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Rafale, Gripen, MiG-29K, F-18 Trial For Indian Navy’s $11B Carrier Based Fighters...
July 29, 2017 @ 09:16 AMThe 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
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Northrop Grumman, ViaSat To Deliver Satellite Communications For Aussie Defence Force
July 27, 2017 @ 12:50 PMNorthrop 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
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Leonardo To Continue Fabrication Work On Export Version Of Wildcat Choppers In...
July 26, 2017 @ 11:17 AMLeonardo 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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World's Biggest Submarine Spotted Cruising Off Finland
July 25, 2017 @ 04:46 PMWorld's largest submarine, the nuclear-powered Dmitriy Donskoi was found off Finland while cruising through Baltic Sea Monday. The submarine was on the way to Kronstadt port in Russia when it was spotted
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Leonardo Inaugurates New Airborne Systems Facility In Italy's Abruzzo region
July 25, 2017 @ 02:08 PMLeonardo has inaugurated its airborne systems facility in LAquila, Italy that is also home to Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales, 67% and Leonardo, 33%) which opened a major site in the city in 2013. LAquila, the capital of Italys Abruzzo region, is one of the birthplaces of Leonardos airborne and space systems division
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Beijing Opens First Theatre on Disputed Islands of South China Sea
July 25, 2017 @ 05:11 AMChina has set up the first theatre in one of the contested islands controlled by China in the South China Sea. Over 200 residents and soldiers of Sansha city of Woody island, called as Yongxing Island by China attended the first show of a Chinese film marking the opening of the theatre, Xinhua reported Saturday
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Elbit's Border Security System Passes US Customs, Border Protection Acceptance Test
July 24, 2017 @ 03:55 PMAn Elbit Systems of America Integrated Fixed Tower (IFT) border security system passed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) systems acceptance testing. This IFT system, located in the Douglas, Arizona, Area of Responsibility (AOR), marks the company's second deployment of the system, with the first occurring in the Nogales, Arizona, AOR, the company announced Monday
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Vectrus Wins US Keesler Air Force Base Operations Support Contract
July 24, 2017 @ 03:38 PMVectrus Systems Corp has won a $97 million US Air Force contract to provide base operations support services at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The contract has a seven year period of performance and represents new work to Vectrus, the company announced Monday
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Iran Opens Production Line For New Long-range ‘Sayyad-3’ Missile
July 22, 2017 @ 10:40 AMIran today inaugurated a production line for countrys new version of an air defense missile dubbed ‘Sayyad-3, an upgrade to previous versions of the missile. The country's air defense chief, Brig
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Germany Freezes Arms Sales To Turkey
July 21, 2017 @ 03:50 PMGermany has frozen all arms shipment to Turkey, following Ankaras arrest of many human rights activists, including a German national. Berlin issued its travel advisory Thursday for Turkey
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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...
