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Boeing To Shift AH-64 Apache Helicopter Fuselage Manufacturing To India
June 18, 2016 @ 11:34 AMBoeing and Tata Advanced Systems today established a new facility in Hyderabad, India named TATA Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) to co-produce Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselages, aero structures as well as to pursue integrated systems in aerospace. The Hyderabad production facility will eventually be the sole producer of AH-64 fuselages globally
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NASA To Test ‘X-57’ Hybrid Electric Research Plane
June 18, 2016 @ 08:38 AMNASA will test a new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell” - a hybrid electric research plane equipped with 14 electric propeller-turning motors located along the wings. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agencys first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday in Washington at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) annual Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, commonly called Aviation 2016
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Body Of Vietnamese Su-30 Pilot and Debris Of Missing CASA Search Plane...
June 18, 2016 @ 08:10 AMThe body of a pilot of Vietnamese SU-30 fighter jet that went missing early Tuesday morning has been found in waters off Nghe An province in central Vietnam on Friday. Nguyen Xuan Duong, chairman of the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, confirmed that the body found Friday is Tran Quang Khai, the other pilot of the fighter jet, Xinhua reported
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Argentina In Negotiations With France To Purchase 12 F-1 Mirage, Mirage 2000...
June 18, 2016 @ 05:55 AMArgentina is reportedly in negotiations with France to purchase 12 F-1 Mirage fighter aircraft and Mirage 2000 and some engines to use for 20 Argentina Pucaras aircraft that are grounded. The context of the acquisition evolved favourably due to the agreement between the two ministers to circumscribe the operation to a "state within state" to avoid intermediaries and take advantage of the new climate of trust established between the two countries
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US House Okays $455 Million Increase In Israel Defense Missile Aid
June 17, 2016 @ 12:32 PMThe US House of Representatives has defied the decision of the Obama Administration by approving a $576 billion US Defense bill that includes $635.7 million for Israels missile defense programs
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New Aviation Policy May Help Irkut MC-21 Jetliner Find Runways In India
June 16, 2016 @ 02:05 PMIndias new civil aviation policy which seeks to increase tickets sold from 80 million presently to 300 million by 2022 may help the newly rolled-out Irkut MC-21 jetliner find customers from among airlines operating in India. The National Civil Aviation Policy seeks to increase air connectivity, allow new domestic airlines to fly abroad quickly and open up the skies for European and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries
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US Senate Clears Bill To Enhance Military Cooperation With India
June 16, 2016 @ 01:01 PMThe US Senate this week approved a move to enhance military co-operation with India for developing threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical support and intelligence collection and analysis. An amendment titled “to authorise military-to-military exchanges with India”, as passed, asks the Secretary of Defence to ensure that the India-US co-operation is at a level appropriate to enhance engagement between the militaries of the two countries for developing threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical support, intelligence collection and analysis, tactics, techniques and procedures and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, PTI reported
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Saab Offers To Design, Develop, Manufacture Gripen NG Fighter Aircraft In India
June 15, 2016 @ 02:34 PMSaab has offered to design, develop, manufacture and maintain Gripen NG multi-role fighter aircraft in India through transfer of technology. Saab has also set out a plan within Indias Make in India initiative, which will include transfer of technology; setting up of an aerospace eco-system in India, including a manufacturing facility; creation of a local supplier base; employment of a well-trained Indian workforce in engineering and manufacturing, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Saab Ready To Invest In Gripen Jets, Missiles Manufacture In India
June 15, 2016 @ 01:13 PMSaab is ready to invest in setting up manufacturing and training facilities for fighter jets and missiles in India. Saab is buoyed by the recent visit of India's Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at the company's Linköping production plant in Sweden on 10 June this year
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France, Italy Sign MBDA Aster Missile Upgrade Contract
June 15, 2016 @ 11:10 AMFrance and Italy have signed a cooperation agreement on development of the MBDA Aster Block 1 New Technology missile, the French Defence Ministry said in a statement. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Italian counterpart, Roberta Pinotti, signed the agreement on June 14 in Paris
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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