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Combat Drones To Replace Georgia’s Fighter Aircraft Fleet
March 14, 2017 @ 09:47 AMGeorgia is likely to replace its fleet of 12 Su-25 fighter jets with combat drones after Russia declined to provide parts for the aircraft. Georgia bought the aircraft fleet before its 2008 war with Russia
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India Plans Autonomous Defense Procurement Agency
March 14, 2017 @ 09:08 AMBased on the recommendation of a committee report submitted in February this year, the Indian ministry of defense is likely to set up an independent defense procurement organization. In order to study the setting up of a defence procurement organization, the Ministry of Defence in April 2016 constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Pritam Singh, Management Expert
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Lockheed Martin Upgrades Airborne Multi-INT Lab
March 14, 2017 @ 08:46 AMLockheed Martin's manned airborne testbed, the Airborne Multi-INT Lab (AML), has been enhanced to expedite its ability to deliver decision-quality intelligence. The Airborne Multi-INT Lab aircraft, or AML, is a modified Gulfstream III business jet, which can be used to test various onboard sensors for military and non-military purposes, the company announced Monday
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Boeing Wins South Korean F-15K Aircraft Sustainment Contract
March 13, 2017 @ 02:32 PMBoeing has won a five-year contract to continue to provide maintenance services for South Korea's F-15K aircraft. Boeing has been sustaining the Korean Air Force's F-15K fleet since 2012, the company said in a statement released Sunday
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Indo-Russian Project To Develop Transport Plane Halted Since A Year
March 13, 2017 @ 12:16 PMThe Indo-Russian Transport Aircraft project to jointly design a transport aircraft for militaries of both nations has been grounded since a year. Multi-role Transport Aircraft Ltd
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India Unlikely To Buy Additional Rafale Fighter Jets
March 13, 2017 @ 11:58 AMIndia is unlikely to place a follow-on order to purchase twin engine Rafale fighter planes manufactured by French Aerospace Dassault Aviation in spite of the countrys airforce fleet being depleted. The Indian government signed a contract to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets in fly-away condition on September 23 for $8
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Pakistan Army Inducts LOMADS For Defence Against Combat Aircraft, Cruise Missiles
March 12, 2017 @ 01:54 PMPakistan Army has inducted a Chinese-made Low to Medium Altitude Air Defence System (LOMADS) system, designated LY-80 which can intercept fighter jets and cruise missile up to an altitude of 12 KM. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Sunday, “LY-80 is a Chinese mobile air defence system, capable of tracking and destroying variety of aerial targets at longer ranges flying at low and medium altitude
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German, Belgian Fighter Jets Scrambled To Escort London-Bound Air India Flight
March 11, 2017 @ 08:34 AMGerman and Belgian fighter jets were scrambled to apprehend and escort a London-bound Air India aircraft that had lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ATC). For about two hours Hungarian, German and Belgian pilots shadowed the 787 Dreamliner
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Thales Wins Appeal In F-35 Helmet Patent Case
March 11, 2017 @ 08:32 AMThe US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a decision in a patent suit against the US centering on the helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) in a fighter jet. The Federal Circuit reversed the US Court of Federal Claims decision that US patent number 6,474,159 was unpatentable because of ineligible subject matter,
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General Atomics Develops HEPPC With Twice Energy Than Existing Railgun Weapon Systems
March 10, 2017 @ 02:33 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has developed a High Energy Pulsed Power Container (HEPPC) that provides twice the energy density than existing railgun pulsed power solutions. The HEPPC can reduce the number of pulsed power containers required to launch projectiles or hybrid missiles from a railgun weapon system, providing greater flexibility for future Navy and Army railgun applications, the company said in a statement Thursday
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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