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IAF MiG-27 Fighter Aircraft Crashes, Pilot Ejects Safely

February 12, 2019 @ 03:26 PM

A Mikoyan MiG-27 fighter belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Tuesday evening in Rajasthan state, located in the north-western part of India. The fighter aircraft crashed during a routine training mission
US Navy Guided-missile Cruiser, Dry Cargo Ship Collide Off Florida During Training

February 6, 2019 @ 08:07 AM

A US Navy guided-missile cruiser has collided with a dry cargo ship belonging to the Navy off the coast of Florida during a training exercise on Tuesday. USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USNS Robert E
Airbus Asked to Manufacture Aircraft Components, Tyres in Indonesia

February 4, 2019 @ 02:44 PM

Indonesia has asked Airbus to manufacture aircraft components in the country in order to make optimal utilization of the raw materials available in the country. "We requested Airbus to plan and produce aircraft components with Dirgantara Indonesia (Indonesian aerospace manufacturing company) and urged them to make their aircraft tyres here," Antara quoted Indonesian Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan as saying during a meeting with Airbus President of Asia-Pacific Jean-Marc Nasr on Monday
Lockheed Martin Seeks More F-35 Sales in Europe as Unit Price Drops

January 31, 2019 @ 04:33 PM

Lockheed Martin is expecting to sell more of its F-35 fighter jets in Europe- specifically to Germany, Finland and Switzerland amidst an expected price drop to around $80 million a piece. The F-35 Jet is already in service with the United Kingdom and has been selected by the Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey making it the dominant future fighter jet in the continent amidst a European nations plan – specifically the UK, France and Germany to develop their own fifth generation jets
Lockheed-Raytheon Javelin JV Wins Contract For 2,100 F-model Missiles

January 30, 2019 @ 05:35 PM

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon's Javelin Joint Venture has won a contract for 2,100 F-model (FGM-148F) missiles. The contract was awarded after the JV passed qualification test program that included 21 flight tests, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Wednesday
China Paints J-16 Multi-Role Fighter Jet with Stealth Features

January 30, 2019 @ 01:00 AM

Chinas J-16 multi-role fighter jet will now have a silver-grey paint coating that can provide a kind of cloaking capability. The fighter jet is now confirmed to be able to carry all types of air-to-surface weapons in precision strikes, China Central Television (CCTV) reported Monday
Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashes In India, Pilot Ejects Safely

January 28, 2019 @ 10:17 AM

A Jaguar fighter jet belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crashed in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The pilot has managed to eject safely, ANI reported
India To Procure 15 Israeli HAROP Drones

January 28, 2019 @ 07:36 AM

India is looking to purchase 15 HAROP anti-radiation drones from Israel. The Air Force already has an inventory of these drones equipped with electro-optical sensors to loiter over high-value military targets, such as surveillance bases and radar stations before exploding them, ANI reported
Drones drop Poison to Eradicate Galápagos Rats

January 25, 2019 @ 03:18 PM

Thousands of Invasive rats in Ecuadors Galápagos archipelago have been killed with the help of drones dropping bait laced with poison on two small islands in Ecuadors Galápagos archipelago. A conservation group used this technique to eradicate rodents causing extensive damage to the endemic species of flora and fauna
US-Pakistan Military Relations Seen Thawing as Washington sends Fighter Jets for Joint...

January 23, 2019 @ 01:10 PM

In a sign that frosty relations between Islamabad and Washington could be thawing, the latter has sent fighter jets to the Falcon Talon-III joint air exercise, scheduled to take place at PAF Base Shahbaz in Sindh Province later this week. The joint exercises come only a day after senior US Senator Lindsey Graham urged President Donald Trump to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, as intense contacts between the two countries continue over negotiations to end the 17-year war with the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan

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