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South Korean Surion Helicopters Unreliable For Flight Missions: Audit Agency
July 17, 2017 @ 12:33 PMSouth Koreas Board of Audit and Inspection has ordered a probe into the process of the continued deployment of the nations ‘Surion helicopter fleet after the state-run audit body inspected the defects that make the chopper “unreliable” for flight missions. The state-run audit body said Korea Aerospace Industry, Surions manufacturer, did not run proper flight tests, while Defense Acquisition Program Administration and its affiliate Agency for Defense Development failed to supervise the procedure, Korean Herald reports
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Philippines Grounds FA-50 Fighter Jets After ‘Friendly Fire’ Incident That Killed Two,...
July 14, 2017 @ 07:38 AMThe Philippines Armed Forces has temporarily suspended FA-50 fighter jets following a friendly fire incident that killed two and injured 11 in Marawi city. “The Armed Forces is suspending the use of that particular aircraft for any further airstrike until such time that the cause of the accident has been determined, or the failure of the equipment has been determined
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Malaysia Suspends Fighter Aircraft Competition, Will Secure New Surveillance Planes By 2020
July 14, 2017 @ 05:33 AMMalaysia has dropped plans to buy new multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) to replace its aging MiG-29 fighters and will look at upgrading its aerial surveillance capabilities to counter militancy threats. Malaysia has shelved those plans for now as it looks to boost aerial surveillance that will be critical in its fight against militancy; Reuters reported quoting defense ministry sources as saying Friday
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Explotrain Develops Functional Drone Based IED Simulation and Training System
July 13, 2017 @ 10:47 AMExplotrain, a US-based company has developed a functional drone based IED simulation and training system. Asymmetric warfare by its very nature leads combatants on all sides to develop new weapons and defenses
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US THAAD Intercepts IRBM During A Test Run Over Pacific Ocean
July 12, 2017 @ 05:47 AMThe US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system successfully intercepted its target during a test run over the Pacific Ocean. "The successful demonstration of THAAD against an (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile) IRBM-range missile threat bolsters the country's defensive capability against developing missile threats in North Korea and other countries," the US Missile Defense Agency said in a statement on Tuesday
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Iran’s Home-grown Phalanx Version Undergoing Tests
July 10, 2017 @ 09:24 AMIrans home-grown version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) used for defense against anti-ship missiles is undergoing tests. “It [CIWS] has not been delivered to the navy since the system is in testing phases,” Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi was quoted as saying by
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Boeing To Replace Chinook Choppers’ Obsolete Parts For Turkey, Netherlands
July 6, 2017 @ 08:07 AMBoeing has won more than $14 million for obsolescent part changes on Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopters for Turkey and the Netherlands. "The Boeing Company [of] Ridley Park, Pennsylvania was awarded a $14,297,933 modification to [a] foreign military sales (Netherlands, and Turkey) contract for obsolescent parts changes for CH-47F Chinook helicopters," the Department of Defense said in a press release Wednesday
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S. Korean Navy Deploys 4 Additional Wildcat choppers
July 5, 2017 @ 01:22 PMSouth Korea's Navy has deployed four additional AW-159 shipborne anti-submarine helicopters to a front-line fleet for combat operations. The Navy acquired eight AW-159 choppers, also known as Wildcats, last year in two batches in June and December, respectively
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Pakistan Selects Turkish T129 Attack Helicopter Over Chinese Z-10?
June 26, 2017 @ 05:40 PMPakistan may have selected the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK helicopter over the Chinese Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) Z-10 and sales negotiations are expected to start soon. Both helicopters manufacturers were in the race to supply the Pakistan Army with a light attack helicopter in excess of 50 units with an initial negotiation involving 30 choppers
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Airbus Helicopters Picks Saab’s EW Self-Protection Systems For H225M Caracal Choppers...
June 23, 2017 @ 10:57 AMSaab has received a contract from Airbus Helicopters to provide its IDAS integrated electronic warfare self-protection systems for H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters. Saabs Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) protects the crew by enhancing platform survivability in sophisticated, diverse and dense threat environments
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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...