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Bill To Designate Pakistan ‘State Sponsor Of Terrorism’ Moved In US
September 21, 2016 @ 12:43 PMEven as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief is trying to drum up support for alleged rights violations in Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a US lawmaker has moved a bill to have the US administration declare Pakistan as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism. Congressman Ted Poe, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, along with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, introduced H
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China Gains Strategic Advantage In Africa With Military Base And Defense Deals
September 21, 2016 @ 11:20 AMChina is making inroads into the African defense market by setting up a military base and exporting military equipment to almost two thirds of African countries. Countries including Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia have bought military equipment from China in the recent past
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Cobham To Provide Radio Frequency Micro-electronics For F-35 Fighters
September 21, 2016 @ 08:47 AMCobham has received orders worth tens of millions of dollars for radio frequency microelectronics for F-35 fighter jet program. "Our portfolio of microelectronic components and assemblies enable electronic warfare and radar system sensitivity, helping pilots achieve mission success by maintaining situational awareness and staying safe," said Jill Kale, president of Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod Completes First Flight Test On F-15C Aircraft
September 20, 2016 @ 07:03 PMLockheed Martin's Legion Pod, a modular infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor package, has completed its first flight test on Boeing's F-15C Eagle aircraft for the US Air Force. The test demonstrated its ability to provide long-range detection and tracking of airborne threats
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US Approves Sentinel Air Defense Radar Sale To Egypt
September 20, 2016 @ 04:46 PMEgypt has received US State Department approval to acquire $70 million eight Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars to expand its existing air defense architecture for countering air-attack threats. "This will contribute to Egypt's military goal of updating its capabilities while further enhancing interoperability among Egypt, the United States, and other allies
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Tata-Lockheed Martin Joint Venture Delivers 50th C-130J Super Hercules Empennage
September 20, 2016 @ 10:53 AMA Tata-Lockheed Martin Joint Venture has delivered 50th C-130J Super Hercules Empennage. TLMAL, a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeroframe Corporation, was established in 2010 and it began production of C-130J Super Hercules airframe components beginning in late 2011
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360 Degree Targeting System For Russian Mi-35 Crocodile Helicopter Gunships
September 20, 2016 @ 10:44 AMRussia will test a 360 degree targeting system for its Mi-35 Super Crocodile helicopter gunships and Mi-8AMTSh Terminator transport helicopters. Developed by Rostecs subsidiary Shvabe holding, the OPS-24N-1 can see through heavy fog, smoke and dust storms
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Two Siberian Citizens Try Selling Fake Information To CIA, Receive FSB Warning
September 20, 2016 @ 10:41 AMTwo Siberian nationals fabricated and tried selling the story in exchange for money to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). "In 2015, a Borzya resident born in 1993, left a message on the CIA website suggesting he sell some secret information on the Russian military to US intelligence
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Russia Carrys Out Auto-Cannon Test For T-50 Fifth Generation Fighter
September 20, 2016 @ 10:02 AMRussian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has carried out a live test-fire of rapid firing auto-cannon for the T-50 fifth generation fighter aircraft outside Moscow. The company uploaded a one-minute video footage on its website and official YouTube showing a gun reportedly called 9-А1-4071K mounted on a fixed stand simulating the front part of a T-50 aircraft, RT reported Saturday
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Syrian Warplane Shot Down, Pilot dead
September 19, 2016 @ 02:02 PMA day after a deadly US-led coalition attack on a Syrian Army position in Deir Ezzor claimed the lives of over 60 soldiers, a Syrian Air Force plane was shot down and its pilot killed. SANA, a Syrian publication quoting military sources said that the warplane was shot down while carrying out a combat mission against ISIS, and that the pilot was martyred
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