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Singapore to Commence F-35B Jet Negotiations after US Congress Notification Passage
January 13, 2020 @ 09:28 AMSingapore plans to commence F-35 fighter jet purchase negotiations with the US Department of Defence (DoD) after the passage of the 30 day notice to the US Congress given by the DoD. “It is routine and (US) Congress has 30 days to respond to the Congressional Notification (CN)
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Singapore to Buy Most Expensive Version of F-35 jets for $2.75B
January 10, 2020 @ 04:27 AMThe US State Department has approved a sale of up to 12 F-35B aircraft to Singapore, the most expensive version of the jets, estimated to cost $2.75 billion
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Raytheon Receives $768M AMRAAM Missile Contract for USAF, Allies
December 31, 2019 @ 07:14 AMRaytheon has received a $768 million US Air Force contract to manufacture Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) for various allies including Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The missiles are to be mounted on aircraft such as the F-16, F-15 and F-35
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Six MC-21 Passenger Jets to Be Manufactured in 2021
November 26, 2019 @ 12:10 PMRussia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced on Tuesday that the company is planning to build six MC-21 airplanes in 2021. "We have planned to manufacture six MC-21 planes in 2021, twelve in 2022, and 25 in 2023
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Indonesia Deploys Boeing Aircraft, Helicopters & Drones to Secure Presidential Inauguration
October 21, 2019 @ 08:53 AMIndonesia has pressed its fleet of Boeing aircraft, helicopters and drones to ensure air security during presidential inauguration. “The Indonesian Defences Forces (TNI) and Indonesian Police (Polri) deploy several helicopters, drones and Boeing aircraft for air security during the presidential inauguration,” Chief of TNI Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto was quoted as saying by local media on Sunday
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Nigeria's Homeland IOS LTD Orders Upgraded Flex Multi-role Vessels
September 21, 2019 @ 01:13 PMNigeria -based Homeland Integrated Offshore Services LTD (Homeland IOS LTD) has placed an order with the Singaporean Penguin Shipyard for several Flex Fighter security / crew boats for delivery in December 2019. Homeland IOS LTD provides engineering, procurement, construction and installation services to the country's offshore oil and gas sector
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Singapore-based Clermont Acquires Israeli Electric Aircraft Developer, Eviation
September 3, 2019 @ 12:05 PMSingapore-based Clermont Group acquired 70% equity stake in Israeli electric aircraft development company Eviation. Eviation is striving to become the first-to-market manufacturer of an all-electric propulsion aircraft, named Alice
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Thailand Likely To Buy Indo-Russian BrahMos Supersonic Missiles
August 1, 2019 @ 01:42 PMThailand may become the first international customer of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile co-developed by India and Russia. “Thailand is in talks with India to buy the missiles
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ST Engineering Develops Drones for Aircraft External Inspection
June 17, 2019 @ 07:37 AMST Engineering has developed an aircraft inspection system using drones called DroScan and will commence trials soon in cooperation with Air New Zealand. Droscan has a drone fly around the outside of an aircraft to inspect its surface and produce high definition images which are processed with smart algorithms to detect and classify defects, which aircraft engineers can review and confirm, or carry out further inspection for defects if required
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Malaysia, Indonesia To Receive Six ScanEagle 2 UAS Each from Washington
May 1, 2019 @ 11:53 AMMalaysia will receive six ScanEagle 2 Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) later this year while Indonesia will receive an equal number in 2022 under the United States funded Maritime Security Initiative (MSI). US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver said during a media round-table in Kuala Lumpur last week that the Philippines had received six ScanEagle 2 UAS in 2018 as part of the MSI policy
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
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U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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...
