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Japan To Establish Defense Equipment Agency
June 24, 2015 @ 04:02 PMJapan plans to establish a new agency for defense equipment, including all processes from development and procurement to final disposal by October this year. The agency will be provisionally called the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency and is expected to be a powerful entity that will control nearly a third of the country's defense budget, Nekkei reported Tuesday
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Dennis Muilenburg To Replace McNerney As Boeing CEO
June 24, 2015 @ 09:51 AMBoeing announced today that the board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg as the new President and CEO
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US Delivers C-130H Hercules To Afghan Air Force
June 23, 2015 @ 03:03 PMThe Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received its fourth and final Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft from the US. The air force announced that the aircraft was received at Hamid Karzai International Airport (IAP) on Saturday
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Sri Lanka To Be First Customer Of Pak-Chinese JF-17 Fighter
June 23, 2015 @ 11:46 AMSri Lanka might become the first customer to acquire the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet from Pakistan. According to Pakistan based 92NewsHD reports, Sri Lanka might order around 18-24 lightweight multi-role jets, which are locally produced in cooperation with its ally China
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Brunei Air Force Selects CAE Flight Training Device
June 20, 2015 @ 01:08 PMThe Royal Brunei Air Force is using a CAE-built PC-7 flight training device to improve pilot selection and screening. The device is installed at the CAE Bruneis Multi-Purpose Training Centre,
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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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Small Arms Maker Colt Files For Bankruptcy, Receives Buyout Offer
June 19, 2015 @ 12:19 PMUS based Firearms manufacturer Colt has filed for bankruptcy after it failed to garner support of bondholders for a debt reshaping agreement, the company said in a statement last Sunday. "Colt plans to try to reduce its $355 million debt burden via a court-supervised auction of its business, to generate proceeds to repay some of its lenders," Wall Street Journal reported Monday, 15, June 2015
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SM-6 Missile Successfully Intercepts Supersonic Target From 'Over-The-Horizon'
June 18, 2015 @ 11:21 AMThe US Navy's USS Desert Ship (LLS-1) crew test fired a Raytheons Standard Missile-6 at a medium-range supersonic target, successfully engaging the simulated 'over-the-horizon' threat. The company announced Wednesday that this mission was the next in a test series for Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air (NIFC-CA), a program designed to link US Navy ships and airborne sensors into a single network
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New AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Completes Operational Test, Evaluation Live Fires
June 18, 2015 @ 11:21 AMThe US Navy and Raytheon completed operational testing and evaluation live fires of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II infrared air-to-air missile. The company announced Wednesday that testing and evaluation consisted of 16 planned shots against a mix of full-scale and sub-scale targets
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US' F-16 Fighters Make Emergency Landing In S.Korea Over Technical Flaws
June 12, 2015 @ 08:57 AMTwo US' F-16 fighter jets made an emergency landing at a South Korean air base after suspected technical flaws with their fuselage, military officers said today. The F-16 jets landed at Wonju Air Base in Gangwon Province, 132 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday while taking part in a shooting training session at a range in the nearby mountain of Taebaek, Yonhap News Agency reported
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...
