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Is the Su-30MKI Superior to the Eurofighter And Rafale?
August 7, 2015 @ 02:39 PMIn the recently concluded international air combat exercises featuring the Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters and British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, the Su-30MKI outsmarted the Eurofighter Typhoon 12-0 in the Within Visual Range (WVR) dogfighting operations. If the Su-30MKI has a tactical advantage over the Typhoon, the same advantage should extend over the Rafale as well, both of which are more expensive than the Russian origin aircraft
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Indian Air Force Refurbishes World War II Era Air Base
August 7, 2015 @ 12:21 PMIndia will soon get another air base capable of operating all aircraft in the inventory of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at West Bengals Panagarh. The World War II era airbase has a refurbished runway and is set to become a second hub for IAFs C-130J Super Hercules aircraft fleet
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Saab Experimenting with Graphene in Camouflage Products
August 7, 2015 @ 10:37 AMSaab is exploring a new conductive ultra-light and strong material, ‘Graphene to use it in camouflage and other defense and security products. Graphene is the worlds first 2D material obtained in 2004
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Tomahawk A Contender In US Navy's Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile Program
August 6, 2015 @ 11:40 AMRaytheons Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will be a possible competitor in the Navys search for a next generation anti-ship missile to replace the 1980s era weapons in the service. Set to start in Fiscal Year 2017, the contest for the Navys Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment II seeks to replace the Navys decades-old inventory of Boeing RGM-84 Harpoons with more technologically sophisticated weapons
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Singaporean Firm Charged With Facilitating Arms Shipment To North Korea
August 4, 2015 @ 02:17 PMA Singaporean shipping firm is being charged over facilitating payment of arms shipment that included two MiG-21 jet fighters, anti-tank rockets as well as SA-2 and SA-3 surface to air missile systems to North Korea from Cuba. Chinpo shipping is alleged to have transferred US$72,017 (S$98,800) from its Bank of China account to that of a shipping agent in Panama in July 2013, Straits times reported today
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US Navy Successfully Tests Modified Hellfire Air To Ground Missile
August 4, 2015 @ 12:14 PMThe US Navy has successfully test-fired modified AGM-114L Hellfire missiles as part of its Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM). One of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) intended Mission Modules, the SSMM is intended to increase the lethality of the Navys growing LCS fleet and is scheduled for deployment in late 2017
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Cubic Upgrades US P5 Combat Training System For More Accuracy, Coverage
August 3, 2015 @ 03:08 PMCubic Global Defense has upgraded US P5 Combat Training System for more accuracy as well as expanded coverage. The enhancement includes Earth Center Earth Fixed (ECEF) coordinates to accurately map its position anywhere on earth, the company announced today
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New Masking Tape For F-35 Fighter To Save $70 Million Production Cost
July 28, 2015 @ 03:14 PMBAE Systems graduate has developed an advanced new low cost time saving masking tape which can save costs up to US $70 million (£45 million) over the next two decades. The solution addresses a common problem of adhesive residue being left on engine parts when traditional heavy aluminum tape is peeled away, which can be time-consuming, damaging and costly to remove
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US Navy To Name Next Littoral Combat Ship 'USS Cooperstown'
July 27, 2015 @ 04:01 PMUS Navy will name next 388 feet long Freedom-variant littoral combat ship as USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) The fast, agile surface combatant ship will be capable of traveling at speeds in excess of 40 knots. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Saturday that the LCS provides required war fighting capabilities and operational flexibility to execute a variety of missions in areas such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare
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Indo-Israeli Barak-8 Missile to be Tested in October
July 25, 2015 @ 09:04 PMA long range surface to air missile (LRSAM), also known as Barak-8, being developed by Indias DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), will undergo testing in India in October 2015. According to V
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