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Lebanese AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles Found On Air Serbia Flight
March 15, 2016 @ 01:34 PMA bomb sniffing dog found two AGM-114 hellfire missiles on a passenger flight bound to Serbia from Lebanon. The Lebanese army said that the missiles were being sent to the American company that produced them
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Two UAE Pilots Killed In F-16 Crash
March 15, 2016 @ 08:31 AMTwo Emirati pilots have reportedly died in a crash on Monday after the fighter aircraft went down due to “technical issues” in Yemen, Saudi state television reported. The announcement comes after the state-run WAM news agency of the United Arab Emirates announced the “loss of F-16 fighter aircraft”, which was taking part in operations against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen on Monday
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Two Bulava Missiles To Be Test-Fired From Borei-class Nuclear Submarine In June
March 12, 2016 @ 09:18 AMRussia will perform a multiple launch of two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Borei-class nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh in June, TASS reported. "It is planned that the Vladimir Monomakh will fire two Bulava ICBMs at the beginning of summer, approximately in June, from a submerged position in the White Sea towards the Kura practice range in Kamchatka," a source in the defense and industrial sector told TASS on Friday
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Russia To Test Launch 16 Bulava Missiles From Nuclear Submarines
March 4, 2016 @ 01:34 PMRussia will soon conduct a massive launch of 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles from nuclear-powered submarines, during an exercise to test the combat readiness of its nuclear deterrence forces. The missiles will include the new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile which is the country's most expensive weapons project, Haaretz reported citing a report by newspaper Izvestia
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Honeywell No Longer Pursuing UTC
March 2, 2016 @ 08:55 AMHoneywell announced that it is no longer pursuing a strategic combination with United Technologies (UTC) due to their unwillingness to engage in negotiations. Honeywell was interested in a combination because of compelling value creation for both sets of shareholders and a readily executable transaction due to two largely complementary business portfolios
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Is Indo-Japanese US-2 Amphibious Aircraft Deal In Limbo?
February 29, 2016 @ 09:52 AMJapan has no immediate plans for ‘selling or delivering the US-2 amphibious aircraft to India, a senior diplomat was quoted as saying by the Hindu news daily Friday. “There is no decision about its delivery nor did the Foreign Secretaries discuss the timing of the delivery”, Yasuhisa Kawamura, Director General of Press and Public Diplomacy of Japan was quoted by the
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India May Soon Sign Logistics Support Agreement With US For Building Aircraft...
February 29, 2016 @ 09:32 AMIndia and the United States will soon close an agreement to share military logistics after 12 years of talks, Reuters reported Monday. The United States is in talks with New Delhi to help build its largest aircraft carrier in the biggest military collaboration to date, a move that will bolster the Indian navy's strength as China expands its reach in the Indian Ocean
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Tanks, Choppers Discussed During Thai Def Min's Moscow Visit
February 29, 2016 @ 08:57 AMThailand is expected to procure more armaments from Russia majorly tanks and Mi-17 Choppers. Thailand also wants to buy more Mi-17 helicopters in addition to the existing four aircraft bought previously to replace UH-1H helicopters,
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Estonian Defence Forces To Get €818m Worth Weapons, Ammo Over Four Years
February 25, 2016 @ 11:54 AMEstonian Defense Forces will receive €818 million of the existing defence budget for the next four years to buy new weapon systems and other equipment that include new sidearms, unmanned aircraft, and long-range anti-tank systems. The Defence Forces' tender budget for the next four years is €818 million
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China Develops Ability To Detect US F-22, Other Stealth Fighters
February 22, 2016 @ 08:33 AMChina has developed a new type of Phased Array Radar that can detect US F-22 and other stealth fighters. According to a report on PLA Daily published earlier this month, Several fighters from East China Sea Fleet patrolled around the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea after receiving orders that unidentified tracking occurred near the ADIZ on the morning of Feb
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
U.S. Delays Patriot Missiles, 155mm Shells Supply to Ukraine Citing Low Stockpiles...
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...
