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Alenia Aermacchi Begins Storm Shadow Missile Flight Test
November 29, 2013 @ 09:10 AMAlenia Aermacchi has started the first in a major series of flight tests to integrate the MBDA Storm Shadow missile onto Eurofighter Typhoon. Initial flight trials to demonstrate that the missile can be safely carried have been successfully started
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Korea To Buy Aerial Refueling Tanker Next Year
November 28, 2013 @ 03:19 PMKorea will pick an aerial refueling aircraft next year with a goal of deploying it by 2017 with the tender to be announced in January, 2014. The total cost will be about $1 billion (W1 trillion) for four refueling tankers between 2017 and 2019
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Refitted INS Vikramaditya Sails Out From Russia
November 27, 2013 @ 07:48 AMIndias Vikramaditya aircraft carrier left a shipyard in northern Russia on Tuesday, embarking on a long voyage to its permanent base half way across the world, the Sevmash shipbuilder was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The aircraft carrier, which was handed over to the Indian navy on November 16, will be accompanied by an Indian tanker and a frigate on the first leg of the voyage, which is expected to take about two months
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China Conducts First Stealth Combat Drone Test
November 22, 2013 @ 10:02 AMChina has tested its first stealth combat drone, a "Sharp Sword" unmanned aircraft, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. "The successful flight shows the nation has again narrowed the air-power disparity between itself and Western nations," the China Daily newspaper said, adding the flight made China the "fourth power
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Eurofighter Expects First Flight of Tranche-3 Aircraft By Year-End
November 20, 2013 @ 12:21 PMEurofighter announced the ground tests with the Storm Shadow and Taurus missiles have been completed, and intensive flight test campaigns will begin imminently. Both missiles will further increase the air-to-ground capabilities of the Eurofighter Typhoon
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Northrop Grumman Wins $36 Million Joint Tactical Ground Station Contract
November 14, 2013 @ 07:30 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a pre-planned product improvement (P3I) contract for the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) from the U.S
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First UK Rivet Joint Aircraft Delivered
November 13, 2013 @ 09:14 AMThe first Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence-gathering aircraft for the U.K
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Romania To Buy F-16 Block 15 MLU Aircrafts Worth $457 Million
November 11, 2013 @ 01:17 PMRomania requests a sale of weapons, equipment, and support for 12 F-16 MLU Block 15 for an estimated cost of $457 million. The proposed sale includes 13 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGPS/INS) with GPS Security Devices, Airborne * 3 AN/ALQ-131 Electronic Countermeasure Pods, 30 AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), 5 AIM-120C Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), 60 AIM-9M Sidewinder Missiles, 4 AIM-9M CATMs, 48 LAU-129 Launchers, 10 GBU-12 Enhanced Guided Bomb Units, 18 AGM-65H/KB Maverick Missiles, 4 AGM-65 CATMs, 15 Multifunctional Information Distribution System/Low Volume Terminals and 2 Multifunctional Information Distribution System Ground Support Systems
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin Team Up For USAF Long-Range Strike Bomber Program
October 26, 2013 @ 11:47 AMThe Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin are teaming to compete for the US Air Force's Long-Range Strike Bomber program, with Boeing as the prime contractor. The companies bring expertise in integrating proven technologies, and their skilled workforces and critical infrastructure and scale, to meet the U
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Tank-Bursting Hellfire, The Weapon Of Choice For Targeted Killings
October 23, 2013 @ 02:56 PMRaytheons Hellfire missile, the weapon choice for the US Air Force against insurgents in Pakistan for the last decade, is essentially meant to destroy tanks and buildings. According to data collated by Amnesty International, the Hellfire missile was first used in 2004 which killed two civilians and three militants
Ukrainian MP Accused of Enabling Russian Infiltration of Anti-Corruption Bureau
Bangladesh Air Force’s Chinese-made Jet Crashes into School during Class, Killing 19
Israel Signs $150M Deal for Humvee Purchase from U.S. Firm AM General...
Bad Weather Helps Russia Strike Ukrainian Targets with Drones, Missiles
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...