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Singapore Puts $1 Billion Super Puma Helicopter Purchase On Hold
June 22, 2016 @ 02:31 PMSingapore has delayed a decision on $1 billion helicopter purchase to replace 32 ageing Super Pumas after a civilian Airbus Super Puma crashed in April this year Airbus Helicopters is the frontrunner for the order. The delay comes as Airbus Helicopters, wrestles with the latest in a series of setbacks to the H225 Super Puma, a workhorse of the offshore oil industry and widely used across the world for search and rescue and heavy military airlift operations,
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NASA To Test ‘X-57’ Hybrid Electric Research Plane
June 18, 2016 @ 08:38 AMNASA will test a new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell” - a hybrid electric research plane equipped with 14 electric propeller-turning motors located along the wings. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agencys first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday in Washington at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) annual Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, commonly called Aviation 2016
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Indo-US Agreement On Aircraft Carrier Tech Transfer In Final Stage
June 18, 2016 @ 06:05 AMIndia and US agreement on the transfer of technology for aircraft carriers under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) signed by the two nations is in the final stages, defence minister Manohar Parrikar announced on Friday. “We are in the final stage of agreeing on aircraft carrier technologies,” Parrikar was quoted as saying to the media by
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North Korea May Have 21 Nuclear Weapons: US Think-Tank
June 16, 2016 @ 11:27 AMNorth Korea may have produced additional six or more nuclear weapons over the last one and half years making its total arsenal to more than 21 bombs, according to US based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). The estimate is based on the amounts of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium Pyongyang is believed to have produced at its Yongbyon nuclear complex
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Canada Awards $500 Million To Lockheed Martin For Transport Fleet Maintenance
June 15, 2016 @ 03:07 PMCanada has extended an earlier contract by inking $500 million agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide maintenance support and training for one of the militarys transport plane fleets. The agreement, which extended an earlier contract to 2021, was never publicly announced or put to a competition
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Thales Unveils Broadband Tactical Software Defined Radio For Collaborative Combat
June 13, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThales has unveiled a new tactical software-defined radio system SYNAPS, to support battle space digitisation and C4I systems at on-going Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. SYNAPS is a broadband-based system which aims to improve on the current radios deployed by armed forces, speeding up response times in the field for group communications, and guaranteeing security and connectivity, the company said in a statement Monday
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UAE Military Helicopter Crashes, Crew Killed
June 13, 2016 @ 09:30 AMA United Arab Emirates military helicopter crashed into the sea on Sunday, killing two crew members, the countrys armed forces said in a statement. The aircraft crashed “during a routine flight over international waters, causing the death of its pilot and co-pilot,” said the statement on the official WAM news agency
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Russia Grounds Su-27 Jets After Crash
June 13, 2016 @ 09:14 AMRussia has grounded all Sukhoi Su-27 jets until the investigation related to the crash of a plane of this type is completed. "According to preliminary findings, technical problems were to blame," the defense ministrys statement said Friday
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South Korean New 8x8 Amphibious Armored Vehicle To Enter Service This Year
June 8, 2016 @ 10:02 AMSouth Korea has developed 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle powered by a 420 hp diesel engine. It should enter service this year
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Buk Missile Component Recovered At MH17 Crash Site
June 7, 2016 @ 11:08 AMThe investigating team of MH17 airliner crash has found a component belonging to the Russian-made Buk missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) published an image which shows a "Venturi", which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
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...
