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Boeing Wins $25 Million Contract For Air Force One Aircraft Replacement
January 30, 2016 @ 07:44 AMBoeing has won $25 million contract to start work on replacing Air Force One, the aircraft serving the US president, with a new aircraft based on its 747-800 design, the Department of Defense announced Friday. "The presidential aircraft is one of the most visible symbols of the United States of America at home and abroad," Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said according to an official Air Force News Service (AFNS) report
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Japan's X-2 Aircraft Could Join the World Stealth Fighter Race
January 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMJapans home-grown stealth fighter from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is aimed at matching similar stealth aircraft of China and Russia as well as competes in the world market for fifth generation fighters. The X-2 is designed to test stealth capabilities and once in full production will compete against the US F-35, Russian T-50 and Chinese J-31 fighters
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Boeing-led Test Improves U.S. Missile Defense Technology
January 29, 2016 @ 06:14 AMA Boeing-led industry team has successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, a missile defense technology. Working with the U
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Japan Unveils First Homegrown Stealth Fighter
January 28, 2016 @ 01:38 PMJapan has unveiled its first indigenous stealth fighter aircraft X-2 and is expected to make its maiden test flight in February. The aircraft is equipped with reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities in a move to close a gap with its neighbours, China and Russia
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Philippine Navy’s New Sealift Vessel To Undergo Sea Trials In March
January 25, 2016 @ 08:57 AMOne of the Philippine Navys strategic sealift vessels being constructed in Indonesia will be subjected to the final testing process in March this year, before its handed over to the Philippines. The one of two SSVs will be subjected to a sea trial once the ships interiors are finished and its 117-member Navy crew arrives in Indonesia to conduct the test, Inquirer
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India’s Home-Grown LCA Tejas To Enter Full Scale Production In 2017
January 22, 2016 @ 02:12 PMFull scale production of Indias indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas will begin next year. "As per my primary report, it is appreciated by other countries who are interested
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Six South Korean KF-16 Prototypes To Fly By 2021
January 22, 2016 @ 01:14 PMSouth Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced Thursday that six prototypes of KF-16 indigenous fighter jet would be ready by 2021. DAPA in a commencement meeting in the headquarters of contractor Korea Aerospace Industries in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province for the fighter jet project held Thursday said that South Korea would be able to introduce the fighter in mid-2020s
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India to buy Counter-Mortar Radars To Track Pakistani Shelling
January 19, 2016 @ 10:12 AMIndian experts have drawn specifications required for the purchase of counter mortar radars capable of tackling shelling on the Indo-Pakistani borders. A committee of experts were assigned the task of formulating specifications by the Home Ministry in August last year
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India Plans Laser Wall Along Pak Border
January 18, 2016 @ 09:51 AMPakistan-India border in Punjab will be covered by the laser wall technology to prevent cross-border infiltration, according to media reports. “All these riverine stretches located in Punjab will be covered by the laser wall technology developed by Border Security Force (BSF) to completely eliminate the chances of breach of the international border by Pakistan-based terror groups,” a Home Ministry official was quoted as saying by NDTV
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Security Audit Of "Vulnerable" Indian Installations
January 16, 2016 @ 10:47 AMIn view of the recent terrorist attack on Pathankot air base, the Indian government announced a decision to undertake a time-bound security audit of all "vulnerable" installations of armed forces, paramilitary and police organisations. A decision was taken at a high-level meeting on Friday, which was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and NSA Ajit Doval besides top officials of intelligence and security agencies, Tribune India newspaper reported today
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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...
