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South Korean Home-Grown Surion Helicopter Flight Cancelled
July 7, 2016 @ 05:53 PMSouth Korean military has suspended the flight of its indigenous KUH-1 Surion helicopter after defects in imported gearbox after a deadly crash of a Norwegian chopper using the same European component was reported. The EC-225 Super Puma chopper of Norwegian Oil Company Statoil crashed off the Scandinavian country's southwest coast on April 29, killing all 13 people aboard,
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Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?
July 5, 2016 @ 01:50 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin In Race For Japanese $40 Billion F-3 Fighter Jet
July 1, 2016 @ 02:06 PMUS Boeing and Lockheed Martin will compete in Japans next generation fighter aircraft program worth $40 billion. Japanese defense ministry last week issued a request for information on three alternatives: creating a new fighter type, modifying an existing one or importing a new one to replace its aging Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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Home-grown Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Joins Indian Air Force
July 1, 2016 @ 11:46 AMThe state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) handed over the first two home-grown aircraft to the Air Force as part of a new squadron. This will be the first version of the jets
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Indian Defense Manufacturers To Benefit From Offsets With FDI Raised To 100
June 22, 2016 @ 01:17 PMIndian defense manufacturers will benefit from offsets and access modern technology with the governments move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 100 percent in the sector, M N Vidyashankar, President, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association said. “With the FDI the MNCs (multi-national companies) wanting to invest in India will need local backup, resources, and manufacturing capabilities and comforts to deal with local vendors
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North Korea May Have 21 Nuclear Weapons: US Think-Tank
June 16, 2016 @ 11:27 AMNorth Korea may have produced additional six or more nuclear weapons over the last one and half years making its total arsenal to more than 21 bombs, according to US based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). The estimate is based on the amounts of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium Pyongyang is believed to have produced at its Yongbyon nuclear complex
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Plasan Showcasing SandCat Armored Vehicle At Eurosatory 2016
June 16, 2016 @ 06:46 AMPlasan is displaying the SandCat 4X4 armored vehicle model at Eurosatory Show, held from June 13-17, Paris. The exhibit will also showcase virtual reality (VR) experience designed to showcase its latest Sandcat armored vehicle in a full combat configuration, including advanced, integrated and networked vehicle's electronics
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Saab Ready To Invest In Gripen Jets, Missiles Manufacture In India
June 15, 2016 @ 01:13 PMSaab is ready to invest in setting up manufacturing and training facilities for fighter jets and missiles in India. Saab is buoyed by the recent visit of India's Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at the company's Linköping production plant in Sweden on 10 June this year
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Liteye To Manufacture And Develop Counter-UAV System For Blighter Surveillance In North...
June 15, 2016 @ 10:55 AMBlighter Surveillance Systems AUDS (Anti-UAV Defence System) team, a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) has extended its partnership agreement with Liteye Systems for sales to include local manufacturing as well as local development and customisation of the AUDS platform in North America. Liteye Systems role as integration and support partner will include local manufacturing as well as development and customisation of the AUDS counter-UAS platform; AUDS mobile trailer platform developed by Liteye for rapid deployment purposes to support national security applications, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Spanish Cristobal Colon Frigate To Undergo Combat System Certification Test
June 14, 2016 @ 04:23 AMSpanish frigate will undergo tests of its combat systems certification for over a period of six-weeks. The certification will be a milestone for the country's shipbuilding industry as well as the Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
Russia to Pitch KA-226T Helicopter to India with Newly Type-Certified VK-650V Engine...
Netherlands Becomes Launch Customer for Pilatus PC-7 MKX Trainers
KNDS, Safran to Develop Land Robotics for France
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U