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E 2D Hawkeye Jets Arrive in Japan, To Improve Early Warning Against...
February 4, 2017 @ 11:45 AMA squadron of five E-2D Hawkeye Advanced surveillance aircraft has joined the Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier Strike Group in the Japanese city of Iwakuni Thursday in order to boost airborne radar and detection capabilities in the Asia-Pacific. The forward deployment is seen as an effort to raise deterrence against the efforts by China to build up its naval capabilities
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US DSCA Approves $400 Million Sale Of 8 Boeing C-17 Aircraft To
January 24, 2017 @ 10:04 AMThe US State Department has approved sale of eight C-17 aircraft along with logistics support services, and equipment for an estimated cost of $400 million to United Kingdom. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Monday
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Taiwan Begins To Upgrade Its Fleet of F-16 Jets
January 17, 2017 @ 03:28 PMTaiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) with Lockheed Martin has started to upgrade the first four 144 F-16A/B fighters to the latest F-16V standard. The NT$110 billion (US$3
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US Army’s Next-Gen Personnel Protective Equipment System Enters Production Phase
January 17, 2017 @ 01:55 PMUS Armys new light-weight ballistic helmet system has entered production phase this month. The Armys next generation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) system is intended to improve the warfighters lethality, mobility and modularity by optimizing Soldier protection while effectively reducing weight with the latest technologies and managing all lifecycle aspects of personal protective equipment,
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CAE Wins Simulation Products, Training Services Contracts Worth $134M
January 17, 2017 @ 01:47 PMCAE has won C$175 million defense contracts to provide new simulation products, simulator upgrades and training support services for global military customers. Key contracts awarded during the third quarter of CAE's fiscal year 2017 include Babcock France to support pilot training for the French Air Force; Airbus Defence & Space ordering a new C295 full-flight simulator for its training centre in Seville, Spain, and continuing simulator upgrades as well as training support services on the MH-60 Seahawk for both the United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy
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Philippines Shelves Planned Upgrades To Facilities On Spartly Islands To Avoid China’s...
January 17, 2017 @ 09:51 AMThe Philippines has decided to shelve planned upgrades to facilities on Spartly islands it controls, such as repairing an eroded runway, to avoid incurring Chinas wrath. The Philippine foreign ministry sent a note verbale to the Chinese embassy last month after confirming a report from the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies about Chinas arms buildup in the Spratlys, Reuters reported Tuesday
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Poland Earmarks 27 Percent Of Defense Budget For Common NATO Infrastructure
January 12, 2017 @ 10:47 AMPolands state department has earmarked 27.7 percent, 37 billion PLN (US $9 billion) of its defense budget for 2017 for common NATO infrastructure under the NSIP as part of the investment
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India's First Rafale Fighter Jet Squadron To Replace MiG-27s In Eastern Sector...
January 9, 2017 @ 02:56 PMIndia has planned to base its first squadron of Rafale fighter jets in the eastern sector as part of policy to eventually build nuclear and conventional deterrence against China. The IAF has now already confirmed its plans for the first 18 Rafales to be stationed at the Hasimara airbase in Bengal from late-2019,
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Fadea Upgrades C-130 Hercules Aircraft For Argentina's air force
January 4, 2017 @ 04:11 PMArgentina's aerospace enterprise Fadea has upgraded C-130 Hercules transport aircraft for the country's air force. The military airlifter is enhanced with digital communication integrations, navigation upgrades, and other modifications
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Israel Retires F-16 A/B Fighter Fleet, Puts Up 40 Of Them For...
December 30, 2016 @ 08:31 AMIsrael is retiring its F-16 A/B ‘Netz fighter jets fleet and putting up 40 of them for sale. “Israel's Defense Ministry has announced that it will try to sell the aircraft to foreign forces
Indian Army, DRDO Develop FPV Kamikaze Drone
Russian Nuclear Submarine Modified to Carry Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
Korea Pitches Chunmoo Missile for Norway's Precision Strike Weapon Requirement
Kongsberg to Establish Australia's First Missile Factory
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...