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Thailand Likely to Increase Chinese VT-4 Tanks Order to 49
January 30, 2018 @ 07:09 AMThailand is likely to increase its total order for Chinese-made VT-4 main battle tanks to 49 up from the current 28 plus 10 additional ordered in 2017. Thailand had purchased 28 VT4 tanks in 2015 and ordered an additional 10 last year
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Ilyushin Il-78M-90A Aerial Refueling Tanker Performs Debut Flight
January 26, 2018 @ 09:47 AMRussias advanced aerial refueling tanker Ilyushin Il-78M-90A performed its maiden flight on Thursday, local media reports. "Today, on January 25, the flight model of the Il-78M-90A perspective aerial refueling plane performed its first flight
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Elbit Systems to Provide Battle Management System to Australia for $150 Million
January 26, 2018 @ 09:39 AMIsraeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd has been awarded a $150 million contract for Battle Management System Command and Control (BMS C2), the company said in a press release Thursday. The contract awarded by the Australian Department of Defence's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group is to provide Through Life Support (TLS) services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for BMS C2
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Russia’s Mi-17A2 Helicopter Passes Extreme Cold Flight Test
January 24, 2018 @ 09:16 AMRussias latest multirole Mi-171A2 helicopter has completed trials in extremely low temperatures of up to -50 degrees Centigrade, local media reports quoting Russian Helicopters Holdings press service. "The results of the tests, held in Yakutia, have proven that main systems and avionics are operable [in extremely low temperatures]
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BAE Systems to Modernize US Navy MK 45 Guns, Provide Four Additional
January 23, 2018 @ 09:13 AMThe U.S
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Airbus helicopters Delivered 409 Choppers in 2017, Logged Orders for 350 More
January 22, 2018 @ 11:25 AMAirbus Helicopters delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders for the super-medium H175
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Pakistan Delivers Five Super Mushshak Trainers To Nigeria
January 15, 2018 @ 03:17 PMThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday took delivery of the second batch of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft that the Federal Government had since ordered from Pakistan. The newly-delivered aircraft, which are capable of being used for acrobatics training, are all brand new and fitted with digital glass cockpit
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Sikorsky Wins $193M FMS Contract To Supply 17 UH-60M Black Hawks To...
January 12, 2018 @ 08:48 AMThe Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has been awarded foreign military sales contract worth $193.8 million to supply 17 UH-60M Black Hawks, medium-lift, rotary-wing helicopters, to Saudi Arabia, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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GE Wins $74M F414 Fighter Engine Repair Contract
January 10, 2018 @ 08:43 AMGeneral Electric has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $74 million for repair, replacement and program support of F414 engine components of Super Hornets and EA-18G Growler carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. “General Electric, Lynn, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $74,050,000 six-month, firm-fixed-price, performance-based logistics requirements type contract for repair, replacement and program support of 773 F414 engine components of F/A-18 E, F, and EA 18G aircrafts,” the press release says
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US Army Issues RFI to Buy 35 Airbus Lakota Training Helicopters
January 9, 2018 @ 08:19 AMThe US Army has issued a request for information (RFI) to acquire additional 35 Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota training and support platforms. The RFI asks for sources that can provide additional civil variant of EC145 helicopters
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Indonesia Tests Airbus H225M Helicopter
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...