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India Test-fires Nuclear Capable Prithvi II missile

November 26, 2015 @ 11:50 AM

India has test fired its home-made nuclear nuclear capable Prithvi-II Missile that has strike range of 350 km. The test conducted today is part of a user trial by the army and was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Economic Times reported Thursday
Boeing Subsidiary Insitu To Build 8 ScanEagle UAVs For Afghanistan

November 26, 2015 @ 03:34 AM

Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. has won a $70 million contract to build eight ScanEagle drones for the Afghanistan armed forces
S.Korea To Deliver First Two FA-50 Fighter Trainers To Philippines On Friday...

November 25, 2015 @ 03:17 PM

Philippine will be receiving the first two FA-50 lead-in-fighter trainer jets Friday from Korea Aerospace Industries. The aircraft will land for the first time on Philippine soil at Clark Air Base in the country, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Tuesday
Patriot PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Target Rocket In Test

November 25, 2015 @ 09:52 AM

A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted an incoming target as part of a US Army-led missile defense flight test. The PAC-3 interceptor successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a Patriot-as-a-Target (PAAT) on Thursday, Nov
China Seeks Anti-piracy Training From Iran

November 24, 2015 @ 08:04 PM

China and many other nations have requested Iran to train their marine and commando task forces for anti-piracy missions. "Given our forces' power and preparedness and the type of our trainings, other countries, including China, have demanded us to train them how to repel pirate attacks against their ships," Commander of Army Marine Training Base in Northern Iran Second Admiral Alireza Bayati said
CAE To Deliver C-17/KC-135 Aeromedical Evacuation Training System To USAF

November 24, 2015 @ 11:55 AM

CAE has won a contract to provide C-17/KC-135 Aeromedical Evacuation Training System to US Air Force. The company announced Monday it has received an order on behalf of the US Air Force through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Tailored Logistics Support (TLS) program
Upgraded Tu-95 Strategic Bomber Joins Russian Air Force

November 23, 2015 @ 11:22 AM

Russia's Aviakor aviation factory has delivered the first modernized Tu-95MSM strategic bomber, equipped with an advanced radar and expanded weapons carrying capability, to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The latest Tu-95MSM is also equipped with target-acquiring or navigation system based on the GLONASS satellite system, Sputnik news reported Saturday
China Begins Hard-Sell Of Its Biggest Ever Military Drone

November 22, 2015 @ 09:57 AM

Chinas biggest military drone, the CH-5 was displayed at an unmanned systems industry fair in Shenzhen on Friday. The CH-5 combat/reconnaissance drone, developed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) made its first flight in August
India Tests Interceptor Missile Against Electronically Simulated Target

November 22, 2015 @ 09:52 AM

India has Test-fired an upgraded version of the interceptor missile against an electronically simulated target missile over Bay of Bengal. The anti-ballistic missile or the Advanced Air Defense (AAD) took off from Wheeler Island and destroyed an incoming target missile in the endo-atmosphere, the Hindu news daily reported Sunday
Russia Doubles Aircraft Fleet Involved in Syrian Operation

November 21, 2015 @ 01:18 PM

Russian aviation group in Syria has doubled aircraft fleet to 69 aircraft involved in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIL). "In accordance with your instructions, the [Russian] Armed Forces are carrying out a retaliation operation to destroy the leaders of terrorist organizations and their supporters, disorganize their control and logistics systems, as well as destroy ISIL military and oil and gas infrastructure," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying in a report to President Vladimir Putin by Sputnik news daily Thursday

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