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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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Delays In F-35 Fighter Program Affect US Hornet Fleet
June 8, 2015 @ 10:28 AMThe US militarys F/A-18 Hornet legacy fighters are flying more hours and will require more maintenance than expected due to delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, Rear Adm. Michael Manazir was quoted as saying by defense journal, DoDBuzz last week
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US Navy, Marines to Buy 94 F-35s From Lockheed Martin
June 5, 2015 @ 08:35 AMLockheed Martin has won a $920 million contract from the US Navy to manufacture 94 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets for production testing, the US Defense Department of Defense announced Thursday. The advance acquisition contract is being awarded for long lead time, materials, parts, components, and effort for the manufacture and delivery of 94 F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production aircraft
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Chinese Fighter to Draw Eyeballs at Paris Air Show
June 2, 2015 @ 02:04 PMIn the absence of F-35 and Russian PAK-FA, Chinese JF-17 is expected to garner eyeballs at the Paris Air Show (PAS) starting on June 15. The Chinese-Pakistani JF-17, a relatively low-tech aircraft when compared to the American and Russian stealth fighters will be making its first international appearance at the PAS
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UK Military Test F-35B Lightning II Jets At Sea
May 28, 2015 @ 04:37 PMThe UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel are at sea, onboard USS WASP for the test of F-35B Lightning II fast jets, UK ministry of Defense announced Wednesday. Lightning II is a Short Take Off Vertical Landing aircraft
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US Not To Sell F-35 Fighters To Gulf States
May 15, 2015 @ 10:08 AMWhite House on Monday announced that it will not support the sale of F-35 joint strike fighters to Gulf Arab states and the administration is working to increase US arms sales to the region. "What we're focused on is the capabilities that are most relevant to the current security challenges that the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) faces," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to Obama was quoted as saying by Military
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RAAF Spends US$1.2 Billion To Renovate F-35 Base
May 6, 2015 @ 04:11 PMRoyal Australian Air Force (RAAF) announced on Wednesday that it has spent US$1.2 billion to upgrade F-35 base to support the introduction, operation and deployment of the F-35A Lightning II Fighter
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Cubic Corp To Exhibit Training Innovations At IDEF 2015
May 2, 2015 @ 10:05 AMCubic Global Defense announced Thursday that it will demonstrate its Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) ITESS-2 and Tactical Vehicle System (TVS) at the IDEF International Defence exhibition held from May 5-8, in Istanbul, Turkey. MILES TVS is the manworn and the vehicular versions of Cubic's enhanced laser engagement simulation system
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Pratt And Whitney Denies US DoD IG Report On F135 Engine's Quality...
April 28, 2015 @ 01:24 PMPratt & Whitney on Monday has denied a report by the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) inspector general (IG) that has raised quality control violations of the F135 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) studied flight test data and concluded that the reliability of the F135 engines is “very poor (less than half of what it should be) and has limited” progress for the F-35 program, the DoD IG report stated
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South Korea Earmarks $8 billion To Deter North Korean Nuclear Missiles
April 21, 2015 @ 11:47 AMSouth Korean Defense Ministry has earmarked nearly 9 trillion won ($8.31 billion) to secure military capabilities from 2016-2020 in a bid to detect and destroy North Koreas nuclear arms and ballistic missiles, The Korea Herald reported Monday
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to French...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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