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India-Japan Defense Ministers 'Commend' New Delhi’s Amphibious Aircraft Purchase
July 15, 2016 @ 09:13 AMIndias long-due purchase of 12 Amphibious Aircraft from Japans Shinmaywa found mention in the recent interaction between the two nations defense ministers in New Delhi Thursday. The Defense Minister of Japan Gen Nakatani is paying a bilateral visit to India at the invitation of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar
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Single-Aisle Aircraft Orders Touch $44 Billion At Farnborough Airshow 2016
July 14, 2016 @ 11:09 AMFarnborough air show this year has seen a rise in orders for single-aisle aircraft with Airbus and Boeing racking up contracts worth $29 billion and $15 billion respectively. However, Airbus tops the list this year, after landing a $12
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Indonesia To Boost Military Presence in Disputed Natuna Islands After China Loses...
July 13, 2016 @ 01:58 PMIndonesia will boost its military strength around its Natuna Islands where there have been clashes with Chinese vessels, the defence minister said Wednesday. In an interview with AFP, Ryamizard Ryacudu said bolstering defences around Indonesia's South China Sea islands would involve deploying warships, an F-16 fighter jet, surface-to-air missiles, a radar and drones, as well as constructing new ports and improving an airstrip
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China Commissions New Guided Missile Destroyer
July 12, 2016 @ 02:42 PMChina has commissioned a new guided-missile destroyer, Yinchuan at a naval port in Sanya, a port city in China's island province Hainan. The new missile destroyer (hull number 175), is more than 150 meters long and about 20 meters wide
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British Aviation Association Develops Legislation Alongside EU Post-Brexit
July 12, 2016 @ 10:58 AMNegotiations for aviation must be considered as a priority in the first wave of discussions with the EU, now that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) CEO Marc Bailey said today. “We have developed legislation alongside EASA that supports our sector
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War Mode Setting Caused Taiwan Missile To Fire On China
July 4, 2016 @ 02:18 PMInappropriate use of “war mode” on the vessels control panel instead of a training setting led to the Taiwan navys fatal launch on Friday of an anti-ship missile that hit a Chinese fishing boat killing one person, a preliminary inquiry has found. The patrol boats weapons operator was also left unsupervised before firing the missile, which struck a Taiwanese fishing boat and killed one person, according to a report by Legislative Yuan committee cited by Bloomberg News
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Taiwan Accidently Launches Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Towards China
July 1, 2016 @ 01:28 PMA Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile towards China on Friday, hitting a fishing boat and killing one person. The domestically developed Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile flew about 75 kilometres (45 miles) before hitting the trawler in waters off Penghu, a Taiwanese-administered island group in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese navy was quoted as saying by AFP Friday
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NZ Defence Force To Test Launch Penguin Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
June 30, 2016 @ 11:57 AMThe New Zealand Defence Force will test launch its new Penguin anti-ship cruise missile during the biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) scheduled June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California
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S. Korea, Two Allies To Conduct Joint Defense Drill To Deal With...
June 28, 2016 @ 11:57 AMSouth Korea, the United States and Japan will carry out their first-ever joint missile defense exercise in Hawaii, Wednesday, to deal more effectively with North Korea's growing nuclear and ballistic missile threats, the Souths Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday. The trilateral missile defense exercise will take place on the side-lines of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC, the world's largest U
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Suspected Vietnamese Su-30 Ejection Seat Found
June 27, 2016 @ 09:27 AMFishermen of Thanh Hoa Province have reportedly found an ejection seat on Sunday that is believed to be part of a Vietnam Air Force fighter jet that crashed into the East Sea earlier this month. The object was found at about 10 nautical miles southeast of Me Island, in the area where a search operation is ongoing for the Sukhoi Su-30 MK2, Col
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South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...