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Airbus to Manufacture Bombardier C Series Planes in the US, Boeing Cries...
October 17, 2017 @ 05:59 AMCanadian Bombardier sold a majority stake in its C Series passenger jet business to European Airbus for no cost which will manufacture the planes in its facility in the US. Airbus and Bombardier expect the order book for the C Series to double from the 300 currently to 600 over 10 -15 years
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Israel Air Force Destroys Syrian Anti-aircraft SA-5 Battery in Retaliation
October 16, 2017 @ 06:15 PMThe Israel Air Force destroyed a Syrian anti-aircraft SA-5 battery, located 50 km east of Damascus in retaliation to an attack on IAF planes by a surface-to-air missile Monday morning. "Whoever strikes at us, we strike at them
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US Navy to Transport Damaged Ship to Japan for Repairs by Month...
October 13, 2017 @ 02:19 PMThe US Navy has completed preparations to transport damaged USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs, Oct
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DARPA Eyes Cloud-based Repository to Harness Geospatial Imagery for Defense Analyses
October 13, 2017 @ 10:33 AMDARPA seeks to create scalable cloud-based repository of global satellite data accessible via common interfaces, and pilot development of analytics-as-a-service for DoD users. The rapid pace of new commercial satellite constellation launches has led to a significant increase in the amount and availability of geospatial imagery
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Japanese Officials Suspect Crashed CH-53E Helicopter Carried Low-level Radioactive Isotope
October 12, 2017 @ 07:31 PMOfficials of Japans Okinawa Prefectural government suspect that the US Marines Sikorsky Ch-53E Helicopter which crashed on Wednesday may have been equipped with a safety device that contained a low-level radioactive isotope. However, when the officials tried to conduct environmental tests at the crash site Wednesday night, they were denied entry by the US military,
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Lockheed Martin Tests Army Tactical Missile System
October 12, 2017 @ 11:06 AMLockheed Martin conducted another successful Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) modernization flight test recently at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Launched from a Soldier-manned High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher, the ATACMS missile flew approximately 140 kilometers and demonstrated a proximity sensor height-of-burst detonation over the target area
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Vietnam Launches Two Home-made Molniya-class Missile Corvettes
October 12, 2017 @ 10:54 AMVietnam Peoples Navy launched its fifth and sixth home-made Molniya-class missile corvettes this week, local media reports. “The ships are the assets of our people
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Chinese Military Busts Fake Officer Scam, Arrests 270 People
October 11, 2017 @ 06:10 AMA scam to provide fake IDs of top Chinese army ranks and personal equipment has been busted in a nation-wide crackdown that led to the arrest of 270 scamsters. China's military and public security officials have investigated and clamped down on scams that provided fake IDs for people to appear as officers and have arrested more than 270 people, some of whom sold high military ranks for as much as 15 million yuan ($2
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Dassault Eyes Falcon 2000 Business Jet Manufacturing in India
October 10, 2017 @ 10:26 AMFrench aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation is eyeing to build its business aircraft, Falcon 2000 in India under the Indian Prime Ministers flagship ‘Make in India program. Building the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and execution that meets standards, Chief Executive Officer Eric Trappier was quoted by
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Chinese Naval University Develops Electromagnetic Railgun Weapon
October 10, 2017 @ 10:16 AMChina has developed electromagnetic launch technologies that allow the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to build a futuristic naval weapon - an electromagnetic railgun. A railgun uses massive electrical pulse, rather than gunpowder or other chemical propellants, to launch projectiles at distances over 100 nautical miles at speeds that exceed Mach 6
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...