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Safran's Ardiden 3G Engine Meant For Russian KA-62 Helicopter Type Certified-Paris Air...
June 19, 2017 @ 11:33 AMSafran Helicopter Engines has received EASA engine type certification for its Ardiden 3G engine, which powers Russian Helicopters' Ka-62. The helicopter made its official maiden flight on 25 May 2017
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Indonesia Deploys Sukhoi 30 Jets Against Possible ISIS Infiltration From Philippines
June 19, 2017 @ 10:14 AMIndonesias military has bolstered its border security with three Sukhoi jets to drive away the Islamic State Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from crossing the border from southern Philippines into the Indonesian territory. Chief of the Air Force base in Tarakan, Colonel Didik Krisyanto was quoted as saying by Antara news Sunday that the three Sukhoi aircraft, arrived on Friday to stay for a month in Tarakan to help forestall possible infiltration of the radicals from entering Indonesia after large scale offensive by the Philippine government military
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Rosoboronexport Negotiating With Bangladesh To Sell Mi-171s and Ansett Helicopters
June 19, 2017 @ 10:09 AMFollowing last weeks contract signing with Bangladesh to supply five Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters, Rosoboronexport is negotiating to sell civilian Ansats and Mi-171s choppers. “We negotiated with the Bangladesh delegation visiting HeliRussia-2017 late in May this year
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India Likely To Sue Polish Firm For Not Honoring Armored Recovery Vehicle...
June 17, 2017 @ 11:55 AMIndia is likely to sue Polands Polski Holding Obronny, formerly known as Bumar, for allegedly not honoring a deal to supply full technology transfer contact for key systems of armored recovery vehicles ( ARV) to be produced by Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) in India. Despite a contract for $275 million signed in January 2012 for supply of 204 ARVs for the Indian Army, “the Polish company has
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Russia Tests Missile Interceptor In Kazakhstan
June 17, 2017 @ 10:25 AMRussian military personnel has carried out a launch of a missile interceptor Friday from the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan. On Friday, June 16, a joint crew of Russias air and missile defense force and representatives of the manufacturer tested a missile interceptor
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US Navy To Add 'Water Separater' As Solution To T-45 Trainer's Oxygen...
June 16, 2017 @ 03:09 PMThe US Navy intends to add a water separator in the T-45's Onboard Oxygen Generation System, or OBOGS among several solutions to the cockpit air problems being experienced by pilots of the trainer aircraft. The water separator is a component common in high-performance jets but not found in the training aircraft
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Wreckage Of Malaysian BAE Systems Hawk 108 Jet Found
June 16, 2017 @ 02:58 PMA Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) search team located the wreckage of its BAE Systems Hawk 108 trainer-fighter jet that crashed yesterday killing two pilots, near Kampung Yak Yah in Chukai, Terengganu state. RMAF's headquarters in a statement here said members of the search team in a EC725 helicopter spotted the wreckage at 7am after the search operation resumed today, Bernama News Agency reported
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Russia Likely To Sign Contract With China On Heavy-Lift Chopper
June 16, 2017 @ 10:31 AMRussia's Rostec is expecting to sign a general contract to joinly develop a heavy-lift helicopter with China by end of this year. The development of a heavy-lift helicopter with a take-off weight of 38 tonnes is a respective joint project of Russia and China, Rostec's Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy Department, Victor Kladov, Rostec's Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy Department said
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US Air Force Fighter Wings Field Test F-35A Ammunition Loader
June 15, 2017 @ 04:51 PMThe US Air Forces first F-35 Lightning II operational wing has recently received five F-35A bulk ammunition loaders for field use. Airmen extensively tested one of the loaders June 6-9, 2017, during an engineering validation and verification evaluation, the service announced Wednesday
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DARPA Creating Network Isolation Tech To Protect US Public Data, Networks
June 15, 2017 @ 03:21 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is creating network isolation and threat-characterization technologies to protect American data, networks and national security. DARPAs acting director Steven H
Will Project Freyja, the European Anti-Missile System for Ukraine Take Off?
U.S. Resumes Naval Blockade Against Iran, Attacks its Facilities in Hormuz, Coastal...
Ukrainian Plot to Attack Moscow-based Defense Enterprise with 35 FPV Drones Foiled
France Follows U.S. in Allowing Ukraine to Produce Air Defense Missiles
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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