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BeiDou Navigation System-Equipped Chinese Airliner Completes Test Flight

October 16, 2017 @ 11:50 AM

Chinas home-made BeiDou Navigation System was successfully tested aboard an ARJ21-700 commercial airliner on Saturday. The test was carried out by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)
Indian Navy Commissions Third Anti-Submarine Corvette

October 16, 2017 @ 11:40 AM

The Indian Defense Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has commissioned home-grown anti-submarine corvette, INS Kiltan in the southern port city of Vishakhapatnam Monday. INS Kiltan is third of the four Project 28 warships that has joined the Indian Navy
Japan Plans Aircraft Parts Manufacturers’ Network to Boost Exports

October 15, 2017 @ 08:05 AM

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will launch the Nationwide Network of Aircraft Clusters (NNAC) later this year to sales to 3 trillion yen ($26.8 billion) in 2030 from 1
Vietnam Launches Two Home-made Molniya-class Missile Corvettes

October 12, 2017 @ 10:54 AM

Vietnam Peoples Navy launched its fifth and sixth home-made Molniya-class missile corvettes this week, local media reports. “The ships are the assets of our people
China to Develop 12 Types of Next-gen Long March Carrier Rockets by

October 12, 2017 @ 05:18 AM

China will develop 12 types of next-generation Long March carrier rockets ranging from light to heavy types using both liquid and solid fuel by 2030. By 2030, China will develop 12 types of new-generation Long March carrier rockets, Long Lehao, chief carrier rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said at a conference in the 2017 World Space Week on Tuesday, chinanews
India to Commission Home-grown Anti-Submarine Corvette Next Week

October 10, 2017 @ 11:13 AM

The Indian Navy is likely to commission its home-grown anti-submarine corvette, INS Kiltan on October 16 in southern port city of Vishakhapatnam. The newly appointed defense minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will be commissioning the corvette,
BAE Systems To Support Royal Navy’s Two New Aircraft Carriers

October 6, 2017 @ 09:42 AM

The UK Ministry of Defence has amended its Maritime Support Delivery Framework contract with BAE Systems to include the Queen Elizabeth Class, extending the arrangement to cover all classes of ships home-ported at Portsmouth Naval Base. The amendment is worth £69 million and runs until March 2019, with an option to extend it to March 2020 at an additional value of £68
Japan to Buy Raytheon Air-to-air Missiles for US$113 M

October 5, 2017 @ 04:06 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Japan of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) estimated to cost US$113 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency(DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Wednesday
UK to Announce £1 Bln Framework to Support Royal Navy’s Warship Fleet

October 3, 2017 @ 03:33 PM

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will announce a £1 billion framework to support Royal Navys fleet of warships which includes combat management systems, fleet-wide communications and aircraft landing aids, through to spares, repairs and maintenance. The model will maintain both brand new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers as well as existing warships and will also incorporate future ships such as Type 26 and Type 31e, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday
LCA Tejas to Receive India-made Brake Parachute

October 3, 2017 @ 12:11 PM

Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, a wing of Indias Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has transferred technology to manufacture brake parachutes for Indias home-made fighter jet, LCA Tejas to Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF), Kanpur. The documents pertaining to the technology were handed over in a function held on 20 July 2017, according to DRDO information

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