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Foreign Partners Refuse Component Supply to Russian Civil Aircraft- MC-21 to be...
October 1, 2020 @ 04:29 AMA number of foreign suppliers of Russian civil aircraft projects have reneged on existing contracts refusing to provide electronic and other components, according to Vasily Shpak, Director of the Department of Radio-Electronic Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. Speaking to reporters at the Microelectronics 2020 forum on September 30, Shpak said that a number of foreign companies had refused to continue supplying ready-made systems for the construction of Russian civil aircraft
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Austria to buy 18 AW169M Helos for €300M
September 22, 2020 @ 08:10 AMAustrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner announced plans to order 18 AW169M helicopters for €300 million. The new rotorcraft will replace Austrias fleet of five decades-old Alouette III helicopters
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Russian Be-200ES Takes Part in 200 Fire-Extinguishing Missions in Turkey
September 21, 2020 @ 09:26 AMRussian Be-200ES flew amphibious planes have flown over 200 times in three months to extinguish forest fires in Turkey, near Antalaya, Izmir and Bodrum. Since June 16, the crews have participated in the elimination of large fires at complex and strategically important facilities and locations
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China Airdrops Artillery Pieces, Paratroopers Near Indian Border Using Y-20 Plane
September 8, 2020 @ 09:16 AMThe Chinese military completed their first heavy equipment airdrop from Y-20 heavy transport plane during a real combat training exercise in the plateau area, close to its border with India. During this live-fire training, the Y-20 aircraft, having maximum take-off weight of 200-tons, continuously airdropped multiple pieces of heavy equipment including 107mm multi-barrel rocket launchers (MBRLs), Type-03 crawler-type paratrooper vehicles and armored vehicles
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Russian Helicopters to develop Modern Shipborne Helicopter, 'Minoga'
August 25, 2020 @ 02:51 PMRussian Helicopters today signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense for the development of a modern shipborne helicopter. The agreement was inked during the ongoing Army-2020 International Military-Technical Forum
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New Helicopter Blades Increase Speed of Mi-28, Mi-35 Choppers to 400kmph
August 24, 2020 @ 09:34 AMNew helicopter blades developed by Russian Helicopters promise to increase the seed of their popular Mi-28, Mi-35 combat helicopters from the current 250kmph – 280kmph to 400kmph. The blades were presented by the company at the ongoing Army-2020 Forum
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China, India Among Top 5 Defense Spenders in 2020
August 18, 2020 @ 04:52 PMChina and India have earned a place in the list of top countries with highest defense spending in the world this year. While China lost the first spot to the United States with an annual spending of $237 billion, India bagged the fourth place with $67 billion
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Israel Grounds Black Hawk Fleet Over Near-Crash Incident Last Month
August 18, 2020 @ 06:44 AMThe Israeli Air Force (IAF) has blocked its Black Hawk helicopter fleet from all non-operational flights, a month after one of the choppers missed hitting the ground by a whisker. “The commander of the Air Force, Maj
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China Develops Weapon that can “Paralyze Airfield in One Shot”
August 17, 2020 @ 07:28 AMChina has revealed an airborne munitions dispenser, likely to be equipped on J-16 jets, JH-7 fighter bomber and H-6 bomber, that can release hundreds of submunitions capable of causing destruction in large facilities such as airfields. “A typical munitions dispenser like this can disable an airfield for an extended period with only one shot, because the sheer number of submunitions means the whole runway will be destroyed
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Two HAL Light Combat Helicopters Deployed by IAF in Ladakh
August 12, 2020 @ 07:43 AMTwo HAL produced Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) have been deployed in Ladakh in support of Indian Air Force (IAF) missions “at short notice.” The helicopter took off from a high altitude location to a forward area for a simulated attack on a high altitude target
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Claims 70 Ukrainian Troops Neutralized Following Attempted Belgorod Invasion
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
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...