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Moroccan Mirage-1 Fighter Crashes During Training
January 22, 2019 @ 10:30 AMA Dassault Mirage-1 fighter aircraft belonging to the Moroccan Air Force crashed in the northern region of Taounate on Monday. The fighter jet was on a training flight and crashed after a “technical breakdown,” Morocco world news reported Monday quoting General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces as saying
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IAI Elta to Supply C-MMR Multi-task Radar Systems to Finland
January 22, 2019 @ 07:22 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) unit Elta Systems has won a contract to supply C-MMR multi-task radar systems to the Finnish army. Elta did not disclose the price of the deal
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Obsolete Tactics Hindering Integration of Latest Weapons in Chinese Army
January 21, 2019 @ 10:15 AMThe Chinese military are urged to develop new techniques and tactics to integrate Type99 tanks and J-20 fighter jets in the People's Liberation Army. As training began in 2019, an elite- combined arms brigade under the 81st Group Army of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Central Theater Command reflected how they failed to beat its opponent in a 2018 mock battle, despite being equipped with China's strongest main battle tank, the Type 99A,
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China Threatens Countries Participating in Taiwan Submarine Program
January 15, 2019 @ 12:43 PMCountries which have offered to participate in building submarines for Taiwan risk severely damaging relations with China, Beijing has asserted. Taiwan media last year reported that the United States (US) had approved the Transfer of Technology (ToT) that will allow Taiwan to produce its own submarines
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South Korean Air Defence System Beat Russian Tunguska-M1, Pantsir in Indian Trials
January 7, 2019 @ 07:20 PMMoscow is lobbying against a South Korean anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense system, the K30 Biho which beat two Russian competitors, the Tunguska-M1 and Pantsir in trials for an Indian procurement program. A South Korean publication, J
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Sukhoi Reducing US-made Components in SSJ100 Aircraft to Enable Iran Exports
January 7, 2019 @ 09:54 AMSukhoi Aircraft Company of Russia is cutting down components needing United States export clearance to enable exports of the Sukhoi Super Jet 100 (SSJ100) to Iran and other third countries. According to US export control regulations, State Department clearance is required if the quantum of US-made components exceed 10%
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Chinese Aircraft Maker Issues RFP for Stealth Aircraft’s Target Detection Systems
January 1, 2019 @ 02:20 PMThe Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute has issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to acquire an “integral unit for photoelectric target acquisition that is stealth capable,” setting off speculation that the institute was developing a carrier-based version of Chinas FC-31 stealth fighter jet. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is looking to procure stealth parts for China's aircraft carrier-based fighter jet manufacturer, Shenyang
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Pakistan Navy Inducts ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Sea King Helicopters
December 14, 2018 @ 12:31 PMThe Pakistan Navy (PN) inducted its first ATR-72-based Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and two refurbished, ex-Royal Navy Westland Sea King (one HAR3A and one HC4) naval helicopters on Wednesday. The HAR3A was configured for search-and-rescue (SAR) operations and the HC4 will serve as a troop carrier,
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HAL Light Utility Helicopter Passes 6KM Altitude Flight Test
December 12, 2018 @ 09:51 AMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved an important milestone of flying at 6000 meters altitude in Bangalore, recently. The flight was carried out under the envelope expansion tests and flying at 6 km altitude is a critical requirement towards the certification of LUH
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Gulf Nation Buys Chinese Combat Drone After Israel Turns Down Request
December 11, 2018 @ 04:34 PMA Persian Gulf nation has purchased Chinese Chengdu Pterodactyl 1, also known as Wing Loong, after its request to buy Israeli Hermes Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) was turned down by Tel Aviv. According to reports, Israel chose to turn down the request after careful consideration
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