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S Korean LIG Nex1 Co, Indian Adani Sign MoU on Anti-aircraft System
April 24, 2019 @ 01:55 PMSouth Korean firm LIG Nex1 and Indian enterprise Adani Group have signed a MoU on the production and marketing of the K-30 Biho anti-aircraft system. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of a one-day seminar in Delhi yesterday to promote defence industry cooperation between Seoul and New Delhi
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Lockheed Martin Shifts F-16 Production Line to South Carolina
April 24, 2019 @ 04:47 AMLockheed Martin inaugurated its new F-16 production line in Greenville, South Carolina shifting F-16 tooling and equipment previously in Fort Worth,Texas which will be used for assembling the F-35. Lockheed had previously offered to shift the production line to India if it ordered over 100 F-16 jets and make it a manufacturing base for the F-16s global supply chain
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Syria To Lease Tartus Seaport To Russia For 5 Decades
April 22, 2019 @ 05:01 PMSyria is planning to sign an agreement to lease Tartus seaport to Russia in this week for 49 years, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said Saturday after his meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Assad and Borisov met to discuss trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, “particularly in the fields of energy, industry and increasing trade”
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US, Allies To Deploy 200 F-35 jets In The Asia-Pacific Region In...
April 20, 2019 @ 10:26 AMThe United States (US) and its allies will be deploying about 200 Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth generation fighters in the Asia-Pacific region alone within the next six years or by 2025, Gen. Charles Brown, commander of the US Pacific Air Forces said during a recent interview at the headquarters of the Pacific Air Forces in the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu
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China Develops New Engine for Carrier-based Stealth Fighter Jet
April 18, 2019 @ 01:26 PMA team of 193 Chinese designers have developed and conducted prototype testing of a new turbofan engine meant for Carrier-based stealth fighters. "The engine could be related to China's medium-sized twin-engine stealth aircraft FC-31, which could become China's next generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet," Wei Dongxu, a military expert told Global Times
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Lockheed Martin Working on $25000 Per Flight Hour Operating Cost of F-35
April 18, 2019 @ 12:08 PMLockheed Martin is working on achieving a $25,000 Cost per Flight Hour (CPFH) for its F-35 joint strike fighter by 2025. The CPHF target is comparable to the cost to sustain legacy aircraft, while providing a generational leap in capability; a Lockheed Martin release said adding that the target will be deliver 80 percent mission capable rates in the near term
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Turkey to Receive AIM-9X Missiles
April 16, 2019 @ 02:51 PMTurkey is among several foreign countries which will receive AIM-9X Block II missiles as part of the US foreign military sales program. The inclusion of Turkey comes amidst reports that the Pentagon has blocked supply of parts that go into the F-35 manufacturing supply chain in Turkey as punishment for Ankara continuing its purchase process of Russias S-400 air defence system
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South Korea Wins $1B To Supply Indonesia With Submarines
April 13, 2019 @ 07:48 AMSouth Korea has won $1.02 billion to supply Indonesia with three 1,400-ton submarines, according to multiple press reports
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US Sails Amphibious F-35-Laden Warship In Disputed South China Sea
April 11, 2019 @ 08:44 AMThe United States has sailed its USS Wasp amphibious warship with F-35 aircraft, near Scarborough Shoal, a strategic reef claimed by Beijing, Manila and Taipei. Filipino fishermen near the reef that lies just 230 km (140 miles) from the Philippine coast spotted the massive US vessel on Tuesday, according to ABS-CBN News
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General Atomics, Tesat-Spacecom To Jointly Develop Space-based Laser Communication Terminals
April 10, 2019 @ 06:38 PMGeneral Atomics and Tesat-Spacecom GmbH& Co. KG, Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to jointly develop a certified Space-based Laser Communication Terminals (SB-LCT) to support US defense and intelligence applications
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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