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South Korean Home-Grown Surion Helicopter Flight Cancelled
July 7, 2016 @ 05:53 PMSouth Korean military has suspended the flight of its indigenous KUH-1 Surion helicopter after defects in imported gearbox after a deadly crash of a Norwegian chopper using the same European component was reported. The EC-225 Super Puma chopper of Norwegian Oil Company Statoil crashed off the Scandinavian country's southwest coast on April 29, killing all 13 people aboard,
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China's Boeing C-17 Competitor, Y-20, Enters Service
July 6, 2016 @ 09:14 AMChinas newest military freighter aircraft Y-20 joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force today, the state media reported Wednesday. "The Y-20 entering service marks a crucial step for the air force in improving its strategic power projection capability,"air force spokesman Shen Jinke said in the statement
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German Atlas Elektronik Frontrunner For Indian Torpedos Contract
June 29, 2016 @ 12:31 PMIndia is likely to go with Germany to buy heavy-weight torpedos for its six under-construction Scorpene submarines in a government to government deal after the MoD scrapped INR 1,800 crore (US $266 million) contract for 98 Black Shark torpedoes from Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) on June 1,2016. French F21 from DCNS and SeaHake from German Atlas Elektronik were the two torpedoes that interested India
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TASL-Bell Helicopter JV To Compete With Mahindra-Airbus For $2 Billion Indian Naval...
June 28, 2016 @ 06:18 AMTata Advanced Systems (TASL) is tying up with Bell helicopters competing against Mahindra-Airbus combine for the Indian Navys $2 billion contract for 100 utility helicopters to be operated from warships. Tata will form a joint venture with Bell to bid for the contract under existing foreign direct investment norms,
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Tokyo Metropolitan Police Orders Two AW109 Trekker Choppers
June 17, 2016 @ 01:46 PMThe Tokyo Metropolitan Police law-enforcement has signed a contract with Leonardo-Finmeccanica for two brand new AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker Helicopters. The two helicopters are scheduled to be delivered in 2017, making this customer the first Asian law enforcement operator of the type
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US Rejects $455 Million Increase In Israel Defense Missile Aid
June 15, 2016 @ 10:35 AMThe White House has rejected Congress proposal to add nearly half a billion dollars to US aid for Israels missile defense program in the 2017 financial year. The Obama administration rejected the Senate bill to raise 2017 aid from $150 million to $605 million
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Russia To Resolve Supply Of Three Frigates To India By Year End
June 10, 2016 @ 01:38 PMRussia hopes to resolve the unfinished sale the patrol ships to India by year end. Russia could not be supply all the six frigates to India as per the deal as Ukraine stopped supply of engines for the frigates after ties with Kiev plummeted
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Qatar To Buy 24 Boeing Apache Choppers For $667 Million
June 8, 2016 @ 05:12 AMQatar will buy 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters for $667 million in a Foreign Military Sales deal. The deal includes a Longbow crew trainer, support equipment and Thales radios
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Pakistan Eyes Buying T129 Attack Choppers From Turkey
June 6, 2016 @ 02:30 PMPakistan is in talks with Turkey to buy T129 multi-role T129 attack helicopters. “One of the most important issues between [the two countries] is a deal for T129 attack helicopters,” Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency at a joint press conference after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad Friday
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HAL-Russian Helicopters Working on Improving KA-226T “Technical Concept”
June 5, 2016 @ 07:22 AMIndian and Russian experts are currently working on improving the technical concept of the KA-226T helicopters, which could mean customizing the choppers to Indian requirements. Sergei Goreslavsky, Deputy Director General of Rosoboronexport said in an interview to Interfax-AVN earlier this week that parallel to this activity, documentation for the creation of a joint venture in India and the setting up of an assembly plant was in “full swing
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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...