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Russia Helping India Complete Kaveri Engine Project: Rosoboronexport
August 21, 2017 @ 02:54 PMAn Indo-Russian project to modify Indias Kaveri Jet engine (presumably for the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft) is about to be completed. “One of the most vivid illustrations (In Indo-Russian scientific partnership) is the KAVERI Indian aircraft engine
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Indonesian Drone Detects Cocaine Smuggling In Haiti
August 19, 2017 @ 01:11 PMA surveillance drone used by Indonesia's UN Peacekeepers has spotted a cocaine trafficking racket in wartorn Haiti. Indonesian peacekeepers have discovered cocaine circulation in the Anbouchi coastal village of Morency, South Department, Haiti
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Pentagon To Get Unified Cyber Command
August 19, 2017 @ 12:26 PMThe US President Donald Trump has elevated the status of Cyber Command, the Pentagons offensive cyber force, to a “unified combatant command” on Friday to bolster countrys cyber defenses. “The elevation of United States Cyber Command demonstrates our increased resolve against cyberspace threats and will help reassure our allies and partners and deter our adversaries,” Trump said in a statement Friday
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South Korea Approves Home-grown K-9 Howitzer Upgrade
August 19, 2017 @ 12:44 AMSouth Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a plan to upgrade home-grown K-9 self-propelled howitzer starting next year. The approval by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) allows the mass production of an upgraded K-9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer from next year,
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Irkut MC-21 Airliner To Get Locally-made PD-14 Engine In 2019
August 17, 2017 @ 11:50 AMIrkut Corporation, the manufacturer of Russias first narrow-body commercial aircraft, confirmed that the first flight model of MC-21 will be equipped with the advanced locally-made PD-14 engine in 2019. "In 2019, well have plane No
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10 Per cent Production Achieved For F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jets
August 17, 2017 @ 08:34 AMThe rolling off of 318th rear section for an F-35 Lightning II combat jet from the Samlesbury, Lancashire production line completes 10 per cent of the global requirement production. The aft fuselage is the back part of the aircrafts main body
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Indonesia Plans Amphibious Version Of Home-made n219 Aircraft
August 17, 2017 @ 05:33 AMIndonesia's 19-seater n219 aircraft which marked its first flight yesterday will spawn an amphibious version to serve smal islands in the country. Indonesian National Aviation and Outerspace Institute (Lapan) hailed the success of the test flight of its N219, made and designed in cooperation with PT Dirgantara Indonesia,
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Indian Artillery Gun Dhanush Fails Trials Thirce In Three Months
August 16, 2017 @ 08:32 AMIndian home-grown 155mm/45-caliber towed howitzer, Dhanush has failed weapons test for the third time. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun has failed on three occasions in a row in the last three months when the shell of the gun hit the muzzle brake in one of the six prototype guns currently undergoing user trials,”
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Bangladesh's F-7 Fighter Jet Loses Fuel Tanks In Mid-Flight
August 12, 2017 @ 10:48 AMTwo external fuel tanks of a Bangladesh F-7 fighter jet dropped in a village during mid flight. The fighter jet dropped near a road in Nilnagar of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria around 11:00am Tuesday,
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UK-based Sub-contractor Accused of Fund-misuse In Afghanistan Training Contract
August 10, 2017 @ 09:45 AMA US Senator has accused a UK-based sub-contractor of misusing funds meant for training intelligence officers in Afghanistan by spending on luxury vehicles and six-figure salaries to employees' 'significant others.' Senator Claire McCaskill on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee blew the whistle on a federal contract following an audit that left taxpayers on the hook for over $50 million in questionable costs, including seven luxury vehicles and $400,000 average salaries for 'significant others' of corporate officers to serve as “executive assistants
Swedish Jets Escort Russian Signals Intelligence Aircraft in First Mission for NATO
European Defence Agency Evaluates Drones, Robots Ahead of Military Exercise in Rome
India Signs Agreement with Russia on Critical Minerals Technology
U.S. Navy Suspends Search for Missing Sailor Near Guam
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
