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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
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Russian Helicopters To Deliver 18 Choppers To Chinese Firm By 2018
November 1, 2016 @ 06:17 PMRussian Helicopters signed a contract with Wuhan Rand Aviation Technology for the supply of 18 new helicopters including Mi-171s, Ka-32s and Ansat. The document was signed by Deputy CEO for Marketing and Business Development Alexander Shcherbinin and Wuhan Rand Aviation Technology Service Company CEO Liang Jian, the Russian firm announced today
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Ecuador To Sell Three Remaining HAL Dhruv Helicopters
October 27, 2016 @ 03:06 PMEcuador will sell the three remaining three Dhruv utility helicopters it bought from Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) it purchased between 2009 and 2012. Ecuador's Defence Minister Ricardo Patino announced the decision on October 20, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly reported
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Russia's New Thermo-nuclear Missile ‘Satan-2’ To Enter Production By 2018
October 27, 2016 @ 10:14 AMThe Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau had declassified the first image of its new nuclear missile called the RS-28 Sarmat, also known as Satan-2. The missile is undergoing development at the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau in Miass, Russia
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HAL Starts Limited Series Production Of Light Combat Helicopters
October 24, 2016 @ 03:21 PMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is working on integrating the weapons suite on the indigenous light combat helicopter. HAL has started limited series production and intends to manufacture five LCH helicopters
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Polish-Ukraine Helicopter Production Talks Not Related To Failed Airbus Deal: Defense Minister
October 19, 2016 @ 03:40 PMPoland is in talks with Ukrainian manufacturers to produce a military helicopter in a joint cooperation and is unrelated to the failed deal to buy choppers from Airbus Helicopters. In an interview for the Trwam TV station the Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz explained that the plan is an attempt to build a helicopter, drawing on the experience of the CEE region countries,
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Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Airbus Back In Talks With Poland For Supplying Helicopters
October 19, 2016 @ 02:46 PMPoland has invited Lockheed Martins PZL Mielec, Leonardos PZL Świdnik and Airbus for new preliminary talks on supplying helicopters to the countrys armed forces. The three companies were also part of the previous tender for the same purpose
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Seoul Plans Chinook MH-47 Acquisition For Special Ops In North Korea
October 18, 2016 @ 10:22 AMThe South Korean military plans to expand the capabilities of its special forces to strike Norths command facilities using hardware, such as the Boeing MH-47 series choppers, compact satellite links and advanced small arms. The MH-47 series helicopter under consideration for deployment in the Army are variants of the battle-tested Chinook choppers operated by the South Korean and U
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Geoff Hoon To Depart AgustaWestland
October 17, 2016 @ 02:05 PMFormer UK Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon who was AgustaWestland's international director, has announced his intention to leave the company. In an email to media contacts Monday, Hoon said, “After almost six years of working with AgustaWestland, now is the right time for me to move on to new challenges
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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...
