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USAF Tests Guided Nuclear Bomb Launch
July 10, 2015 @ 11:42 AMThe US Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have conducted the first flight test of the B61-12 guided nuclear bomb launched from a Boeing F-15E. The NNSA announced yesterday that the nuclear weapon couples a refurbished B61 nuclear bomb with a tail kit assembly produced by Boeing
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Australia Not To Operate F-35B Fighters For LHDs
July 9, 2015 @ 11:53 AMAustralia has dropped plans to operate Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter aircraft for its Landing helicopter Ship (LHD) HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide. According to a report published by Australian Financial Review, the proposal to operate F-35B STOVL fighter was dropped on the basis of cost and complexity and the number of modifications needed to LHDs
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US To Order 94 F-35 Fighter Aircrafts For $920 million
July 6, 2015 @ 02:36 PMThe US military will be placing a $920.4 million order to procure 94 F-35Lightning II joint strike fighter combat jets
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Israel Offers Upgraded F-16 Trainers To Croatia
June 22, 2015 @ 03:31 PMIsrael has offered its old F-16A/B model trainers upgraded to ACE configuration as a replacement for Croatias MiG-21 fighters. Israel is phasing out its old trainers to accommodate Lockheed Martins F-35A fighter jets which are expected to start delivery to the air force in 2017
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Russia, China Likely To Sign Contract For 34 Su-35s By Year-End
June 20, 2015 @ 10:22 AMChinese military and Russias United Aircraft Corp are close to signing a deal for 24 Su-35 fighter jets, various media reported Friday. The Peoples Liberation Army Air Force wants the twin-engine Su-35 to go up against Japans F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Indias Su-30MKO and T-50 aircraft
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Piaggio On Target For Hammerhead UAV Certification
June 18, 2015 @ 07:19 PMPiaggio Aerospace, Italian aircraft manufacturer, is progressing to achieve the certification of its HammerHead unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The company is shifting its focus into the defence aviation market, company CEO Carlo Logli told IHS Jane's on 16 June
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Russia to Accelerate Testing of Fifth Generation T-50 Fighter Aircraft
June 16, 2015 @ 02:38 PMUnited Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia will accelerate the development of the T-50 fighter aircraft also known as by its Russian abbreviation PAK-FA by building three more prototypes. The prototypes will be delivered to the testing team consisting of Irkut Corp, a company under UAC and the Russian air force which is jointly testing the prototypes
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Has India Put the FGFA Project with Russia on Back-burner?
June 15, 2015 @ 02:07 PMIndia may delay its involvement in the Future Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) Project with Russia and instead focus on the acquisition of medium multi role combat aircraft(MMRCA) such as the Dassault Rafale and another lighter jet to meet the immediate requirements of the Indian Air Force. Informed sources told Defenseworld
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Eurofighter, Rafale, Super Hornet, F-35, Gripen In Race To Finland’s New Fighter...
June 12, 2015 @ 02:28 PMFinland plans to replace its existing fleet of 62 F/A-18 Hornets by 2021, the Defense ministry made an announcement Thursday. Eurofighter, French Dassault Rafale, American Boeing Super Hornet or Lockheed Martin JSF F-35, and Swedish JAS Gripen to be in race to Finlands new fighter jet program
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F-16 Fighter Successfully Completes 25,000 Hours Durability Test
June 12, 2015 @ 09:08 AMLockheed Martin announced Thursday that its F-16C Block 50 aircraft has recently completed 25,000 hours of simulated flight time, demonstrating the safety and durability that is beyond the aircrafts original design service life of 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH). Further testing is being conducted to identify a definitive, safe flight hour limit for the aircraft
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Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
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