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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
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Australia Fires Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles
June 26, 2015 @ 08:08 AMThe Royal Australian Navy has successfully fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles from the HMAS Melbourne Adelaide class frigate on Wednesday. The missiles were deployed off the coast of New South Wales using Melbournes MK-41 Vertical Launch System against two unmanned aerial targets launched from the Beecroft Range at Jervis Bay
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IAF To De-commission 54 MiG-21, MiG-27 Fighters In Next Six Months
June 25, 2015 @ 01:54 PMThe Indian Air Force is likely to de-commission 54 MiG 21s and MiG 27s in the next six months bringing down the strength from 35 to 32 squadrons. “We will have to pull out about 50 odd aircrafts from other squadrons and make up 3 squadrons,” NDTV quoted a senior Air Force officer as saying
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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,
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
Russian MS-21-300 Airliner Demonstrates 3800 km Range, Single Engine Take-off
KNDS Announces Initial Pubic Offering to Sell 20% of Existing Share Capital
Ukrainian UAVs Attacked Over 800,000 Russian Targets Since January 2026
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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