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Saab Offers Gripen Fighters in Fly-Away Condition to India
July 10, 2015 @ 01:43 PMSaab has offered to supply an unspecified number of Gripen Aircraft in a fly-away condition to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replenish its fleet in the short term. Sources told defenseworld
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Applied Nanotech Tests Armor Panels with Printed Electronic Antennas
July 8, 2015 @ 03:36 PMApplied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) has successfully tested fiberglass ballistic and blast-resistant armor panels that incorporate printed electronic antennas
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Cubic's Intific To Develop Virtual Test Bed Technology For DARPA
July 6, 2015 @ 01:47 PMCubic Global Defense subsidiary Intific has won a contract from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a virtual test bed for Tactical Technology Office (TTO). The virtual test bed is intended to provide a realistic virtual training environment for the evaluation of squad-level-focused technologies to be developed under DARPAs Squad X Core Technologies (SXCT) program
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Eurofighter Seeks Increased Funding
July 6, 2015 @ 01:16 PMEurofighter has sought increased funding to optimize its multi role capabilities. Eurofighters Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alberto Gutierrez said that a report by the UKs Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) to be launched today in London as ‘positive and encouraging
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NSA Tapped Brazilian Air Force One
July 5, 2015 @ 02:26 PMThe Inmarsat phone of the Brazilian Air Force One, the official aircraft of the President of Brazil was tapped by the US National Security Agency. Wikileaks published yesterday a NSA target list of 29 key Brazilian government phone numbers that were selected for intensive interception including President Dilma Rousseff, her assistant, her secretary, her chief of staff, her Palace office and even the satellite phone in her Presidential jet
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Vecdi Gonul is Turkey’s Defense Minister
July 4, 2015 @ 11:44 AMTurkeys Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglus interim government has appointed Vecdi Gonil as new defense minister on Friday. Ismet Yilmaz, who was serving the position, previously had to resign as he was running for election as parliament speaker
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Thailand Confirms Purchase of Three Chinese Submarines in US$1.1 billion deal
July 3, 2015 @ 12:41 PMThe Thai Navy has confirmed that it will pay 36 billion baht (US$1.1 billion for three submarines from China equipped with air independent (AIP) propulsion
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Indonesian Military Flying Its Own Low Cost Airline?
July 2, 2015 @ 03:10 PMThe Indonesian military's Hercules C-130 that crashed on Tuesday in Medan killing 122 people on-board might have been on an unofficial low cost flight. According to AFP reports, relatives of some civilians claimed to have paid a flight charge of anywhere between 700,000 rupiah (US $52
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Indian MiG-29K Naval Jet Simulator Commissioned In Kochi
July 1, 2015 @ 02:29 PMIndia has commissioned a MiG 29K Aircraft Training Simulator Facility at its Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) in Kochi. “The simulator training facility is set up by Indian Navy and is part of the MiG-29K Aircraft contract for imparting real time training to air crew and technical personnel on all systems of the aircraft and associated maintenance requirements,” Indian Navy press release stated
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Myanmar Sacks Air Force Chief Following Stray Bomb Incident In Chinese Territory
June 30, 2015 @ 03:50 PMMyanmar has removed Major General Lwin Oo as Chief of Air Force following an incident that involved Stray Bomb that fell in Chinese Territory three months ago. The bomb killed four farmers
India-Israel Barak MRSAM Air Defense System Passes Key Tests Across Armed Forces
South Korea Discusses Future Defense Communication System for Next-Generation Warfare
U.S. Air Force Awards Indra $198M Contract for Portable Navigation Systems
Spain Advances F110 Frigate Program with F113 Build Start, F112 Keel Laid
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...
