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Sukhoi Superjet100 Purpose Built Sports Plane To Be Launched At Farnborough Airshow
July 6, 2016 @ 10:15 AMSukhoi will launch its new purpose built sports plane, SportJet at the Farnborough airshow starting 11 July 2016. This aircraft will become the first of its kind designed for professional sport teams travel
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Boeing Awarded USAF KC-46 Maintenance Training System Contract
July 6, 2016 @ 08:51 AMBoeing has been awarded a $45 million contract for development, production and sustainment of a KC-46 maintenance training system. Contactor will provide an integrated contractor-operated and contractor-supported maintenance training system (MTS) for all KC-46 maintenance training
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Pentagon May Bypass Sanctions To Buy Russian Helos: Russian Media
July 6, 2016 @ 07:07 AMThe US may bypass sanctions it imposed on Russia to revive cooperation with single Russian exporter of military hardware, JSC Rosoboronexport. The US Congress is discussing 2017 DoD Appropriations Act
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Chinese Su-30 Aircraft Confront Japanese F-15s In East China Sea
July 5, 2016 @ 03:01 PMTwo Chinese Su-30 fighter aircraft had a confrontation with two Japanese F-16 fighters over the disputed waters in the East China Sea last month. The Japanese jets beamed their fire-control radar to the Chinese ones, but the F-15Ss flew off after the Chinese side “took action” during the incident on June 17, the ministry said in a statement, without giving further details,
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Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?
July 5, 2016 @ 01:50 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by
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Avionics Services Launches MALE Class-4 Cacador Drone
July 5, 2016 @ 11:13 AMAvionics Services has launched its Medium Altitude Low Endurance (MALE) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) class 4 Caçador. The launch held on June 30, 2016 included a retrospective of the project, the systems capacity and information about its strong potential for usage in intelligence tactical missions by the Armed Forces, civilian defense, environmental defense, and agribusiness, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Fourth Launch Test Of Agni-V Missile Stuck Due To Battery Issue: DRDO...
July 4, 2016 @ 01:28 PMA technical snag with the battery of Indias indigenous nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-V has caused the delay in its fourth test. “It has been delayed because of a technical snag,” Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief S Christopher was quoted as saying by IANS
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UK Developing Tech To 'Grow' UAVs, Aircraft Parts In Weeks
July 4, 2016 @ 01:03 PMA radical new machine called a Chemputer could enable advanced chemical processes to grow aircraft and some of their complex electronic systems in weeks rather than years it takes to complete the same task through conventional means. The technology will be on display at the Farnborough Air Show, a BAE Systems release said
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Indian MOD Issues RFI For Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Drone
July 4, 2016 @ 11:19 AMThe Indian MoD has issued a request for information (RFI) for the procurement of a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for use by three defence services. The procurement will be under the make-in-Indian initiative from Indian companies
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US Drone Strikes Killed 64 To 116 Civilians Since 2009: White House
July 2, 2016 @ 10:22 AMThe US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to prevent civilian deaths due to drone strikes after the report published by the government revealed the figures on non-combatants deaths. According to the White House report released on Friday, the US drones has killed only 64 to 116 civilians in 473 strikes launched between Jan 20, 2009 and Dec 31, 2015
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
2 US troops KILLED, 1 Missing, 4 Injured in Iran Missile Strikes
Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
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