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Exelis Wins Contract Radio Modernization Contract From General Dynamics
May 23, 2014 @ 02:20 PMExelis was awarded two contracts by General Dynamics UK to support U.K
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EU Sanctions On Russia Will Not Affect France's Warship Delivery
April 30, 2014 @ 01:55 PMDelivery of arms from France to Russia will not be affected by EU sanctions imposed on Moscow. Frances delivery of two warships to Russia will not be affected by the current EU sanctions imposed on the country due to the Ukraine crisis, according to RIA Novosti
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India Receives MiG-29 Modernization Kits
April 24, 2014 @ 01:02 PMThe Russian firm MiG completed the delivery of the modernization kits for Indias MiG-29 fighters, according to ITAR-TASS. Under a 2009 contract worth $964 million, the Russian corporation agreed to modernize six fighters at its production sites and provide kits for the modernization of other Indian MiG-29 planes into the MiG-29UGP version by the local aircraft industry enterprises
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Northrop Grumman Appoints Toshihiko Sek To Lead Air Power Programs In Tokyo
March 18, 2014 @ 09:57 AMNorthrop Grumman has announced the appointment of retired Col. Toshihiko Seki as head, Air Power Programs, based in the company's Tokyo office
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France May Cancel Russia’s Mistral Warship Deal Over Ukraine Crisis
March 18, 2014 @ 08:59 AMIn light of Russias involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, France will consider scrapping a 1.4-billion-euro deal to deliver two Mistral-class warships to the Russian Navy
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Belarusian Army To Get New Long-Range Radar
January 13, 2014 @ 07:37 AMThe Belarusian army has commissioned a new indigenously developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, the countrys defense ministry was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “The Belarusian-made Vostok-D radar has been put on combat duty in electronic warfare units,” the ministrys spokesman said
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MiG-31 Suspended Until Crash Investigation
December 17, 2013 @ 09:32 AMThe Russian Air Force has suspended the operation of all 122 in-service MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor jets while investigators establish the cause of a crash of one of the planes. The temporary suspension was imposed after a MiG-31 crashed near the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airbase outside Vladivostok in Russias Far East on Saturday, an official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Japan Plans Osprey Aircrafts Purchase: Report
December 16, 2013 @ 03:45 PMJapan's Self-Defense Forces will acquire 17 of the U.S Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft over five years from next April, according to Global Post
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China Conducts First Stealth Combat Drone Test
November 22, 2013 @ 10:02 AMChina has tested its first stealth combat drone, a "Sharp Sword" unmanned aircraft, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. "The successful flight shows the nation has again narrowed the air-power disparity between itself and Western nations," the China Daily newspaper said, adding the flight made China the "fourth power
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Russia Develops New Hybrid-Powered Silent APC
July 31, 2013 @ 12:12 PMRussia has developed and tested a hybrid-powered silent armored personnel carrier (APC) that could eventually be remotely operated, according to manufacturer Military-Industrial Company. The Krymsk APC, based on the BTR-90 Rostok vehicle, has a hybrid engine and can move virtually silently on a battery-driven electric motor when its diesel engine is turned off, Ria Novosti quoted a spokesperson as saying
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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