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India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Grounded After Landing Gear Glitch
October 15, 2015 @ 01:55 PMIndias home-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas has been grounded due to a defective landing gear detected in all prototypes and limited series production (LSP) aircraft. The landing gear problem, as reported by Deccan Chronicle newspaper was that the gear would not fold up after take-off
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There’s Nothing Like Free Lunch; Boeing Learns
October 15, 2015 @ 01:46 PMBoeing has paid $18 million to settle allegations of overcharging the government for lunch breaks while maintaining USAFs C-17 Globemaster aircraft. Workers at the Long Beach Depot center had wrongly submitted claims of 8-hour work days despite knowing that they spent less time working due to lunch breaks and other extended breaks, USA Today reported Wednesday
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US To Set Up Cyber Equivalent Of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual By...
October 15, 2015 @ 12:57 PMA US program office to develop a plan to oversee the testing of offensive cyber weapons could be set up as early as April next year for $30 million. Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation at the Office of the Secretary of Defense during a keynote address at the Cyber Risk Standards Summit In Arlington Tuesday said, “A program office could be stood up as soon as April, and at the cost of about $30 million, to develop a plan to oversee the testing of offensive cyber weapons which would inform the analog of the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual...
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Chinese Bombers Capable Of Long Range Precision Strikes
October 14, 2015 @ 03:39 PMChinese People's Liberation Army Air Forces strategic bombers can now launch all-weather, long-range, precision strikes even if they lack stealth capability. "The fact that our H-6K bombers have performed several long-distance drills far into the Pacific Ocean indicates that the H-6K fleet has become capable of conducting various operations such as long-range precision strikes," Fu Qianshao, an aviation equipment expert with the PLA Air Force was quoted as saying by China Daily Tuesday
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Hillary Clinton Supports Agreement with Russia on Syrian No-fly Zone
October 14, 2015 @ 12:14 PMUS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton showed her support for creating a no-fly zone in Syria on Tuesday as leverage to bring Russia to the negotiation table on joining the coalition fighting Islamic State militants. The US should use diplomatic and military leverage to reach agreement with Russia over Syria, Clinton said
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Philippines Supports US Plan To Deploy Naval Ship Close To Chinese Man-Made...
October 14, 2015 @ 11:14 AMPhilippines has backed US plan to deploy a naval ship close to Chinese man-made island in the South China Sea. Philippines says that it is important for the international community to safeguard freedom of navigation in the disputed waters, Philstar reported Tuesday
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HAL Among Indian PSUs Divestment Plans
October 14, 2015 @ 08:52 AMHindustan Aeronautics will be one of the Central Public Service Undertakings (CPSUs) which has been issued a notification from the Indian government for listing by March 2017. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has issued the notification for the listing
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American F-35, Russian PAK-FA Are India’s Fifth Generation Fighter Options
October 13, 2015 @ 09:30 AMIndia may have delayed participating in the Russian Fifth generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project to explore other options, namely the Lockheed Martin built F-35. A talk in the corridors of South Block, headquarters of the ministry of defence (MoD) goes that the reason the IAF and the MoD is seeking to reduce the numbers of the Russian FGFAs is to have an option of purchasing another variety of fifth generation aircraft
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Russia Using Advanced Cluster Munitions In Syria
October 12, 2015 @ 03:43 PMRussia is either using an advanced type of cluster munitions or providing them to the Syrian Air Force for airstrikes in the country. The use of weapon near the Kafr Halab village on October 4, 2105 has raised concerns of Russia either using cluster munitions or providing them to the Syrian air force for use, Human Rights Watch reported Today
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India Eyes Russian S-400 Missile Defense System
October 12, 2015 @ 10:36 AMIndia has plans to acquire Russian new-generation S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems capable of destroying incoming hostile aircraft, stealth fighters, missiles and drones at ranges of up to 400-km. “The Indian Air Force (IAF)s proposal to buy about a dozen S-400 long range missile systems from Russia will soon be taken up by the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by the Defense Minister, Manohar Parrikar,” Times of India news daily quoted unnamed sources as saying Sunday
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
2 US troops KILLED, 1 Missing, 4 Injured in Iran Missile Strikes
Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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