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Indian Air Force Identifies Design Flaw In Sukhoi-30 Fighter Jets
August 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force which operates 190 Su-30 aircraft has identified a “design flaw” in the jets, revealed Air Chief NAK Browne. While speaking at an event on Sunday, Browne criticized the aircraft but maintained that the flaw did not affect its “airworthiness”
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McAfee Working To Protect Critical Infrastructure Against Stuxnet Type Viruses
July 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Stuxnet computer virus, suspected to have been created by the CIA to impede Iran’s nuclear program, may have led to extensive collateral damage by affecting Siemens control software in India and Indonesia to a large extent and in over 100 other countries to a smaller extent. Since first being detected in 2010, Stuxnet infected over 8,500 Indian systems in the first five days, another 5,000 in Indonesia and about 3,000 in Iran, according to media reports
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Low Cost Embraer Super Tucano Earns Big Bucks In Developing Countries
July 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBrazilian aircraft-maker Embraer has seen unprecedented success with its Super Tucano trainer plane which also doubles as an attack aircraft. In the last eight years, Embraer has sold 160 Super Tucano aircraft to 10 countries worth an estimated $2
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Mine Clearing Efforts To Begin In Burma
July 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDemining operations could soon start in Myanmar (Burma) which has one of the world's highest landmine casualty rates. Mine Advisory Group, or MAG International, a specialist demining agency, recently visited the country in order to study the humanitarian impact on landmines and exploded remnants of war
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Heavy Airlift Market To Grow By Billions
June 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the next 10 years, the market for heavy airlift aircraft will see tremendous growth as militaries around the world acquire airlift aircraft in large numbers. Tonnage requirements have catapulted as military cargo requirements grow steadily since heavy airlifting of equipment is now the preferred mode of transport
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U.S To Lift Jackson-Vanik Amendment, Establish New Trade Relations With Russia
June 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs Russia joins the World Trade Organisation later this year, a bipartisan group of U.S Senators are introducing a new bill that will allow permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) between the two countries
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Benelux Army Merger To Cut Defense Procurement Costs
April 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA new agreement allowing the merger of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg armed forces will also amalgamate their current defense procurement plans. The Benelux Army as it is now known will come into effect this week
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Passengers To Get Prominence In MC-21
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWide and comfortable seats, extra leg room and more space for your cabin baggage are usually a luxury only business class travellers can afford. Now, the economy class traveller can indulge in the same extravagance should airlines begin incorporating the MC-21, designed and built by Russian plane-maker Irkut Corp, into their fleet
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F-35 Compatibility Wins Aermacchi $1 Billion Israel Contract
February 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCompatibility with the Lockheed Martin F-35 has helped the Aermacchi M-346 beat the South Korean T-50 Israeli fighter trainer deal. An Israeli MoD release said among the reasons for the Italian Aermacchi selection was its twin engine configuration and compatibility with the F-35 and other aircraft such as the Eurofighter, Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15
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That Cute Hummingbird Could Be A Spy-The Next Small Thing In Micro...
January 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA new era in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles has arrived with the launch of AeroVironment's Hummingbird NAV (nano air vehicle). The Hummingbird, roughly the size of a fist, is the latest addition to a growing list of UAVs that are going nano
Indra to Acquire Spanish Defense Satellite Operator, Hispasat
Finland to Build New TNT Plant to Feed Demand for Weapons in...
Damen Shipyards Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with South Africa
U.S. Blocks $2B from Russia to Turkey as Loan for Nuclear Power...
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