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Boeing's 172 Passenger, 737 MAX Aircraft Completes First Flight
March 19, 2018 @ 02:15 PMBoeing's new 737 MAX 7 successfully completed its first flight on March 16, on schedule for a comprehensive flight test program leading to certification and delivery in 2019. "Everything we saw during today's flight shows that the MAX 7 is performing exactly as designed," said Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager of the 737 MAX program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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China Appoints Former Missile Force Commander As Defense Minister
March 19, 2018 @ 09:09 AMChinas former missile commander Lt. Gen
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Raytheon Awarded $511 Million to Sustain Cobra Dane Radar
March 17, 2018 @ 09:11 AMRaytheon Intelligence, Information and Services has been awarded a $511 contract for the Cobra Dane surveillance radars sustenance. This contract provides the tasks required to operate, maintain, and sustain the Cobra Dane radar
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Japanese Ruling Party Wants Ability to Strike Enemy Bases
March 16, 2018 @ 12:58 PMThe Japanese military should be able to strike enemy missile bases, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is finalizing a proposal to urge the Japanese government in this regard. The LDP is hoping to finalize the proposal by May so that it will be reflected in the countrys defense buildup guidelines to be reviewed at the end of the year
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China to Commence Research on Sixth-gen Jet Based on J-20 Stealth Fighter
March 13, 2018 @ 09:50 AMChina is preparing to commence research on a sixth-generation fighter aircraft from experience gained in the developing the fifth-generation J-20 stealth jet, its most modern fighter to date. The J-20 stealth fighter jet will be given more capabilities than merely penetrating an enemy's air defense networks, according to its chief designer, Yang Wei, a deputy director at Aviation Industry Corp of China and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Pakistan Deploys JF-17 Fighter Jet Squadron to Afghan Border
March 10, 2018 @ 10:41 AMPakistans new JF-17 “Thunder” combat aircraft has been deployed at the air forces Samungli Base near Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, last month, the Associated Press of Pakistan reports. The Number 28 Multirole Squadron stationed at Samungli Base officially inducted the combat aircraft in a ceremony on February 28
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Singapore Deploys ASTER-30 Surface-to-Air Missile Defense System
March 8, 2018 @ 05:47 PMSingapore has deployed the ASTER-30 Surface-to-Air Missile System, manufactured by MBDA, ordered under a contract signed in 2013. According to Defense Aerospace, Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen confirmed the delivery of the system in a speech to Parliaments defense committee on March 2
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Iran Trebled Missile Production despite Western Pressure
March 8, 2018 @ 01:13 PMIran has trebled its missile production despite pressure from the US and some other Western countries to put the brakes on its missile program. “Today, despite the hostilities and the measures taken by the global arrogance and enemies, everyone (In Iran) stand united regarding the missile issue, particularly the ground-to-ground missiles,” Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander, aerospace division, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was quoted as saying by
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Iran Unveils New Helicopter-launch Anti-Armor Missile
March 1, 2018 @ 10:44 AMThe Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force on Wednesday unveiled a new anti-armor automatic missile, called Azarakhsh, in a ceremony in Tehran, local media reports. According to Tasnim news agency, Azarakhsh, also called Lightning, is a 127-millimeter caliber rocket that weighs around 70 kilograms and can be installed on helicopter pylons
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India Tests Nuclear Capable Prithvi-II Missile
February 22, 2018 @ 09:46 AMIndia on Wednesday successfully conducted a night trial of its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km, from a test range in Odisha. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here around 8
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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