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Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Needs More Powerful Engines
January 2, 2016 @ 09:21 AMChina needs to work on more powerful engines for its fifth generation fighter aircraft, J-20 similar to that of Pratt and Whitneys F135 engine for F-35. China recently made a deal to buy two-dozen advanced Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E fighters from Russia, which have a pair of powerful NPO Saturn AL-41F1S afterburning turbofans
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Egypt To Buy 46 Kamov Helicopters For Mistral Carriers
December 31, 2015 @ 02:21 PMRussia will deliver 46 Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopters for the Egyptian Navys mistral carriers. Ka-52Ks were designed for French-made Mistral helicopter carriers that were to join the Russian Navy last year, before France cancelled the deal over Ukraine
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Russia Offers to Cut Price of FGFA T-50, India Feels It Is...
December 31, 2015 @ 10:43 AMEven as Russia offered a cheaper deal on the PAK-FA fifth generation fighter aircraft, the Indian Air Force feels that it is still too expensive even at this price. Russia last week, offered to slash price of its new Sukhoi T-50 (PAK-FA)s technological know-how under the FGFA from $6 billion to $3
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Iran’s S-300 Air Defense System Delivery Underway
December 30, 2015 @ 09:32 AMRussia has begun deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Iran they have paid for. “The contract is being executed and is being paid for
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Russian Defense Ministry Official Arrested On Bribery Charges
December 22, 2015 @ 12:57 PMRussian law enforcement authorities have arrested a defense ministry official on charges of attempting to obtain 48 million rubles (US $67 thousand) bribe. The authorities arrested the director of department of audit of state contracts of the defense ministry, Dmitry Shortfall on allegations of corruption
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F-16, F/A-18, Su-30 Ranked World’s Most Sold Fighter Aircraft
December 22, 2015 @ 09:06 AMUS F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-18 and Sukhoi Su-27/30 family of fighter jets are ranked most popular combat aircraft in the world. According to a report published by Flight International analytical center Monday, US F-16 fighter jet makes up 16 per cent with 2264 jets ranked at number one is followed by F-18 with 1,047 aircraft making up seven per cent jets around the world
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Iran To Drop Lawsuit Against Russia Before S-300 Missile Supply
December 21, 2015 @ 10:34 AMIran will drop lawsuit against Russian Rosoboronexport before the supplies of the first S-300 missile systems are delivered. "[Now the lawsuit] has not been dropped
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Arms Sales Decline For Ukrainian Companies
December 17, 2015 @ 01:01 PMUkrainian arms sales have declined 37.4 per cent in 2014 in comparison to arms sales revenue in 2013 largely due to the conflict in the eastern region
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Russian Companies In SIPRI's Top 100 Increase From 9 to 11
December 17, 2015 @ 11:44 AMEleven Russian firms are now ranked in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institutes (SIPRI) Top 100 defense companies for 2014 compared to nine in 2013. According to the report published Monday, Three companies entered the Top 100 in 2014
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China’s NORINCO, AVIC Among Top 10 Defense Companies Worldwide; SIPRI
December 17, 2015 @ 10:23 AMChinas North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) may have ranked among the top ten defense companies worldwide by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in a recent report on global military industry. The SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing companies, 2014 report published Monday states that due to lack of data and based on reasonable estimate of arms sales for most companies Chinese companies couldn't be added to the list
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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
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...
