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Investigation On Crashed CN-235 Aircraft To Conclude By Weekend
February 29, 2016 @ 09:10 AMThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) said Monday that an official investigation on the crashed CN-235 aircraft will be completed in five days. The crashed aircrafts flight data recorder, commonly known as the ‘black box was recovered from the crash site on Sunday morning, New Straits Times reported Monday
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European Union Calls For Arms Embargo Against Saudi Arabia
February 26, 2016 @ 05:24 PMEuropean lawmakers have called for an approval of arms embargo against Saudi Arabia citing its involvement in the ongoing war in Yemen. A petition signed by over 750,000 European citizens asking for an end to weapons sales to Riyadh follows the European Parliaments resolution, Reuters reported Thursday
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Engine Failure May Have Caused Malaysian CN-235 Aircraft Crash: Local Media Reports
February 26, 2016 @ 10:55 AMThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) CN-235 medium lift tactical transport aircraft that caught fire and crashed earlier today might be due to an engine failure. According to
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Estonian Defence Forces To Get €818m Worth Weapons, Ammo Over Four Years
February 25, 2016 @ 11:54 AMEstonian Defense Forces will receive €818 million of the existing defence budget for the next four years to buy new weapon systems and other equipment that include new sidearms, unmanned aircraft, and long-range anti-tank systems. The Defence Forces' tender budget for the next four years is €818 million
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Many Takers for Snoop-Free Brazilian Submarine Internet Cable
February 25, 2016 @ 10:05 AMGoogle and Facebook besides several unnamed corporations are interested in switching their internet traffic between Europe and South America to a new undersea cable that will bypass America being set up by the Brazilian telecom firm Telebras. The US$ 250 million cable project which was announced after the US spying of the Brazilian president and government was made public will earn money by selling communications bandwidth to entities who do not want their internet traffic to be routed through America, the Brazilian Communications Minister Andre Figueirdo said at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday
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Swedish A26 Submarines To Feature iXBlue MARINS Inertial Navigation System
February 24, 2016 @ 08:35 AMSaab has selected iXBlue as part of a 7-year contract to equip the two type A26 next-generation submarines with MARINS units, the state-of-the-art in fiber-optic gyroscope technology. Scheduled to be operational in 2024, the A26 is a unique and high-tech submarine with proven modular design
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South Korea, US Plan To Deploy THAAD Missile Defense System
February 23, 2016 @ 01:08 PMThe US and South Korea are planning to sign a deal on placing a US THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system in the country. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun was quoted as confirming by Yonhap news that Seoul was not going to purchase the defense system from Washington
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China Sets Up Unit To Detect Low-Flying Drones
February 23, 2016 @ 09:20 AMChina has set up specialized unit to detect and deal with small Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) within its Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLA Air Force). Small, slow-moving drones flying at an altitude of less than 1000 meters will be the main focus for the unit to detect, the PLA Air Force said in a news release last week
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Saudi Arabia Blocks $3 Billion French Armored Vehicles, Other Military Aid To
February 22, 2016 @ 02:30 PMSaudi Arabia has blocked a $3 billion armored vehicles and other military aid to Lebanon in protest against ‘Hezbollah fighting in support of Syrian regime. "In the wake of Hezbollah, the Shiite militant groups position to align with Syrias regime, Saudi Arabia has proceeded to ‘a comprehensive review of its relation with the Lebanese republic,” Saudi press agency quoted an unnamed official as saying last Friday
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Diesel Powered Yak-152 Basic Trainer’s First Flight Later This Year
February 22, 2016 @ 12:00 PMRussias Yak-152 basic trainer aircraft will make its maiden flight later this year. Irkut will carry out two flight trials of the aircraft later this year
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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