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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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India, Russia sign Deals For Kamov, S-400 ‘Triumf’, Stealth Vessels At Brics...
October 15, 2016 @ 11:27 PMIndia has signed various defense deals with Russia at Brics summit 2016 today, including the one to buy US$5 billion worth S-400 Triumf anti aircraft weapon system. Russia will start supplying advanced anti-aircraft defense system S-400 Triumph from 2020 to India, according to an agreement signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin at BRICS Summit,
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Haze Prevents UK Red Arrows From Performing At Indian Air Force Day
October 10, 2016 @ 11:23 AMUK Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows which flies BAE Systems' Hawk planes, could not perform due to a haze that caused poor visibility at the 84th Indian Air Force Day parade, held at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad on Saturday. The haze did not however come in the way of the Indian Air Force (IAF)s acrobatic team, the Surya Kirans, which also flies Hawk aircraft, from staging a captivating performance, various media in India reported Sunday
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South Korean Israeli-Made ‘Green Pine’ Anti-ballistic Radar Malfunctions 21 Times In 3
October 7, 2016 @ 06:46 AMSouth Koreas two Israeli-made Green Pine anti-ballistic Radar units detecting Norths ballistic missile launches malfunctioned 21 times in the past three years. Considering that the military operates one radar unit at a time biweekly and it takes two hours to turn on the other radar when one breaks down, 21 malfunctions means the South went 42 hours with neither radar working, according to a military report that was submitted to Rep
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India's Dhruv Helicopter Ferried Troops For 'Surgical Strike' Inside PoK
September 29, 2016 @ 02:29 PMIndian troops were ferried into the Pakistan occupied Kashmir territory for ‘surgical strike by ALH Dhruv choppers to destroy seven terror launch pads. This is the first time that the home-grown Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) has been used in an offensive operation
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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...