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Long-body Version of Chinese Y-20 Military Transport Aircraft Planned
July 8, 2016 @ 12:17 PMA long-body version of the Chinese Y-20 Military Transport Aircraft is being planned to increase the aircrafts weight carrying capacity. The aircraft, which looks similar to the now discontinued Boeing C-17 military transport, is meant to carry military and civilian cargo over long distances
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AgustaWestland To Establish Helicopter MRO Plant In Algeria: Reports
July 5, 2016 @ 03:14 PMAgustaWestland will set up a Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) facility in Poland alongwith two state-owned investment companies. "The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing plant and much of these will be for the export market
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Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?
July 5, 2016 @ 01:50 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by
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US Adds Three More N. Korean Entities To Sanctions List
July 5, 2016 @ 11:51 AMThe US has imposed sanctions on three North Korean entities and a trading firm for involvement in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Monday. The North's General Department of Military Cooperation, the Namhung Trading Corp
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Indian GRSE Faces Disqualification In $319 Million Philippines Navy Frigate Contract
July 5, 2016 @ 10:20 AMIndias state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers might lose $319 million Philippine naval contract for supplying two light frigates as it failed to clear financial assessment tests after winning the contract. Reports from the Philippines suggest that a post-qualification assessment found GRSE deficient on financial requirements
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US Drone Strikes Killed 64 To 116 Civilians Since 2009: White House
July 2, 2016 @ 10:22 AMThe US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to prevent civilian deaths due to drone strikes after the report published by the government revealed the figures on non-combatants deaths. According to the White House report released on Friday, the US drones has killed only 64 to 116 civilians in 473 strikes launched between Jan 20, 2009 and Dec 31, 2015
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Taiwan Accidently Launches Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Towards China
July 1, 2016 @ 01:28 PMA Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile towards China on Friday, hitting a fishing boat and killing one person. The domestically developed Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile flew about 75 kilometres (45 miles) before hitting the trawler in waters off Penghu, a Taiwanese-administered island group in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese navy was quoted as saying by AFP Friday
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BrahMos Missile Mounted On Su-30MKI Without Russian Help: HAL Chairman
June 27, 2016 @ 12:18 PMIndian Hindustan Aeronautics did not seek any help from the Russian Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)for mounting BrahMos missile on Su-30MKI, Hindustan Aeronautics chairman said Saturday. “This unique program was taken up by HAL as an indigenous challenge at its Nashik Division and the required data was generated without the assistance of OEM for the modification
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India’s Nag Anti-tank Guided Missile To Undergo Final User Acceptance Trials In...
June 25, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will undergo its final user acceptance trials of its Nag, Gen-3 Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile in the next few days. DRDO had to postpone the trials after it cited technical reasons in the 'Qualification Testing of the Rocket Motor' used in the missile as the ground for rescheduling or the delay
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Brexit Could Scale-back European Defense Spending
June 24, 2016 @ 09:03 AMBritish exit (Brexit) could slowdown collaboration and purchases across Europe. Brexit will make European countries to scale back defense spending and also prompt companies across Europe to rethink their strategic goals
Poland, Slovakia Sign Deal on Piorun Systems, K2 Tanks, 155 mm Ammo
Armed Group Attacks Bangladesh Air Force Base in Cox’s Bazar, One Killed...
Iranian Yak-130 Trainer Jet Modified for Combat, Fires Missile during Drill
China's AS700D Electric Airship Completes First Flight
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U