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Senior Indian Air Force Official May Head Tejas LCA Project

July 11, 2018 @ 10:28 AM

The Indian Air Force is likely to depute an officer of air marshal rank to head Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas programme. The head of LCA division is currently an officer at the executive director level and programme director of ADA, an H-level scientist, may then report to the IAF official who will be given command, if the plans take off smoothly,
Polish MiG-29 Fleet Grounded After Crash

July 10, 2018 @ 11:46 AM

Poland will suspend all flights of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter planes until Friday's crash of one of the aircraft is explained by a state commission, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced at a press conference on Friday. A Polish MiG-29 plane from the 22nd Air Base in Malbork, north Poland, crashed at 1:57 am on Friday some 50 km east from its base, near Pasłęk, the Defence Ministry has reported
GE Wins $437M USAF Contract For Adaptive Cycle Engine

July 10, 2018 @ 09:03 AM

GE was awarded a $437 million contract modification from the US Air Force for the execution of next generation adaptive propulsion risk reduction for potential air superiority applications. This contract modification was awarded by the USAF Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 29
Qatar in Talks with Russia Over S-400 Missile Defense System Purchase

July 10, 2018 @ 08:07 AM

Qatars Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on purchasing S-400 missile defense system. “There is no agreement
India, South Korea Likely to Discuss Jet Trainers Procurement

July 6, 2018 @ 01:05 PM

India and South Korea are likely to discuss procurement of KT-1 jet trainers for the Indian Air Force during the South Korean President Moon-Jae-ins visit to India on Monday. Trainer aircraft ‘KT-1 of Korean Aircraft Industries of South Korea could be considered for the Indian Air Force (IAF), as it was one of the shortlisted aircraft in 2011
Israeli Cyber Warfare Firm Employee Caught Selling Eavesdropping Software

July 6, 2018 @ 10:25 AM

Israels cyber warfare giant, NSOs former employee stole companys ‘Pegasus eavesdropping program software and tried to sell it on the ‘dark web. The Pegasus is a classified security tool that can eavesdrop on any person in the world without their knowledge,
Taiwan Wants Air India to Remove “Chinese Taipei” Name for Flights to...

July 6, 2018 @ 08:59 AM

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday instructed the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India to lobby New Delhi to remove “Chinese Taipei” from the destination airport name of Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei from Air Indias flight booking website. Expressing deep concern over Air India becoming the latest international airline to ‘abandon Taiwan as a nation by adding “Chinese Taipei” for flights to its capital, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the relevant Indian government agencies support corporations facing pressure from Beijing, ministry spokesman Andrew Lee said at a news conference in Taipei yesterday...
Israeli Missile Defense Systems Successfully Completes Series of Tests

July 6, 2018 @ 08:12 AM

Israels defense ministry said Thursday that it completed a series of tests of the Israeli missile defense systems designed to “counter emerging threats in the region”. According to the ministrys statement, Iron Dome anti-missile defense system passed the latest series of tests with which the system was challenged by Israeli defense industries in conjunction with its creator, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Japan Picks Lockheed over Raytheon to Provide Radar for Missile Defense System

July 5, 2018 @ 05:29 AM

The Japanese government has selected Lockheed Martin to provide Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) for its Aegis Ashore missile defense system. Japan has selected an advanced radar system made by Lockheed Martin Corp
New Launch Systems in Works for Russia’s Aircraft Carriers

July 4, 2018 @ 02:24 PM

Russias United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is developing a new launch system for warplanes to take off from aircraft carriers. "Work is currently underway to develop systems that can also be used on modern aircraft carriers

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