta Arenas and lost radio contact on its way to Chile's Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva base, on Antarctica's King George Island
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Turkey Decries ‘Embargo’ by European Nations Against Ankara’s Syrian Ops
December 3, 2019 @ 11:10 AMTurkey has expressed its disappointment with European nations move of imposing
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S.Africa Risks $1.7B Arms Sales to Saudi, Arab States for Invoking End-User...
November 25, 2019 @ 11:04 AMSouth Africa has $1.7 billion worth of sales at stake after suspending defence exports to the Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly violating end-user agreements that restricts transfer of weapons to third parties and also allow for inspection of the recipient's facilities
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Boeing Rolls Out New 737 MAX 10 Airplane
November 23, 2019 @ 08:18 AMBoeing rolled out its new 737 MAX 10 airplane on Friday, even as hundreds of MAX planes remain grounded worldwide, following two crashes last year. "Boeing marked a key milestone as thousands of employees gathered for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10 at the companys Renton, Washington factory," the company said in a statement
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US Begins Paperwork to Greenlight Sale of 100 Abrams tanks for Taiwan
November 14, 2019 @ 06:33 AMThe United States has sent a draft Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Taiwan, signalling commencement of paperwork to sell over a hundred M1A1 Abrams tanks to the island nation. The development has come four months after the US State Department gave a nod to Taipeis request of buying 108 M1A2T Abrams Tanks, over 250 Stinger missiles and other related equipment amounting
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Japan Acquires Joint Strike Missiles for F-35 Jets
November 12, 2019 @ 07:29 AMJapan has placed an order valued 450MNOK ($49.2 million) with Kongsberg for the supply for Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs) for its fleet of F-35 fighter jets
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New Hardware to Fix Bug in $400,000 F-35 Pilot Helmets
November 11, 2019 @ 06:28 AMA solution to fix a bug in the
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AESA Radar-Equipped Chinese J-11B Fighter Jet Seen for First Time
November 6, 2019 @ 08:58 AMChina has displayed a J-11B fighter jet, the mainstay of its air force, with a white nose cone with its official media interpreting it to be new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. “The new radar that can see farther and enable long-range missile use, a move that will significantly boost the Chinese Air Force's capability,”
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Ukraine Begins Probe After 79 of the Army’s 100 Bulletproof Vests Fail
November 6, 2019 @ 08:12 AMUkraine has set up a probe against five top defense officials after 79 out of the army's tested 100 bulletproof vests could be pierced by weapons, and hence offered insufficient protection to the forces. “All five suspects are high-ranking defense officials: the head of the main directorate, his two deputies, and two heads of department
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Boeing admits Parachute 'Deployment Anomaly' in Spaceflight Abort Test
November 5, 2019 @ 12:08 PMBoeing has admitted to a ‘deployment anomaly during a CST-100 Starliner manned spaceflight pad abort test in which all three parachutes failed to deploy. “We will review the data to determine how all of the systems performed, including the parachute deployment sequence
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...