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China’s First Homemade Aircraft Carrier Begins Power System Testing

August 8, 2017 @ 02:47 PM

China has begun testing the power system of its second aircraft carrier, also the countrys first homemade one, said the general director of the project on Monday. Hu Wenming, the head of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation who has chaired the research and development of the Type 001A carrier, revealed the tests on Monday during an interview with China Central Television's Asia Today
Australian F-35 Fighters Get Home-made Vertical Tail

August 7, 2017 @ 10:15 AM

The third Australian F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has received its Australian made vertical tail as it nears production completion. Victorian based company Marand is an Australian company, one of which is the manufacture of vertical tails
China's First Homemade Aircraft Carrier To Commence Mooring Trials Next Month

August 4, 2017 @ 04:52 PM

China will possibly hold mooring trials of its first homemade aircraft carrier next month ahead of schedule, said Hu Wenming, general director of the aircraft carrier construction projct. Hu said that construction of Chinas second aircraft carrier, also the countrys first homemade one, is going well after it hit the water in Dalian on April 26 this year, CCTV
South Korea To Perform THAAD's On-Site environmental Survey

August 4, 2017 @ 11:03 AM

South Korea will conduct an on-site environmental survey next week of the THAAD missile defense system deployed in a southern area of the country. The move is part of the "small-scale" environmental impact assessment that started in December, and now is in the home stretch, said the Ministry of National Defense,
DARPA Awards Phase 1 Agreements For Mobile Force Protection Aimed To Disarm...

August 4, 2017 @ 09:23 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 agreements for its Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program to three firms to develop real-time protection of ground and maritime convoys by advancing technology to quickly neutralize hostile unmanned aircraft systems. MFP project will be led by to three teams - Dynetics, Inc
US DSCA Approves $108M Radio Frequency Countermeasures Sale To Australia

August 4, 2017 @ 03:56 AM

The US State Department has approved $108.7 million sale to the Government of Australia for ALE-70 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM)
Two US B-1 Bombers Perform Bilateral Missions with Japan, S.Korea

July 31, 2017 @ 06:28 PM

Two B-1B bombers under the command of US Pacific Air Forces have joined their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. This mission is in direct response to North Korea's escalatory launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles on July 3 and July 28
Rafale, Gripen, MiG-29K, F-18 Trial For Indian Navy’s $11B Carrier Based Fighters...

July 29, 2017 @ 09:16 AM

The Indian Navy conducted trials of French Rafale, Swedish Saab Sea Gripen, Russian MiG-29K and American F-18 for its $11B (INR 75,000 crore) fighter jet procurement deal for its aircraft carriers. The Indian Navy recently invited foreign vendors to carry out trials to see if the planes could operate off the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, reported
Northrop Grumman, ViaSat To Deliver Satellite Communications For Aussie Defence Force

July 27, 2017 @ 12:50 PM

Northrop Grumman has selected Australias ViaSat as a key partner to deliver a next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) network to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under a program known as Joint Project 2008 Phase 5B2, a large multiphase project to deploy an integrated wideband SATCOM system for the ADF, ViaSat will provide its ground stations and dual-band Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite earth terminals, ViaSat announced Wednesday
Leonardo To Continue Fabrication Work On Export Version Of Wildcat Choppers In...

July 26, 2017 @ 11:17 AM

Leonardo has signed an agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to continue work on the AW159 Wildcat helicopter in its Somerset facility. The ministry were looking at options to relocate the fabrication work for future AW159 helicopters orders – the export version of the Wildcat helicopters already in service with the British Army and Royal Navy – overseas

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