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Sweet Financial Package Helped China Clinch Zambian Trainer Jet Deal
November 17, 2016 @ 11:00 AMChinas L-15 Fighter-Trainer sale to Zambia was sweetened with a financial deal that ‘helped the Zambia government fulfil the goal of procuring advanced fighter in a tight financial situation. Erick Chimese, commander of Zambia Air Force was quoted by the state owned Chinamil website that ‘Zambia needs to take financial issues into account in the procurement of new aircraft
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K-Max UAS, Optionally Piloted Choppers Jointly Demonstrate Firefighting, Search-and-Rescue Operations
November 16, 2016 @ 05:58 AMLockheed Martin demonstrated for the first time the optionally piloted Kaman K-MAX and the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA) performing collaborative fire fighting and search-rescue with the Indago quadrotor and Desert Hawk 3.1 fixed wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
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Greece Receives First Three Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopters From US
November 14, 2016 @ 02:12 PMGreece has received the first three Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters following an agreement with the United States signed earlier this year. The parts of the choppers arrived Friday from the US to Piraeus port on the Endurance ship, owned by American company ARC
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LORD Completes Delivery of Improved Vibration Control Systems For Chinook Choppers
November 9, 2016 @ 01:23 PMLORD Corporation has completed delivery of the first production orders of its Improved Vibration Control System (IVCS) to Boeing for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. LORD has an agreement with Boeing through 2019 to support Boeing CH-47 production activities in Philadelphia, Pa
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Philippines Cancels Purchase Of 26,000 Assault Rifles From US, May Buy From
November 9, 2016 @ 09:55 AMPhilippines will cancel the purchase of 26,000 assault rifles from the US after the sale was halted by the US state department and would instead purchase weapons from Russia. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to cancel their planned purchase of some 26,000 M-4 assault rifles from the US
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India clears US$7.5 Billion Worth Proposal For 83 Tejas Aircraft
November 8, 2016 @ 12:11 PMIndia has cleared Rs 50,025 crore (US$7.5 billion) worth defense proposal to procure 83 LCA Tejas fighter jets
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Singapore To Buy Airbus H225M, Boeing CH47F Choppers To Replace Older Helicopter...
November 7, 2016 @ 01:03 PMSingapore has agreed to procure Airbus medium-lift H225M and Boeing heavy-lift CH47F helicopters to replace its aging fleet of Super Pumas and Chinooks. "The H225M and CH-47F possess better lift and reach capabilities and will enable the air force to meet the Singapore Armed Forces's lift requirements more efficiently with fewer helicopters and less manpower," Singaporean ministry of defense said Monday
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WikiLeaks Website Hacked After Democratic National Committee's Email Leaks
November 7, 2016 @ 11:55 AMJulian assanges whistleblowing website WikiLeaks was hacked on Monday following the publication of the second batch of leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails. "Our email publication servers are under a targeted DoS (denial-of-service) attack since releasing #DNCLeak2," WikiLeaks said in a Twitter post
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Dubai Airports Working On Drone Tracking Device
November 3, 2016 @ 02:54 PMDubai Airport is working on a system to detect and track drones following a series of incursions that have upset flights at its airport. The increasing use of drones for commercial as well as leisure purposes globally has led to a rise in the number of near-misses with aircraft and infringements into no-fly zones, Reuters reported today
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N. Korea To launch Musudan Missile In 3 days
November 2, 2016 @ 12:01 PMNorth Korea is preparing to launch another intermediate-range ballistic missile in next three days, Yonhap reports. This would be the ninth test launch this year which US experts believe is timed to coincide with the US presidential elections
Netherlands Pledges €500M for Ukraine Drone Project
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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...