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Israel Using “Digital HUMINT” To Spy On Palestinian Troublemakers
October 22, 2015 @ 11:54 AMIsraeli intelligence officers are tapping into social media sites under a false names to connect with those about to stab, run down or shoot Israelis. Along with the undercover agents in the field, there is a new generation of Israeli “digital HUMINT” officers who are updated on the latest trends among the Arab youth and spread out in the same digital space as the users in the back alleys of Palestinian refugee camps
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Crack in Western Alliance, Canada To Stop Bombing In Iraq And Syria
October 21, 2015 @ 02:20 PMCanada has signalled to withdraw its fighter jets from fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Canadas Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau on Tuesday told US President Barack Obama that the Canadian fighter jets will no longer be part of the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria
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France Flying Rights For Qatar Airways After Doha's Rafale Purchase
October 7, 2015 @ 11:38 AMQatar Airways, the tiny gulf nations national carrier has received flying rights between Doha and the French cities of Lyons and Nice, barely months after Qatar signed up to buy 24 Dassault Rafale aircraft. The grant of flying rights against stiff opposition by Air France and its unions is considered as an offset for the purchase of 24 Rafale fighter jets worth 6
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American Industries Identify 25 Defense Technologies For Transfer To India
September 21, 2015 @ 01:26 PMAmerican and Indian industries have identified 25 new technologies for transfer to the latter under the defense trade and technology initiative (DTTI) to be made in India. This follows an earlier attempt to offer India 17 technologies under the DTTI which did not find favor with Indian defense industries with one observing commenting that the technologies on offer were “Mickey Mouse” stuff
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France May Agree On Price, Offsets Clause In Indian Rafale Deal
September 2, 2015 @ 09:34 AMDeadlock over Indias Rafale purchase has been broken after the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) gave a go ahead for further negotiations to buy 36 fighter jets. According to sources, the French proposed 8 billion Euro earlier for the deal
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Russian T-50 fighter's Phased Array Radar "Ready"
August 28, 2015 @ 09:17 AMThe radar system for Russian Sukhoi T-50 combat aircraft is 99 per cent ‘ready to enter serial production after a series of development tests are completed. The Tikhomirov NIIP active phased array radar system built for Russias first fifth-generation combat jet, the Sukhoi T-50 consists of one forward-looking X-band radar in the nose section and two side-scanning arrays as well as L-band antennas along the wing flaps
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Embraer Delays Two-Year For KC-390 Certification
July 30, 2015 @ 02:54 PMEmbraers certification for the KC-390 tanker-transport has delayed to the second half of 2017. Further, Embraer is planning to deliver the first KC-390 cargo jets in the first half of 2018, extending a deadline originally set for the end of 2016
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Pakistan To Buy Eight Submarines From China
July 24, 2015 @ 03:21 PMPakistan has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with China to buy eight submarines for its navy. “Pakistan and China have reached an understanding on matters of defense cooperation relating to Pakistan Navy,” the Pakistan finance ministry was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune today
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Ukraine Seeks American Javelin Missiles For Giving Up on Nuclear Weapons
July 11, 2015 @ 12:47 PMUkraine has sought a thousand US-made Javelin shoulder-fired missiles for giving up on its nuclear warheads arsenal in the past. "We need to understand that we must be prepared for any situation in the southeast
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Indian Inshore Patrol Vessel Commissioned
July 6, 2015 @ 12:12 PMICGS Rani Durgavati, the 3rd Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) of its kind of the Indian Coast Guard was commissioned at Visakhapatnam by Vice Admiral Satish Soni today. Built from light high tensile steel with aluminium superstructure and powered by three water jet propulsion systems for high speeds, the IPVs are well-suited for coastal and offshore operations
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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...