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International Airlines Forced to Refer Taiwan As Part of China
May 23, 2018 @ 12:37 PMSome 20 International airlines, including British Airways and Lufthansa have started referring to Taiwan as a part of China following a Beijing Diktat to penalize carries which do not follow its whip. Flight booking websites of these airlines throw up the following: "Taipei, Taiwan - China, TPE, Taipei" when booking flights to and from from Taipei, the capital of Taiwan
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Russian Helicopters’ New VRT300 Unmanned Helicopter To Begin Flight Tests By 2018-end
April 20, 2018 @ 04:23 PMVR-Technologies design bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, has begun bench tests of the main systems and assemblies of VRT300 unmanned helicopter. The flight tests are scheduled to begin by the end of 2018
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Indian Government to Create Defense Planning Committee
April 19, 2018 @ 05:32 AMThe Indian government has decided to create a permanent planning committee for defense that will overlook military and security strategy, draft capability development plans and guide (and accelerate) defence equipment acquisitions. The DPC (Defense Planning Committee) body will be chaired by the National Security Advisor and will comprise the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, three service chiefs, the defense, expenditure and foreign secretaries,
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Germany, France to Jointly Develop New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
April 9, 2018 @ 04:31 PMGermany plans to sign a letter of intent with France to jointly develop a new maritime patrol aircraft later this month. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her French counterpart Florence Parly plan to sign a letter of intent on 27 April, German Navy said in a statement last Friday
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US Okays Germany's Request for MQ-4C Triton UAS for $2.5 Billion
April 6, 2018 @ 08:24 AMThe State Department approved sale to Germany of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for an estimated cost of $2.50 billion
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Modular Active Protection Systems For US Military Vehicles
March 28, 2018 @ 11:31 AMThe US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a next-phase contract to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software and to support government integration efforts ahead of platform demonstrations scheduled to take place through 2019. MAPS is designed to enable protection of vehicles and their occupants by integrating sensors and countermeasures in a common framework to detect and defeat existing and emerging threats
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US Allows Export of Kratos High Speed Attack UAVs
March 15, 2018 @ 04:53 PMKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has received U
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Qatar's Launches Defence and Security firm, Barzan Holdings
March 13, 2018 @ 12:16 PMQatar has launched Barzan Holdings, the first defence and Security Company responsible for empowering the military capabilities of the Qatar Armed Forces, during the on-going DIMDEX 2018, Dohas daily The Peninsula reports. The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Defence Affairs and Chairman of Barzan Holdings, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, stated that Barzan Holdings main objective is to meet Qatars long-term defence and security needs, and is strengthening Qatars future by setting a road map for Qatars military and security industries
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Nigerian Air Force Inducts First UAV
February 19, 2018 @ 03:35 PMThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) inducted its first indigenous operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) nicknamed Tsaigumi, in a ceremony on 15 February. The Tsaigumi UAV, which was produced by NAF Aerospace Engineers in collaboration with UAVision of Portugal, would be used for ISR operations in land and sea domains
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Tanzania’s Defence Forces Get Chinese-built Training Centre
February 15, 2018 @ 01:20 PMTanzanias government has established Chinese-built training centre for the countrys defence forces during a ceremony on 6 February at Mapinga in Bagamoyo District, Coast Region. The Comprehensive Training Centre (CTC) worth Sh67
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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