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Dassault Aviation Resumes Training Flights for Indian Rafale Pilots
April 16, 2020 @ 06:53 AMDassault Aviation has resumed training flights for Indian pilots on the Rafale fighter jet, following disruption in recent weeks owing to the COVID-19 crisis in France. “At Merignac, the (conversion training center) activities started on Monday with a daily mission for two Indian Rafales, in order to meet our contractual obligations for delivery,” Dassault Aviatiion executive chairman Eric Trappier said in an April 8 note to staff on the company website, French website
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Southwest Valley Constructors Awarded $524M to Design-Build US-Mexico Border Wall
March 24, 2020 @ 05:39 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Southwest Valley Constructors a $524 million contract to design and build border wall at Tucson, Arizona. “Southwest Valley Constructors, Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $524 million modification to contract for design build of the Tucson sector barrier wall replacement project,” Pentagon said in a statement Monday
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US Destroyer Ready to Undergo Tests Nearly 3 Years After Fatal Accident
February 4, 2020 @ 05:38 AMThe US Navy's USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer that was damaged in a deadly collision with a cargo ship nearly three years ago has undergone repairs and will soon begin testing at sea. On June 17, 2017, the warship collided with MV ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged container ship, about 80 nautical miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan
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Chinese PLA Commissions 3-seat Gyroplane for Border Patrol in Tibet region
February 3, 2020 @ 06:08 AMThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently commissioned its 3-seater gyroplane is expected to be deployed as a patrol vehicle along China's southwestern Tibet region mainly bordering India and Nepal, state media reported. The new Lieying gyroplane, ‘Falcon is equipped with three seats instead of two in earlier models and has a more powerful engine with 135 horsepower and a rotor blade measuring 8
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Large Utility-Attack Drone Test-flown in China
January 19, 2020 @ 11:24 AMClaimed to be the world's first, a three-engine large drone made its first flight in China last Thursday which can be used in transport and attack missions. Developed by Chengdu-based Tengden Technology Co, the drone took off and landed on Thursday morning at an airfield in Southwest China, marking its successful maiden flight, Chengdu Daily reported on Friday
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Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Jet Block III Version Makes Maiden Flight
January 1, 2020 @ 01:25 PMThe Block III version of the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet marked its maiden flight in December 2019 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The jet features technologies from China's J-20 stealth fighter jet and upgrades in electronic devices that will significantly increase its combat efficiency
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Houti Drones Strike Two Saudi Airports, Traffic Stopped
August 5, 2019 @ 12:42 PMHouti rebels in Yemen struck at two Saudi airports and a military base bringing air traffic to a standstill, a spokesperson for the rebels said. The rebels struck with Qasef-2K (Striker-2K) drone targeting Najran Regional Airport in the kingdom's southwest, the King Khalid Air Base and the Abha International Airport in the southwestern province of Asir, the spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a statement on Monday as reported by Iranian media
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US Orders Deployment of Patriot Defense Systems, Warship In The Middle East
May 11, 2019 @ 10:13 AMThe United States (US) has ordered the deployment of Raytheon's Patriot missile defense systems, SanAntonio-class amphibious warship USS Arlington, and auxiliary equipment to US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East owing to simmering tensions between the US and Iran. The
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Contracts Awarded to Build The $5B US-Mexico Border Wall
May 10, 2019 @ 09:20 AMA controversial wall project worth $5 billion to stem the flow of illegal migrants into the United States from along its southern border with Mexico has taken off with the US DoD awarding contracts on Thursday to commence the construction of the wall. The contract includes design-build and design-bid-build projects of horizontal construction task orders, the US DoD said in a statement Thursday
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USAF T-6 Trainer Crashes, Pilots Eject Safely
May 3, 2019 @ 11:13 AMTwo pilots of the T-6 Texan II single-engine, two-seat primary trainer that crashed Wednesday afternoon, southwest of Hastings, Okla, have ejected safely. The incident happened about 2 p
Germany Orders PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
Lockheed Martin Secures $2.8B to Enhance THAAD Missile Defense
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U