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Ukrainian Navy's Frigate Breaks Down After Expensive Repairs
May 19, 2017 @ 03:55 PMUkraine military prosecutors have appealed court claiming recovery of US$25,000 as the countrys flagship frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy broke down immediately after undergoing expensive repairs. Military prosecutors in southern Ukraine have initiated a lawsuit against a contractor in the port city of Mykolaiv,
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China's Sukhoi-30 Jets Intercept US WC-135 Aircraft Above East China Sea
May 19, 2017 @ 12:33 PMChinas two SU-30 aircraft carried out intercept of a US aircraft WC-135 designed to detect radiation while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea. One of the Chinese jets was flying as near as 150ft (45m) to the US WC-135 plane and flew upside down above it, US officials were quoted as saying by CNN Friday
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Saab To Provide Maintenance Support To Polish Navy’s RBS15 Mk3 Missile Systems...
April 19, 2017 @ 03:39 PMSaab has received an order from the Naval Port Gdynia, Poland, for the maintenance and logistic support of the Polish Navys RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile system with deliveries taking place 2017-2018. Contracted in 2006, the RBS15 Mk3 is in service on-board the Polish Navys Orkan-class fast attack craft
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New Organisation Planned For Defence Procurement In India
April 12, 2017 @ 12:31 PMThe Indian ministry of defense constituted committee to study the setting up of a new organization for defense procurement has submitted its report in February 2017. The committee constituted in April 2016 comprising experts from various fields has recommended the creation of a central, autonomous, empowered professional organization to build up indigenous defence capability as a strategic imperative for long term self-reliance, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said in a written statement in the Parliament Tuesday
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Airshow London To Feature Super Hornet, F-35 Fighters Performance
April 8, 2017 @ 11:47 AMUS Super Hornet Strike Fighter and F-35 Lightning II aircraft will be featured at Canadas Airshow London, which will be held on September 22, 23, and 24. The US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets and US Air Force F-35 Lightning II are among the lineup performers in addition to the previously announced RCAF CF-18 Hornet and the Snowbirds - Canada's military aerobatics demonstration team, both of which are decked out with a new Canada 150 design,
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China To Launch First Home-made Aircraft Carrier This Month
March 31, 2017 @ 10:38 AMChinas first home-made aircraft carrier is conducting outfitting and will be launched later this month. The first home-made aircraft carrier of China is conducting outfitting, and relevant work is forging ahead very smoothly
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Kraken Receives Canadian Government Support For Underwater Robotics Program
March 22, 2017 @ 03:56 PMKraken will be awarded a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $1.4 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) for underwater robotics program
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India Plans Autonomous Defense Procurement Agency
March 14, 2017 @ 09:08 AMBased on the recommendation of a committee report submitted in February this year, the Indian ministry of defense is likely to set up an independent defense procurement organization. In order to study the setting up of a defence procurement organization, the Ministry of Defence in April 2016 constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Pritam Singh, Management Expert
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India To Sign FGFA Deal With Russia Only If Full-Scale Technology Transfer...
March 9, 2017 @ 09:15 AMIndia will sign the final research and development contract with Russia for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft only if there is full-scale transfer of technology and added benefits. The decision has been taken at the highest levels in order to not repeat the mistakes of the entire Su-30MKI jet acquisition program from Russia that cost 55,717 crore to India without any tangible help in developing indigenous fighter-manufacturing capabilities,”
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Taiwanese Navy Plans To Build New Helicopter Carrier
March 8, 2017 @ 02:27 PMThe Taiwanese navy has revealed plans for a proposed helicopter carrier what it calls an ‘Amphibious Landing Helicopter Dock Ship, during a naval indigenous shipbuilding exhibition in Keelung Harbor. According to the specifications listed on the display, the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) would have a displacement of 22,000 tons, have a top speed of 30 knots (55kph), and would be 220 meters in length
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
Gulf States to Activate Joint Defense Mechanisms Following Israeli Bombing of Qatar
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...