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F-35 jets, Apache Choppers To Fly From UK's HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier...
April 26, 2017 @ 02:38 PMUKs HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will start receiving F-35 fighter jet and various helicopters including Apache, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook in 2018. UK has set target to reach initial operating capability for its new F-35B aircraft by 2018 and seeks to have 24 jets available for service by 2023 end,
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South Korean Apache Helicopters Debut In Live-Fire Exercise
April 26, 2017 @ 01:36 PMTwo South Korean Armys AH-64E Apache attack helicopters made their public debut during a live-firing exercise along with US M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) at a training range in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The live-fire drill featured around 30 fighter jets, 90 battle tanks and armored vehicles, 30 choppers and 100 heavy guns,
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New Zealand Stops NH90 Helicopter Operations Until Further Investigations
April 21, 2017 @ 11:26 AMThe Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has stopped NH90 helicopter operations following an emergency landing near Blenheim Sunday. The helicopter engine has been sent to Sydney for examination
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Singapore To Upgrade Boeing Apache Choppers With New Mission Systems
April 20, 2017 @ 03:16 PMThe Republic of Singapore Air Force is upgrading its fleet of 20 Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters with new mission systems to enhance the helicopter's survivability and improve its mission capability. The upgrading programme involves equipping the AH-64D with a Helicopter Integrated Electronic Warfare System (HIEWS) to enhance survivability and SATCOM for more robust communications, Singapore Government issued a press statement today
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Russia Starts Flight Tests Of Next-Gen Integrated Avionics Suite Of PAK-FA Fighter...
April 20, 2017 @ 01:58 PMRussian United Aircraft Corporation has started flight tests of a new next-generation integrated avionics suite of T-50 (PAK-FA) fighter aircraft. The integrated structure of the board of the aircraft T-50 equipment replaces the system ‘Baguette designed in 2004
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US Military Using Afghanistan As Testing Ground For New And Deangerous Weapons:...
April 17, 2017 @ 12:30 PMAfghanistans former President Hamid Karzai has accused the US of using Afghanistan as "a testing ground for new and dangerous weapons”, after Washington dropped the most powerful non-nulcear bomb in Achin district killing 94 Islamic State (IS) fighters Friday. The US used a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed the "mother of all bombs" as part of its operations in Afghanistan that killed at least 94 Islamic State fighters, CNN reported Saturday
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21,600-Pound Non-Nuclear Bomb Unleashed On ISIS Targets, 90 Killed
April 15, 2017 @ 10:09 AMThe United States unleashed its massive non-nuclear bomb - GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or MOAB, in a combat first time on ISIS positions in Afghanistan on Thursday. The strike in Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border killed at least 90 ISIS fighters, Afghan officials told Saturday
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Turkey Test Fires Home Made Mızrak-U Missile From Hurkus Aircraft
April 10, 2017 @ 12:57 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has test-fired a Roketsan UMTAS air-to-ground anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from its Hürkuş-C close air support (CAS) aircraft. The Roketsan UMTAS, also known as the Mizrak, is a semi-active laser-homing (SALH) ATGM
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Thailand To Buy 34 Armored Personnel Carriers From China
April 7, 2017 @ 03:59 PMThe Thai Army signed with the NORINCO Group (China) a contract to purchase 34 armored personnel carriers 8x8 ZBL09 (export named VN1) armed with 30mm turret. It is expected that the ZBL09 will be delivered by 2020
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Final Approval For Indo-Russian JV To Manufacture 200 Ka-226T Choppers
April 6, 2017 @ 02:27 PMRussia and India have formally approved a joint venture between Russian Helicopters and Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) for the manufacture of 200 Kamov-226T helicopters. The Russian Presidential office has given a final approval to the $1 billion inter-governmental agreement after reservations from New Delhi over cost sharing,
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
