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F-35 To Cost $1 Million More A Piece If Canada Withdraws
October 22, 2015 @ 03:59 PMThe F-35 Joint Strike Fighters cost will rise by $1 million per plane if Canada withdraws from the multi-nation effort to field a new stealth fighter. The move is likely to open talks about which rest of the F-35 partner nations get Canada's share of manufacturing parts for the plane, US Air Force Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan told a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, various media reported today
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Turbomeca Offers Engine solution To Poland's H22M Helicopter
October 22, 2015 @ 12:42 PMTurbomeca is delivering an optimum engine solution and industrial benefits for the Polands manufacturing sector. The delivery is in support of a long-range tactical transport helicopter H225M caracal acquisition by the nations armed forces
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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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Sikorsky Set To Build Super Hawk presidential Helicopters In India
October 21, 2015 @ 01:02 PMLockheed Martin has started to construct the first lot of six VH 92 Super Hawk helicopters that transport the US president in India. The new generation helicopter is based on the Sikorsky S-92, whose cabin; some other parts and wire harnesses are made only in India in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) at Hyderabad in India, the economic Times reported Tuesday
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India To Discuss FGFA, Multi-Role Transport Aircraft With Russia Next Month
October 21, 2015 @ 11:37 AMIndian defense minister Manohar Parrikar will be discussing the delayed fifth generation fighter aircraft development program along with multi-role transport aircraft on his visit to Moscow next month. The minister will co-chair a meeting of Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Co-operation (IRIGCMTC) on November 2
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Canada May Dump F-35, Open New Competition
October 20, 2015 @ 03:13 PMThe new Canadian government will dump F-35 stealth fighter jet and will open a fresh competition to replace Canadas ageing fighter jets. The victorious Liberals leader Justin Trudeau had earlier in September during the election campaign had said that if elected, he would scrap F-35 program and would reopen fresh competition for Canadas fighter jet replacement program
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Russian Space Agency To Propose Joint Communication Satellite System To India
October 20, 2015 @ 12:56 PMRussian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has considered proposing a joint satellite system to India in the 21st India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation. The intergovernmental panel is scheduled to take place in Moscow tomorrow
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Dassault Not Attaching Time Limit to Indian Rafale Deal
October 18, 2015 @ 03:06 PMFrances Dassault Aviation is not attaching any firm time limit to the conclusion of negotiation and the signing of a contract with India on the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft. Dassault Aviation chief Eric Trappier said on Friday that the signing of the Indian order could happen “in the weeks or months ahead
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Scholarships to Thai Military Officers for Gripen Deal is Bribe: Swedish NGO
October 17, 2015 @ 12:31 PMThe Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society have lodged a complaint seeking an inquiry of alleged corruption in the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Thailand. According to the SPAS, the agreement between FMV and Thailand for the purchase of Gripen JAS 39 fighters offered scholarships to Thai military officers
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Boeing Plans To Assemble Either Chinook Or Apache Helicopters In India
October 16, 2015 @ 02:22 PMBoeing plans to assemble either Chinook heavy-lift helicopters or Apache attack helicopters and offers to manufacture fighter jet aircraft in India. “We are much closer to have assembly (of) one of those aeroplanes (choppers) here
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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