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Lockheed Martin Wins $78 Million Chinook Training System Contract
June 12, 2015 @ 10:50 AMLockheed Martin has won a $78 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to design and build a Chinook training facility in Hampshire that is the home of the Chinook fleet, Orlando Business Journal reported Thursday. The 12-year contract to deliver synthetic training for the Chinook crews involves designing, building and managing the facility and introducing the training system
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Indian Navy Issues RFI For Construction Of 5 Diving Support Craft
June 12, 2015 @ 09:16 AMThe Indian Defense Ministry on Monday has released a Request for Information (RFI) for the construction and delivery of five self propelled Diving Support Craft for the Indian Navy. The Diving Support Craft should be capable of fully supporting operational/training dives in harbors and coastal waters
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F-16 Fighter Successfully Completes 25,000 Hours Durability Test
June 12, 2015 @ 09:08 AMLockheed Martin announced Thursday that its F-16C Block 50 aircraft has recently completed 25,000 hours of simulated flight time, demonstrating the safety and durability that is beyond the aircrafts original design service life of 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH). Further testing is being conducted to identify a definitive, safe flight hour limit for the aircraft
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US' F-16 Fighters Make Emergency Landing In S.Korea Over Technical Flaws
June 12, 2015 @ 08:57 AMTwo US' F-16 fighter jets made an emergency landing at a South Korean air base after suspected technical flaws with their fuselage, military officers said today. The F-16 jets landed at Wonju Air Base in Gangwon Province, 132 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday while taking part in a shooting training session at a range in the nearby mountain of Taebaek, Yonhap News Agency reported
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Airbus Helicopters To Display Combat, SAR Choppers At Paris Air Show 2015
June 11, 2015 @ 02:03 PMAirbus Helicopters will be showcasing its latest combat, search and rescue and tactical transport helicopters at Paris Air Show 2015, the company said in a statement today. Airbus helicopters will display H160 rotorcraft that has distinctive Blue Edge blades, canted Fenestron and biplane stabilizer TM
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Germany Opts Meads Over Patriot Missile System In A $4.5 Billion Deal
June 9, 2015 @ 10:41 AMGermany has replaced its Patriot anti-aircraft missile system by the Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) developed by MBDA in a $4.5 billion ($4 billion Euro) deal on Monday
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Swedish Defense Minister To Pitch Gripen NG During India Visit
June 9, 2015 @ 08:08 AMSwedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist is expected to offer Gripen NG fighter aircraft as a “make in India” deal in collaboration with an Indian partner for the light attack aircraft project which is planned as a successor to the LCA Tejas. Hultqvist is expected to visit the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited units in Bengaluru
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IAI Completes Flight Demonstrations Of HAROP Munitions
June 8, 2015 @ 03:28 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Sunday that recently it has completed a series of flight demonstrations of its HAROP Loitering Munitions in Israel. The demonstrations follow various other successful operational exercises performed in the last few months
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Delays In F-35 Fighter Program Affect US Hornet Fleet
June 8, 2015 @ 10:28 AMThe US militarys F/A-18 Hornet legacy fighters are flying more hours and will require more maintenance than expected due to delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, Rear Adm. Michael Manazir was quoted as saying by defense journal, DoDBuzz last week
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Taiwan Unveils Multi-Purpose Assault rifle
June 6, 2015 @ 10:14 AMThe Republic of China Armed Forces on Thursday has unveiled a multipurpose assault rifle that features high accuracy and low recoil, an ambidextrous design, and a collapsible stock for easy handling. Gold-plated model XT-105, developed by the Armament Bureau's 205th armory, was designed to meet requirements for modern urban warfare, counter terrorism and close quarters combat, various media reported Today
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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