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N. Korea Ranks First In World’s Top Military Spenders List
December 23, 2016 @ 11:12 AMNorth Korea has topped the list of worlds largest military spender relative to its gross domestic product (GDP) between 2004-2014, the US State Department report said Thursday. According to State Departments ‘World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 2016 report, the North's military expenditures accounts for 23
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Lockheed Martin Wins $150M Infrared Sensors Support Order For US Navy, Pakistan...
December 23, 2016 @ 07:52 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract worth $150 million to integrate Target Sight System (TSS) on the US Navys AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter and Pakistan choppers. The contract awarded combines purchases for the Navy (88 percent); and the government of Pakistan (12 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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Former AgustaWestland Chief To Be Retried in Indian Chopper Bribery Case
December 17, 2016 @ 02:30 PMItalys apex court has ordered a re-trial of former top executives at Leonardo-Finmeccanica over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth US $753 million. Indias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested former Air Chief SP Tyagi and two others last Friday on graft charges
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North Korea To Conduct New Salvo Of Missile Tests Following Recent UN...
December 15, 2016 @ 10:00 AMNorth Korea is preparing to conduct new missile tests following the latest round of sanctions against it by the United Nations. The UN on Dec
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German Air Force Receives First Airbus A400M Transport Aircraft
December 13, 2016 @ 03:27 PMAirbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas subject to military threats. The aircraft is the sixth A400M in German service and the first with the new capabilities in addition to the world-leading performance of all A400Ms as strategic transports
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India’s CBI Arrests Former Air Chief, Two Others In AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper...
December 9, 2016 @ 02:27 PMIndias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former Air Chief SP Tyagi and two others over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,700 crores (US $753 million). Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan, and SP Tyagis cousin, Sanjeev Tyagi, alias Julie Tyagi also arrested by CBI in the case
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Russian Combat Jets To Operate From Syria Airbase Following Carrier Landing Malfunction
December 6, 2016 @ 10:59 AMRussia will transfer aircraft stationed aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier to the Syrian Hmeymim airbase until the carrier landing malfunction is resolved. "I believe that theyll be doing their utmost to fix this problem
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Indian Air Force, Naval Mi-17V5 Choppers To Conduct Surveillance Sorties Over Temple...
December 5, 2016 @ 09:34 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy have deployed Mi-17V5 helicopters to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance sorties over the Southern temple town of Sabrimala from Monday. “Intelligence reports that extremist elements could use forest routes to asail the temple or pilgrims groups had prompted the unusual move
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Computers In Saudi Arabia Attacked Using Destructive Virus 'Shamoon': US Security Firms
December 1, 2016 @ 01:53 PMUS Security firms have revealed that the version of destructive computer virus Shamoon was being empoyed in mid-November to attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other regions. Four years ago the same virus attack had caused damage to tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies,
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Ecuador Considers Returning India's Hindustan Aeronautics 'Dhruv' Helicopters
November 23, 2016 @ 10:24 PMEcuador government has considered returning advanced light helicopters ‘Dhruv to Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) after a court case involving both the sides is settled. The Ecuador government intends to return due to long-run issue performance of the chopper
Netherlands Pledges €500M for Ukraine Drone Project
No 'Kill Switch' but Third-Party Parts Dependency Could Limit F-35 Use: Ex-RAF...
Airbus to Build Key Systems for ExoMars Lander for Europe’s Mars Mission...
Boeing’s Sustainable Aircraft Concept Completes First Wind Tunnel Tests
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...