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Argentina Buying 12 Beechraft Texan Trainer Aircraft
March 29, 2017 @ 04:31 PMArgentina is buying 12 Beechraft Texan aircraft to replace 24 Embraer EMB-312 Tucano to train its military pilots. Plans to buy warplanes from abroad, including from Brazil's Embraer or Mig fighters from Russia are unlikely to happen in the immediate future
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Finland Seeks Weapons Details For HX Fighter Jet Program
March 27, 2017 @ 05:04 PMFinnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has sent a preliminary Request for Information on suitable weapons and other task-related external equipment for the HX project. The project is intended to replace the Hornet fleet, the Finnish Defense Forces announced today
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Malaysia Plans Aerobatics Team, May Seek Help From 'Russian Knights'
March 27, 2017 @ 01:55 PMMalaysia is looking at launching its own aerobatics team for the Langkawi International Maritime Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition in 2019 and may seek help from ‘Russian Knights team for the purpose. Indications to this effect were available during the last day of LIMA 17 where the defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein said at the closing ceremony turning to the South Korean and Indonesian aerobatics teams, ?What you have done is a challenge to all of us “now the Russian Knights want to work with the Malaysian aerobatics team
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Indo-Russian Multi-role Transport Aircraft Program Terminated
March 24, 2017 @ 03:32 PMRussia confirms that a joint Indo-Russian project to develop a new medium-airlift military transport aircraft, the UAC/HAL II-214 Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) has been terminated. "In practice, not all projects yield results
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US dollar Surge Likely To Affect F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Sales
March 23, 2017 @ 12:26 PMUS F-35 fighter jets are likely to be purchased by fewer overseas government due to surge in the dollar value, a senior Lockheed Martin executive said yesterday. The strengthening of dollar value has resulted into jets becoming more expensive
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US Air Force Sends Industry Invitation For Light Attack Platform Experiment
March 20, 2017 @ 05:45 PMUS Air Force has released an industry Invitation to participate in evaluation of the military utility of light attack platforms in future force structure. The invitation is part of a broader Air Force effort to explore cost-effective attack platform options, US Air Force announced Thursday
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SpaceX Wins USAF GPS Satellite Launch Contract
March 15, 2017 @ 11:50 AMSpaceX has won a $96.5 million GPS satellite launch contract defeating United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin Corp
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US Begins THAAD Missile Defense System Deployment In S. Korea
March 7, 2017 @ 08:18 AMThe United States has begun the process of deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system - an advanced missile defense system to South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported citing a military official. The first elements of the system, including two launchers, arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, Monday, the US and Seoul militaries told the news agency on Tuesday
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Malaysia Eyes Buying Excess Aircraft From Saudi Arabia
March 2, 2017 @ 02:04 PMMalaysia is eyeing to purchase Saudi Arabias excess aeroplanes and helicopters. "Malaysia is looking into the possibility buying “excess” Saudi aeroplanes and helicopters
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Probe Ordered Into Why Israel Bought Submarines It Did Not Need
February 28, 2017 @ 05:44 PMIsrael's State Attorney confirmed on Monday the opening of a criminal probe into a procurement contract between Israel's Defense Ministry and German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp. The deal, to buy three Dolphin submarines worth an estimated 1
Netherlands Pledges €500M for Ukraine Drone Project
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Airbus to Build Key Systems for ExoMars Lander for Europe’s Mars Mission...
Boeing’s Sustainable Aircraft Concept Completes First Wind Tunnel Tests
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...