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Russia Begins Factory Flight Tests of Upgraded Aerial Refueling Tanker II-78M-90A...
December 28, 2018 @ 09:29 AMRussian state-run United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has begun factory flight tests of Il-78M-90A, the upgraded variant of it's aerial refueling tanker Ilyushin II-78, at the airfield compkex Ulyanovsk-Vostochny after completing ground-level testing of the systems. The aircraft will be handed over to state trials after the completion of the factory tests, the company said Thursday
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BAE Systems, General Dynamics to Build Mobile Protected Firepower Prototypes
December 18, 2018 @ 11:57 AMBAE Systems and General Dynamics have won a combined $710 million to build new light combat vehicle prototypes under the United States Mobile Protected Firepower initiative. BAE Systems was awarded a $376 million contract and General Dynamics won $335 million for Mobile Protected Firepower middle tier acquisition and rapid prototyping effort with low-rate initial production options, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Qatar to Receive First Batch of Rafale Fighters in February Next Year
December 14, 2018 @ 10:17 AMQatar Emiri Air Force is likely to receive the first batch of Rafale fighters in February next year. “Qatar Emiri Air Force will receive the first batch of Rafale on sixth of February 2019,” according to a twitter account linked to the Qatari Emir quoted an unnamed source as saying in the official video of the Emiri Air Force Thursday
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Boeing wins $92M for Super Hornet Aircraft Logistics Support
December 14, 2018 @ 07:47 AMBoeing has won a $92 million contract for integrated logistics support for 22 F/A-18E and 6 F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft in support of the government of Kuwait under the Foreign Military Sales program. Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
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France Orders Three Additional A330 Tanker Transport Aircraft from Airbus
December 14, 2018 @ 07:47 AMAirbus has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for an additional three A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The aircraft, known as Phénix in French service, constitute the third and final tranche of the multi-year contract for 12 A330 MRTTs signed by the French Ministry of Defence in 2014, the company said in a statement Thursday
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India's BEL Jumps 10 Places in SIPRI’s Top 100 Arms Manufacturers List
December 10, 2018 @ 12:21 PMIndian Bharat Electronics jumped 10 places from 74 to 64 in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institutes (SIPRI) list of top 100 arms-producing and military services companies for the year 2017. Three other companies figured in the top 100 list, namely, Ordnance Factory Board on 37, Hindustan Aeronautics on 38 and Bharat Dynamics Ltd on 94
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US Marines’ F/A-18 Jet, KC-130, Crash during Nighttime Refueling Exercise
December 6, 2018 @ 10:54 AMUnited States Marines F/A-18 fighter Jet and a KC-130 tanker crashed into the sea during a nighttime refueling exercise off the coast of Japan, five crew members are reported missing while two have been rescued. A KC-130 air-refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet were involved in a “mishap” in the early morning hours of Thursday
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Russia Accused of Cyber-Attacks on Czech Foreign Ministry
December 5, 2018 @ 07:52 AMIn the annual Security Information Service (BIS) report published Monday, the Czech Republic has accused Russian Intelligence services of carrying out last years cyber-attacks targeting the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Russian espionage group of hackers APT28 that was accused of carrying out attacks in Germany and the United States previously; are partly responsible for carrying out the attacks
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Lockheed Martin, Airbus to Jointly Explore Aerial Refueling Opportunities for US Defense...
December 4, 2018 @ 02:14 PMLockheed Martin and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly explore opportunities for aerial refueling for the United States defense customers. The companies will seek to provide aerial-refueling services to address any identified capacity shortfall and to meet requirements for the next generation of tankers capable of operating in the challenging environments of future battlespace, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Tuesday
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Indian Navy Encashes Reliance Bank Guarantees in Offshore Patrol Vessel Deal
December 4, 2018 @ 01:50 PMThe Indian Navy has encashed bank guarantees of Reliance Naval Engineering (RNEL) following delay in supplying Project 21 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) by over four years. RNEL has an order to supply five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs)
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
Russian Forces Deploy Homemade Chemical Munitions on Drones
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...