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Ilyushin Il-78M-90A Aerial Refueling Tanker Performs Debut Flight
January 26, 2018 @ 09:47 AMRussias advanced aerial refueling tanker Ilyushin Il-78M-90A performed its maiden flight on Thursday, local media reports. "Today, on January 25, the flight model of the Il-78M-90A perspective aerial refueling plane performed its first flight
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US Pitches 34 F-35 Jets Worth $6.53 Billion for Belgian Fighter Replacement
January 20, 2018 @ 04:11 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium of 34 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing aircraft for an estimated cost of $6.53 billion
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Procurement Of Russian Su-35s In Priority List: New Indonesian AF Chief
January 17, 2018 @ 04:43 PMIndonesias newly appointed Air Force Chief of staff Air Marshall Yuyu Sutisna has sworn to purchase Russias advanced Su-35 fighter jets at the earliest. Speaking after his inauguration at the State Palace on Wednesday, Yuyu told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday: "I want the Sukhoi [purchase contract] to be signed as soon as possible, hopefully this month"
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Kongsberg, Patria Team Up For Missile Systems Development In Finland
January 16, 2018 @ 03:53 PMKongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Patria have entered into an agreement to develop opportunities for cooperation on missile systems. The agreement comprises the establishment of a Missile Competence Center in Finland, Open Tactical Framework (OTF) core technologies and system architecture software for missile programs in Finland and international opportunities linked to these capabilities
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Simultaneous Refueling of Two Fighter Jets Possible WIth Russia's IL-78M-90A Tanker...
January 16, 2018 @ 10:05 AMThe II-78M-90A will be able to refuel simultaneously two frontline planes. The tail unit is designed to refuel long-range and special aircraft
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Airbus Ordered To Pay EURO 140M To Settle Taiwanese Missile Dispute
January 15, 2018 @ 03:07 PMEuropean aerospace giant Airbus issued a statement on January 13 that it has been ordered to pay a fine of €104 million regarding missiles sale to Taiwan in 1992. The company said that it acknowledges notification of an arbitral award on 12 January 2018 concerning a breach of contract claim related to a purchase agreement signed in 1992 for the supply of missiles for which the products were delivered in the years shortly thereafter
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Nigeria Takes Delivery Of Fourth Damen 3307 Patrol Vessel
January 11, 2018 @ 02:49 PMHomeland Integrated Offshore Services Ltd (Homeland) of Lagos, Nigeria, has taken delivery of another Damen 3307 Patrol Vessel for operations in the offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. This takes the total delivered vessels/Guardians since the first arrived in early 2014 to four
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Japan’s Aegis Destroyers To Likely Get New Missile Interceptors Worth $1.5 Billion...
January 11, 2018 @ 02:41 PMThe Japanese government will likely deploy a new missile intercept system on two new Aegis-equipped destroyers that is capable of exchanging data between the warships, a Japanese news outlet reports Thursday. According to
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HAL on the Verge of Completing Major Helicopter-Aircraft Programs
January 4, 2018 @ 12:31 PMBarring the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, all major helicopter and aircraft manufacturing programs by Indias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) are on the verge of completion. HAL has so far manufactured 153 Su-30MKI fighter jets of 182 ordered at the rate of 12 aircraft per year for INR 59420 crores (US $9
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Turkey To Hire 40,000 Armed Forces Personnel
January 2, 2018 @ 11:18 AMAfter sacking some 9000 soldiers linked to the failed 2016 coup, Turkey has launched plans to hire around 40,000 personnel in various ranks of its armed forces. A military source told Anadolu Agency that the new recruits will include 3,755 officers and 5,375 non-commissioned officers, in addition to the plans to hire 13,213 specialized sergeants and 20,595 contracted rank and file
U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
DARPA Selects Nearly 20 Companies to Develop Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
Russian Helicopters Opens New Process Factory in Tatarstan
Autonomous F-16 Inches Closer to First Flight
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...