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Indigenous Manufacturing Can Slash Defense Bidget By 50 Percent In A Decade:...
November 5, 2015 @ 02:19 PMIndia should be able to cut down the defense budget by half in a decade if it stresses on developing local technology. Addressing ‘visitors conference at the Rastrapati Bhavan, Modi also stressed on developing "local" technology to help people deal with daily challenges as well as the need to provide a proper environment and mobilise resources to encourage "innovation"
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Sikorsky Completes VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Preliminary Design Review
November 5, 2015 @ 11:07 AMSikorsky has completed the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The company also announced Wednesday that it has completed the integration and performance testing of mission communications system (MCS) components, and Sikorsky's acceptance of the second S-92Aaircraft for the program
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Day-to-Days Operations A Challenge For Pakistan's Underfunded Navy
November 4, 2015 @ 11:43 AMPakistan is funding its navy with only about 10 per cent of the total defence budget, making even the day-to-day operations such as maintenance and repairs a challenge. On the other hand, its neighbouring country India is acquiring warships, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines to build up its naval fleet, it emerged during a media briefing about the maritime exercise Seaspark 2015, Dawn reported today
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First Demo Dive Of US Navy Drone Submarine In 2016
October 29, 2015 @ 12:28 PMThe US has scheduled to demonstrate a 10-foot unmanned submarine, Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) in the early 2016. The vehicle is still under development and will be fitted for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, various media reported Wednesday
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Northrop Wins $60 Billion US Air Force Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract
October 28, 2015 @ 03:17 AMThe US Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman to develop its new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). The contract, worth an estimated $60 billion is dubbed the world's single biggest aerospace project since the F-35 contract for Lockheed Martin over a decade ago
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UK Plans 166bn Pounds Spend On Aircraft Carriers, Subs
October 23, 2015 @ 12:08 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence has published its latest equipment plan for spending 166 billion Pounds on new equipment including aircraft carriers and submarines over the next decade. The Spending plan is a part of a stable base for the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) of the UK Ministry of Defense The ministry has published the third annual update on Defence Equipment Plan after an independent audit found the cost of the departments 13 biggest equipment programmes fell by 247m pounds last year
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F-16V Fighter Completes Maiden Flight
October 21, 2015 @ 10:53 AMLockheed Martin has completed the maiden flight of the F-16V combat aircraft with Northrop Grumman's advanced APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR). The SABR will deliver a quantum leap in capability for the venerable F-16
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AM General Wins HMMWV Vehicles Contracts
October 13, 2015 @ 06:19 PMAM General has won a $42 million HMMWV vehicles and parts contracts for Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey, Kenya, Lebanon and the US. The recently announced contracts noted above cover items to include new production vehicles, international ambulance vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training
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Lockheed Martin Tries to Get Indonesia Interested in F-16V Fighter Aircraft
October 7, 2015 @ 01:00 PMLockheed Martin brought its F-16 cockpit demonstrator to Indonesia this week to highlight the F-16V, the latest version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter. The F-16V offers the most advanced 4th Generation capability available on the market today, including Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) and enhancements to the aircraft's mission computer, vehicle systems, aircraft structure, cockpit and electronic warfare system
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US Army’s Modular Laser Production Begins
October 6, 2015 @ 07:29 AMLockheed Martin has begun production of a new generation of modular high power lasers for the US Army this month. The first laser built using the modular technique will be a 60-kilowatt system for a US Army vehicle, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Tuesday
Chinese Diplomats Spreading Doubts About Rafale Fighter After Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
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...
