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USAF F-22 Demo Team to Take Off for Singapore Airshow 2020
February 5, 2020 @ 12:52 PMThe United States Air Force's F-22 Demo Team is preparing to leave Joint Base Langley–Eustis military facility near Virginia and head to Singapore for this year's edition of the Singapore Airshow (February 11-16). "The Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team will begin their 2020 show season at the Singapore Airshow, Feb
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UK Royal Air Force to get first P-8A Poseidon Today
February 4, 2020 @ 07:48 PMThe UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will receive its first submarine-hunting Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft, named "Pride of Moray," today. "The new submarine-hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrived in the UK today at Kinloss (39 Engineer Regiment) in Scotland
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Russia to Present Kalibr cruise missile, Viking SAM in Indian Defence Fair
January 31, 2020 @ 11:12 AMRussias defence systems manufacturer, Almaz-Antey will present the export version of Kalibr cruise missiles besides the Viking surface-to-air missile system at the DefExpo-2020 arms show in India next week. The Viking is the export version of Russias Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system, Almaz-Antey announced
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Ten Years on, Russian Su-57 Stealth Aircraft Has Still to Gain Altitude
January 30, 2020 @ 09:55 AMRussian Su-57 stealth fighter jet program, considered Russias answer to the United States F-35 and F-22, has completed 10 years since its first flight on January 29, 2010 but yet to enter squadron service. While Russian Air Force has placed 76 orders for the jet in 2018 the serial production is understood to have suffered a setback following the crash of the first serial Su-57 some 110–120 km away from the Dzyomgi Airport, Khabarovsk Krai, during the final stage of its factory trials due to malfunction of the control system
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Damen Reveals New Offshore Support, Submarine Rescue Vessel Concept
January 29, 2020 @ 08:23 AMDutch shipbuilder Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020 which features a stable platform with crew accommodation, low carbon emissions, alternate fueling and various support options including submarine rescue. “We were approached by several different operators at the same time, all looking for slightly different offshore capabilities, but similar enough that their requirements could be met with a conceptual standard platform,” says design & proposal engineer Mark Couwenberg
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China Pips Russia to Second Spot in Global Arms Sales
January 28, 2020 @ 05:13 AMChina stripped Russia to grab the second spot only after the United States, in Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI's) list of world's largest arms producers. SIPRI had excluded Chinese defense companies so far because the information on the country's weapons manufacturing had been "unreliable" and "lacked transparency
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India’s Lohia Aerospace to Supply Composites to International Aerospace Contractor
January 27, 2020 @ 02:00 PMIndias Lohia Aerospace System has signed an offset based sourcing MOU with its first customer – an international aerospace contractor for supply of civil aerospace components. The company had acquired Israel based Light & Strong Ltd, Israels largest private producer of aerospace focused carbon fibre composite components for Israels Aerospace and Defence industry in February 2019
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Russia Delivers Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Laos, Modernizes Airport
January 27, 2020 @ 10:59 AMRussia has delivered a batch of tanks and armored vehicles to the Lao military besides modernizing the Thong Hai Hin airport, ahead of the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Lao Peoples Armed Forces. Shipped hardware includes a batch each of T-72B1 “White Eagle” tanks & BRDM-2M armored vehicles
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Indian DRDO Selects Israeli CONTROP's Observation Payload for Drones
January 23, 2020 @ 10:56 AMIsraels CONTROP Precision Technologies - specialising in electro-optics and infrared (EO/IR) solutions – has won a tender by Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the supply of its iSky-50HD systems, for use on unmanned air platforms. The iSky-50HD is a member of CONTROPs iSky family of lightweight, compact EO/IR observation systems, which have been specifically designed for use in challenging airborne environments
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Boeing Delivers World’s Most Powerful Rocket’s Core Stage to NASA
January 9, 2020 @ 06:48 AMBoeing on Tuesday delivered the core stage of NASAs first Space Launch System (SLS) deep space exploration rocket, moving it out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agencys Pegasus barge. NASA will transport the SLS core stage to its Stennis Space Center in Bay St
Huge Explosions after Russia Attacks Train Carrying Ammo from NATO to Ukraine
KONGSBERG, Nokia to Collaborate on Defence Communications with 5G Technology
Russia Offers to Buy Back S-400 Air Defense Systems from Turkey
18 Archer Artillery Units in $985M Swedish Military Aid to Ukraine
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...