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ISRO Tests Reusable Launch Vehicle Tech Demonstrator
May 23, 2016 @ 11:42 AMThe Indian Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator mission Monday. The flight began at 07:00 Indian Standard Time on 23 May (01:30 UTC), resulting in a successful launch for the winged, reusable space plane that conducted a suborbital mission to gather in-flight data
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India Test Pinaka Rocket System With New Guidance Technology
May 23, 2016 @ 10:19 AMIndia has tested a new guidance system technology in the advanced version of Pinaka rocket system. Two rounds were test fired from the test range of proof and experimental establishment (PXE) at Chandipur, Odissa
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Australian Air Force To Review PC-9/A Trainer Fleet
May 20, 2016 @ 03:11 PMThe Royal Australian Air Force is undertaking an engineering review of the PC-9/A fleet that supports flying training and the Roulettes. Like all Air Force aircraft, the PC-9/A is subject to regular maintenance and engineering reviews
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Boeing Challenges Danish Government’s Decision To Purchase F-35
May 20, 2016 @ 03:04 PMBoeing has challenged the Danish governments decision to buy 27 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin instead of its F/A-18F Super Hornet. Boeing questioned the data used by the government which suggested that the super-hornet fighter jet was more expensive than the F-35, reuters reported Friday
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Airbus Helicopters Selected As Aircraft Service Provider For UK’s Military Flying Training...
May 20, 2016 @ 01:28 PMAirbus Helicopters has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service Provider for the UKs Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The contract, worth £500 million over 17 years, will see Airbus Helicopters deliver aircraft and an integrated support solution over the course of 18 months, ready to start training in April 2018
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Russia Delivered 100+ Helicopters In 2015
May 20, 2016 @ 01:13 PMRosoboronexport has delivered more than 100 helicopters abroad in 2015, with the Mi-8/17 military transport helicopters accounting for most of deliveries. By and large, cooperation in the helicopter area (including repair, supply of aircraft weapons, etc) in 2015 was maintained with more than two dozen countries, Rostec said in a statement Thursday
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First Of Six Old Indian Subs Leave For Russia For A Refit...
May 20, 2016 @ 11:42 AMIndian Navy has begun the process of upgrading six of its oldest submarines with the first of them is en route Russia for major refit and life certification (MRLC) to extend its operational life by a decade. INS Sindhukesari, a Kilo-class submarine commissioned in 1989, left India in early May and is scheduled to reach the Zvezdochka yard at Severodvinsk in Russia in two months, Navy sources were quoted as saying by
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Eurojet Turbo, GE in Race To Supply Engine For Korean KF-X Fighter
May 20, 2016 @ 09:29 AMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is currently reviewing two foreign jet engine makers to power countrys first indigenously-developed combat aircraft and is expected to zero-in on one firm by June. European jet engine giant Eurojet Turbo GmbH is competing against US rival General Electric (GE) for the South Korean deal to procure engines for its high-profile indigenous fighter jet project, known as the Korean Fighter Experimental, or KF-X
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Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Baseline 9 System Demos Ability To Track Simulated Missile
May 20, 2016 @ 08:32 AMLockheed Martin-built Aegis Baseline 9 system successfully detected and tracked a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target from the USS JOHN PAUL JONES. This exercise marked the first demonstration of Aegiss ability to conduct a complicated tracking exercise against a MRBM during its endo phase of flight
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Russia Orders Toros Tracked Armored Vehicles For Arctic Region Units
May 19, 2016 @ 12:07 PMRussia may deploy new Toros tracked armored vehicles for its units in the Arctic region. "Russian servicemen in Arctic need armoured fighting vehicles modified for the harshest climatic conditions of the region
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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