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France Kicks Off Hypersonic Glider Demonstrator Project
January 29, 2019 @ 08:37 AMFrance has awarded a hypersonic glider demonstrator project to ArianeGroup, which will be conducted under overall project management by the French defence procurement agency, DGA, as announced by Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly on 21st January. The programme is designated V-max (véhicule manoeuvrant expérimental or experimental manoeuvring vehicle)
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MBDA Awarded Brimstone Missile Integration Contract For RAF’s New Protector Unmanned Aircraft...
January 29, 2019 @ 07:56 AMMBDA has received a contract for the integration of its Brimstone high-precision strike missile onto the Royal Air Forces Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft developed and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Brimstone and Protector RG Mk1 will provide key new capabilities to the Royal Air Forces ISTAR force, enabling them to engage high-speed moving and manoeuvring targets (including maritime fast attack craft for the first time)
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Russian Su-34 Fleet Grounded After Two Aircraft Collide
January 18, 2019 @ 10:13 AMThe Russian Su-34 fleet has been grounded after two of the jets collided mid-air while training over Sea of Japan on Friday. "On 18 January, at 8:07 (Moscow time), while performing a planned training flight over the Sea of Japan, 35 kilometers from the coast, two Su-34 planes of the Far Eastern Air Defence Forces made contact in the air while manoeuvring," Russian media quoted Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian MoD as saying
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Modernised Tu-22M3M Capable of Carrying Mach 10 Kinzhal Missile
December 31, 2018 @ 01:51 PMRussias modernized Tu-22M3, known as Tu-22M3M is capable of carrying missile weaponry including the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missile that can reach a speed of 10 Mach. The modernized plane received new targeting equipment, engine and avionics
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Eye on China, IAF to Co-locate Rafale with Su-30MKI Fighter Jets at...
December 17, 2018 @ 11:38 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to base the Dassault Rafale fighter jets, which it is expected to acquire from 2019, at its Hasimara air base near the Indo-Chinese border which currently plays host to a squadron of Su-30 fighter aircraft. The two front-line fighter aircraft of the IAF at the same base shows the strategic significance being attached to the Line of actual control, the border between the two Asian giants
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Rheinmetall to Supply Protective Vest Inserts to German Police
December 5, 2018 @ 06:59 AMRheinmetall has won a three-year, $11 million contract to supply German Police with ballistic inserts for protective vests. The first batch consisting of over 5,000 ballistic inserts will be shipped in spring 2019
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Belgian F-16s Intercept Russian Su-27 Fighters over Baltic Sea
November 30, 2018 @ 10:30 AMThe Belgian Air Force F-16 fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian Su-27 jets entering the airspace over Baltic Sea. “Yesterday, F-16s of the Belgian Air Force currently deployed in the Baltic region intercepted Russian flanker fighter planes without a flight plan to preserve the integrity of the airspace,” the Belgian Defense Ministry posted on Twitter Thursday
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US Approves Sale of 10 Apache Helicopters to Egypt for $1 Billion
November 28, 2018 @ 02:08 AMThe United States has approved sale of 10 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters to Egypt for an estimated cost of $1.0 billion
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Corruption Indictment Could Force Germany to Halt Sub Sales to Israel
November 14, 2018 @ 11:50 AMThe German conglomerate, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems is liable to lose Israel as a customer if it turned out that corruption was involved in the submarines case. The Germany government will not be able to export three more submarines to Israel if indictments are filed in the submarines case (case 3000)
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SAAB Completes test flight of Gripen E with Meteor missiles
November 13, 2018 @ 09:28 AMSAAB has completed testing its Gripen E multirole fighter aircraft with two Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (BVRAAM) for the first time on Monday. This test with Meteor is a part of the weapon integration progress in the Gripen E test programme
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
Indian Mirage 2000 Crashes; Pilots Safe
Iran Launches Drone and Helicopter Carrier
Turkey Waiting For Price Officer from U.K. on 40 Eurofighter Typhoons Procurement
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U