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Northrop To Upgrade F-16s With HD Video From LITENING Targeting System
June 23, 2015 @ 12:32 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Monday that it has won a $74 million production contract to bring digital and high definition video from the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System to F-16 fighter jet's cockpit. With the upgrade installed, pilots will be able to take full advantage of LITENING G4's high definition sensors and advanced image processing, giving them a new level of image clarity and situational awareness
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Indian Air Force Receives Kiran Jet Trainers From Navy
June 22, 2015 @ 03:40 PMThe Indian Navy is moving its nine Kiran trainer craft to the Air Force, which is facing shortage of intermediate jet trainers. A senior Navy official said that the initial training takes place with the Air Force, furthermore the navy at this time has the Hawk advanced jet trainers
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Rafale Exports May Spell Production Headache for Dassault
June 22, 2015 @ 02:38 PMEven as Dassault basks in recent sales success of the Rafale, it might be hard pressed to scale up production to meet the 84 export orders besides its existing commitment to the French Armed Forces. Dassault has successfully sold 84 Rafale fighter jets this year to Egypt, India and Qatar
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South Korea Selects Caterpillar To Power 16 Patrol Boats
June 22, 2015 @ 01:41 PMPeople's Republic of Korea has selected Caterpillar Marines Cat power solutions to power 16 new build Patrol Boats for the nations Navy. Each Patrol Boat will be equipped with two Cat C32 main propulsion diesel engines and two Cat C9 ship service diesel generators, the company announced Friday
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Russia To Start Building New Aircraft Carrier After 2025
June 22, 2015 @ 10:48 AMRussia will start building a new aircraft carrier for its Navy after 2025, a Russian Military official said Monday. “Work for creating an aircraft carrier has never stopped
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Russian Helicopters' Ka-32 Fights Forest Fires in Southern Europe
June 20, 2015 @ 12:38 PMRussian Helicopters Ka-32A11BC is helping to put out summer forest fires in Spain, Portugal, and other countries in Southern Europe. The multirole Ka-32A11BC is the only coaxial helicopter capable of reaching the scene of the blaze in record time and delivering about 5 tonnes of water to extinguish the fire, a company press release said
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Ka-52 Alligator Attack Helicopter has Export Order: Rosoboronexport Executive
June 20, 2015 @ 12:21 PMRussia has signed its first contract for the export of Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters, the head of Rosoboronexports delegation said Thursday. “We have the Ka-52 in its export model and we have contracts for it, and its already being spun because it has a good, firm future,” Sergei Kornev was quoted as saying at the Paris Air Show by Sputnik International Thursday
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Sikorsky Delivers Six Cyclone Helicopters to Canadian Navy
June 20, 2015 @ 11:38 AMSikorsky Aircraft announced Friday that it has delivered six CH-148 Cyclone helicopters to the Canadian government during an acceptance celebration. The six helicopters represent the first of 28 Cyclone aircraft that Sikorsky will deliver to the Canadian Armed Forces to perform a full range of anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and utility missions in various environments
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Russian Air Force Demonstrates Merlin-21b Surveillance Drone At Army-2015
June 20, 2015 @ 11:24 AMThe Russian Air Force demonstrated the new Merlin-21b surveillance drone that is equipped with dual-band radar at the Army-2015 forum. "The new Russian unmanned aerial vehicle Merlin-21b is equipped with a proprietary compact radio-radar station and was demonstrated at the Army-2015 forum," the press office of Defense Ministry reported
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Israeli Military To Unify Cyber Capabilities For Defensive Operations
June 20, 2015 @ 07:20 AMThe Israeli military has announced Friday its plans to consolidate all of its cyber warfare capabilities under a unified Cyber Command by 2017. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which relies on different units to carry out offensive and defensive operations, decided earlier this month to have all platforms operating in a single cyber centre, Sputnik International reported today
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