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Ukrainian Army Receives 10 ‘Dozer-B’ Armored Vehicles
July 21, 2016 @ 11:49 AMUkroboronprom has manufactured and delivered a batch of 10 ‘Dozer-B armored vehicles to the Ukrainian military offices of Kharkiv and Lviv. “We have included all customer requirements – the vehicles successfully accomplished acceptance tests and are accepted by MoD representatives,” – said Ukroboronprom Director General Roman Romanov in a statement Wednesday
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Antonov To Use Of Pratt & Whitney Engines, Dowty Propellers For First...
July 19, 2016 @ 02:21 PMUkrainian Antonov will rely on Canadian Pratt and Whitney PW150A for turboprop engines and British Dowty propellers R-408 for its first demonstrator aircraft An-132, it plans to fly by yearend. “AN-132D is the first global project of “Antonov” with the worlds leading aviation companies
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Boeing To Use Microsoft For Data Analytics On Cloud
July 19, 2016 @ 08:31 AMBoeing and Microsoft have signed an agreement to build a cloud-based platform for Boeing's industry-leading portfolio of commercial aviation analytics tools. The two companies intend to work together to transition many of Boeing's commercial aviation applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud
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Airbus Begins Replacement Process Of Defective A400M Engine Parts
July 18, 2016 @ 02:56 PMAirbus is starting repair process of defective parts of the A400M engines that caused the latest problems in the military airlifter assembled in Seville. The A400M will be updated with a new Propeller Gear Box (PGB) which has already been approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), according to El Diario de Sevilla report
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MMRCA Redux in India’s New Fighter Aircraft Selection?
July 15, 2016 @ 01:47 PMBoeing, Lockheed Martin and Saab have joined a race for production of fighter jets under the ‘Make in India program. The three fighter aircraft manufacturers which had earlier been rejected in India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender and have now proposed upgraded versions of the same aircraft they had pitched under the MMRCA program
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Robots, Unmanned Systems To Support ‘Last Mile’ Supplies To Troops
July 15, 2016 @ 11:01 AMThe UK and the US in a joint program will conduct a series of trials of robotics and autonomous systems beginning October next year for the final stage of transportation of supplies to troops in challenging environments. The final transportation stage often dubbed ‘the last mile, can be particularly lengthy and dangerous for those involved – and it is in situations like this that both countries feel robotics can make the process more efficient in terms of cost, time and risk, UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne and US Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall said Thursday
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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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Rheinmetall To Supply Decoy Ammunition To Canadian Navy
July 14, 2016 @ 01:10 PMRheinmetall recently signed a licence agreement with the Canadian government, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems–Canada to produce Omnitrap decoy ammunition for the Canadian Navy. Signed at the recent CANSEC show in May 2016, the contract is worth a mid-range eight-figure euro amount with thirty-year agreement term
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Airbus Helicopters Delivers First VIP Version of H175 Choppers
July 13, 2016 @ 07:43 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first VIP version of the H175, the companys new medium class twin-engine helicopter, which entered service in 2014 for offshore transportation. The VIP version of the H175 offers cabin interior provided by Pegasus Design
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QinetiQ, Thales and Textron Collaborate To Bid For UK Air Support to...
July 12, 2016 @ 01:56 PMQinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand have announced a collaboration at Farnborough International Airshow today that will bid for the UK Ministry of Defences upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme. The operational training activities that will comprise the ASDOT programme are currently fulfilled by a number of providers, both military and civilian
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
