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Russia, Myanmar Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
June 17, 2016 @ 10:49 AMRussia and Myanmar have signed an agreement on military cooperation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday. "A very serious step has been made toward the development of bilateral military cooperation
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Vietnamese Military Plane Searching For Su-30MK Downed Pilot Goes Missing
June 17, 2016 @ 09:29 AMA Vietnamese military search plane with nine people on-board has gone missing after it went looking for a missing pilot whose jet fighter went down off the coast this week, state media reported. The aircraft on Thursday disappeared from radar 40 nautical miles southwest of Bach Long Vy island, a small island in the Gulf of Tonkin that sits halfway between mainland Vietnam and Chinas Hainan island, state-run VNExpress reported
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South Korea Plans To Deploy 100 Additional K2 Tanks To Counter North
June 17, 2016 @ 09:29 AMSouth Korea is planning to field 100 additional K2 Black Panther tanks to strengthen its frontline defense against North. "The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) submitted the request citing the need for 100 or so more K2 tanks in October and the Ministry of National Defense is carrying out a verification of the demand," Yonhap quoted an unnamed military official as saying Thursday
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US Navy To Use EMALS To Launch F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Jet...
June 17, 2016 @ 07:58 AMThe US Navy plans to use electromagnetic force to launch F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet of the deck from its next generation aircraft carrier next year. An operational launch of the Navys Electro-Magnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS, will mark the first time in 60-years that a fighter has shot off of a ship without using the current steam-catapult systems, senior Navy officials were quoted as saying by Scout Friday
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India Likely To Finalize Remote Weapon Stations Naval Contract With Elbit Systems
June 17, 2016 @ 07:05 AMIndia is likely to finalize price negotiations with Israeli Elbit Systems for the procurement of 747 12.7 mm naval remote weapon stations (RWS) estimated at INR 19 billion ($282 million) for the navy and coast guard
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Sikorsky, TAI Kick-start $3.5 Billion Turkish T70 Utility Helicopters Program
June 17, 2016 @ 05:39 AMApproved export licenses enable production start of Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). Sikorsky is teaming up with the members of the Turkish aerospace industry (TAI) to produce T70 utility helicopters based on multi-role Black Hawk utility aircraft under the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program valued at an approximate $3
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US Growler Aircraft To Train With Filipino FA-50 Aircraft Pilots
June 16, 2016 @ 02:14 PMA US EA-18G Growler aircraft arrived at Clark Air Base in Pampanga on Wednesday for the training with FA-50 aircraft pilots of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the US Pacific Fleet said Thursday. The Growler aircraft will also perform routine operations to enhance regional maritime domain awareness and assure that there is access to air and maritime domains in accordance with international law
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New Aviation Policy May Help Irkut MC-21 Jetliner Find Runways In India
June 16, 2016 @ 02:05 PMIndias new civil aviation policy which seeks to increase tickets sold from 80 million presently to 300 million by 2022 may help the newly rolled-out Irkut MC-21 jetliner find customers from among airlines operating in India. The National Civil Aviation Policy seeks to increase air connectivity, allow new domestic airlines to fly abroad quickly and open up the skies for European and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries
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Russia To Provide Equipment For Egypt’s Mistral-Class Helicopter Carriers
June 16, 2016 @ 01:52 PMRussian equipment is likely to be made available for Egypts Mistral-class helicopter carriers delivered by France. "It is likely that since the deal [on the Mistral delivery] between Egypt and France has been signed and the warship delivery is ongoing, with one [warship] already there and the other one arriving a little bit later, the decision [on the supply of Russian equipment] will be made, the equipment must work," Rosoboronexport Deputy Director General Igor Sevastyanov was quoted as saying by
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After Scuffle With Indian Troops, Chinese Soldiers Offer Chocolates, Gifts
June 16, 2016 @ 12:04 PMA scuffle broke out between troops of Indian Army and Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) after 276 Chinese personnel entered the Indian side in Arunachal Pradesh last Thursday. The incident occurred at ‘Shankar Tikri on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) of Yangtse area with the PLA claiming that the area belonged to China
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