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Japan Scrambled Fighter Jets 561 Times In FY2017 First Half, Down 33...
October 14, 2017 @ 10:08 AMJapan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft 561 times in the first half of fiscal 2017 through September, down 33 times than last years record-setting figure, the Defense Ministry said Friday. The number of incidents involving Chinese aircraft totalled 287, down 120 from the previous year, the ministry says
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India, Japan To Finalize $1.3B Amphibious Aircraft Deal During Shinzo Abe’s Visit...
September 12, 2017 @ 07:19 AMIndia is likely to buy 12 ShinMaywas US-2i amphibious aircraft from Japan in a $1.3 billion during Prime Minister Shinzo Abes visit to India later this week
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Russian Helicopters to Unveil KA-62 Helicopter in Vladivostok Tomorrow
September 5, 2017 @ 06:44 PMRussian Helicopters will present a brand new utility helicopter, the Ka-62 at the third Eastern Economic Forum to be held in Vladivostok on September 6-7. The Ka-62 helicopter is designed for the passenger transport, off-shore works, emergency medical services, search and rescue, cargo movement inside the cabin and as suspended load, patrolling and environmental monitoring
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US Osprey Aircraft Made Two Emergency Landings in 2 months in Japan
August 31, 2017 @ 02:33 PMA U.S
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Rattled By Combat Ship Accidents, US Navy Announces ‘Operational Pause’
August 22, 2017 @ 06:26 AMThe US Navy has announced a worldwide ‘operational pause of its combat ships and an investigation into the USS John McCain accident and similar ones earlier. Chief of Naval Operations Adm
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US Navy Sacks Top 3 Commanders Of USS Fitzgerald Which Collided With...
August 18, 2017 @ 05:09 AMThe US Navy has sacked top three commanders of the guided Arleigh Burke class destroyer, USS Fitzgerald that was involved in a collision with a merchant ship leading to the death of seven sailors and millions in damages. USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) commander Cmdr
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Six MV-22 Osprey Aircraft To Join US-Japan Military Exercise
August 15, 2017 @ 11:20 AMUp to six MV-22 Ospreys with the US Marine Corps will join a US-Japan military exercise from Friday, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in Tokyo Tuesday settling doubts about the fitness of the aircraft which had crashed off Australia last week. "Japan also believes there is important significance in the Osprey's participation in the exercise
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Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, F-7Ni Fighter Jets Bomb Boko Haram Positions...
August 10, 2017 @ 11:39 AMThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF), using Alpha jet as well as F-7Ni fighter jets, has bombed logistics bases used by Boko Haram militants in their Sambisa forest hideouts, in the northeast part of the country. The force component of operation "LAFIA DOLE" conducted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over Parisu in the Sambisa general area when it came across the gathering of Boko Haram fighters, NAF Spokesperson Olatokunbo Adesanya said
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Turkey Building ‘Security Wall’ Along Its Border with Iran
August 10, 2017 @ 08:52 AMPictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved along part of Turkeys border with Iran were published on the website of governors office of the eastern province of Agri. Turkey is building a 144-kilometer ‘security wall to stop cross border movements
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Tokyo Wants US Osprey Aircraft Grounded in Japan Pending Australian Crash Investigation
August 7, 2017 @ 09:07 AMJapan has demanded that the US ground its V-22 Osprey aircraft deployed in Japan after one of the Marine Corps planes crashed off Australia. The crashed Osprey was among the tilt-rotor aircraft deployed at U
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...