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China’s Type 001A Aircraft Carrier to House 40 J-15 Fighter Jets

December 7, 2017 @ 09:53 AM

Chinas first home-made Type 001A aircraft carrier, slated for sea tests soon, will not house fifth-gen fighter jets but will instead operation with some 40 J-15 fighter aircraft. The Type 001A carrier, which is close to completing its mooring test, has a ski-jump flight deck while the fifth generation jets such as J-20 and J-31 are meant for flight operations from China's future straight-deck aircraft carriers with the electromagnetic launcher system
Russia to Give Up Rail-mobile Missiles, Focus on ICBMs

December 6, 2017 @ 01:39 PM

Russia will put the work on Barguzin rail-mobile ballistic missile system on hold and will instead focus on developing Sarmat and Rubezh Intercontinental Ballistic missiles (ICBM) due to lack of financing. The work on the Barguzin rail-mobile ballistic missile system has been excluded from Russias new state armament plan for 2018-2027 due to lack of financing, a Russian defense ministry source was quoted as saying by
Seventh Boeing KC-46A Tanker Completes First Flight

December 6, 2017 @ 12:52 PM

The first Boeing KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S
Singapore’s Defence Tech Agency Develops Command and Control System

December 6, 2017 @ 09:15 AM

Singapores Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has developed a command and control (C2) system which integrates video feeds from the Heron 1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into an augmented reality display. Acting as the nerve centre of the Command Post, the C2 system gives commanders an integrated battlefield picture, and enables the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to shorten the overall sensor-to-shooter cycle
General Dynamics to Maintain US Navy Virginia-class Submarine Fleet for $432 Million

December 5, 2017 @ 11:48 PM

General Dynamics is being awarded a $432 million modification contract for fiscal 2018 lead yard services and development studies and design efforts for Virginia-class submarines. This modification provides lead yard services for Virginia-class submarines that will maintain, update, and support the Virginia-class design and related drawings and data for each Virginia-class submarine, including technology insertion, throughout its construction and post shakedown availability period, the US department of defense said in a statement Tuesday
Spare Parts Shortage for F-35 Fighters Degrading Readiness: GOA Report

December 5, 2017 @ 11:14 PM

The shortage of spare parts for the F-35 aircraft has degraded readiness. The aircraft were not able to fly about 22 per cent of the time in the past year due to shortage of spares, Government Accountability Office has stated in its latest report
F-35 Fighter Jet Life Cycle Costs Increased, Not Fully Transparent: GOA Report

December 5, 2017 @ 10:43 PM

The US Department of Defense has taken actions to reduce F-35 fighter sustainment costs, but the estimated life cycle costs have increased and are not fully transparent to the military services, the Government Accountability Office has stated in its October 2017 report. According to the GAO report published October 30 this year, the services do not fully understand how the costs they are being charged by the F-35 program office are linked to the capabilities they are receiving
Ukrainian Companies Pitch for Brazilian Tamandare Corvette Project

December 5, 2017 @ 07:47 PM

Ukrainian Defence and shipbuilding companies have announced their intention to bid for Brazils Tamandare type corvette construction project, the tender for which is expected in early 2018. Representatives of the State Enterprise "UkrinMash" and of the Defense Industrial Complex of Ukraine, part of the state-owned "Ukroboronprom", visited Rio- de Janeiro late last month, a press statement from the Ukrainian firm said
Voice of America, 9 Other Media Outlets Declared 'Foreign Agents' in Russia

December 5, 2017 @ 12:08 PM

Russian Justice Ministry has declared nine mass media outlets as foreign agents. Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Current Time TV, the Tatat-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty (Azatliq Radiosi), Sibir
L-3 Communications Wins $37 Million to Maintain US Navy T-45 Goshawk Aircraft

December 5, 2017 @ 12:58 AM

L-3 Communications is being awarded a $37.6 million modification contract to support 200 US navy T-45 Goshawk aircraft

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