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Speed Taxi Trial of Landing Gear of Indian Rustom 2 UAV

August 3, 2018 @ 10:36 AM

Indias Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) conducted a speed taxi trial for the landing gear for indigenously-built ‘Rustom 2, a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The maiden flight of the two ton UAV with the landing gear was held successfully on Thursday at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka, Times of India reported Thursday
Air Exercise Pitch Black takes off in Darwin, Australia

August 2, 2018 @ 04:48 PM

Exercise Pitch Black 18 kicked off in Darwin, Australia on Monday with more than 60 aircraft from eight nations taking to the skies in under 90 minutes. Aircraft from Australia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, France and the United States took off for the first week of the exercise, known to participants as Force Integration Training (FIT) week
Russian Research Facilities in a Soup over Hypersonic Missile Tech Leak to...

July 23, 2018 @ 09:36 AM

Russias Federal Security Services (FSB) has raided two research facilities linked to space agency, Roskosmos over suspected leak of secret hypersonic missile technology to the West from inside the research labs. This morning the FSB investigation group started searches in the offices of the employees of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (TsNIIMash), as well as in the office of Director of the Research and Analysis Center of the United Missile and Space Corporation Dmitry Payson,
Raytheon's StormBreaker Bomb Planned to be Integrated onto F-35 Fighter by 2022

July 18, 2018 @ 12:29 PM

Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II, or SDB II or StormBreaker has entered the operational testing phase followed by the completion of Operational Test Readiness Review in Spring 2018. StormBreaker will be fielded first on the F-15E Strike Eagle, and is planned to be integrated onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by 2022, the company said in a press statement Monday
Romania To Kickstart Negotiations For Shore-Based, Coastal Anti-Ship Missile System 'Soon'

July 18, 2018 @ 10:36 AM

Romanias defense ministry is expected to kickstart negotiations to purchase new shore-based, coastal anti-ship missile system this week to replace Soviet P-15 Termit, local media reports. According to a report by
Ukraine MOD Signs Agreement For 55 Airbus Civil Choppers

July 14, 2018 @ 11:52 AM

Following the Intergovernmental Agreement signed between France and Ukraine on 8 June, Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior for the purchase of 55 civil helicopters. The 55 aircraft include 21 repurposed H225s, and 10 brand new H145s and 24 H125 for search and rescue (SAR), public services, and emergency medical service (EMS) missions in the country
Holographic Radar To Track Flight Displays By Fast Jets At RIAT Airshow

July 13, 2018 @ 12:14 PM

Gamekeeper holographic radar developed by Aveillant, a Thales company, will be part of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), which takes place at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire from 13-15 July, to track all the high-speed manoeuvring jets taking part in flight demonstrations. Gamekeeper radar, designed primarily to detect and track small unmanned air vehicles (drones), also has the capacity to detect and track the aerobatic performances of fast jets, giving full 3D location, speed and heading
ISI Organizes Russian, Chinese, Iranian Spy Chiefs Meet in Pakistan

July 11, 2018 @ 10:55 AM

Russian, Chinese, Iranian and Pakistani intelligence directors met in Islamabad to discuss regional cooperation to combat the Islamic State in Afghanistan. The meeting was held in Pakistan and included the participation of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) under the Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and was attended by senior officials from Pakistan, Russia, Iran and China, Sergei Ivanov, Spokesperson for SVR was quoted as saying by
Belarus to Extend Polonaise MLRS Range to 300 Km

June 29, 2018 @ 12:06 PM

Belarus is carrying out modernization of the domestic Polonaise heavy multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to the level of Polonaise-M with a range of up to 300 km. In the development of the already achieved results, the ‘Zavod tochnoy elektromekhaniki (ZTEEM) (Precision Electromechanics Plant in English) enterprise in the established cooperation is carrying out modernization of the Polonaise MLRS to the level of Polonaise-M with a range of up to 300 km, the
Sanctions Threat Fails to Frighten Russian S-400 Missile Defense System Buyers

June 11, 2018 @ 02:17 PM

The United States efforts to dissuade its allies and partners from buying large defense systems from Russia using the Countering America's Adversaries through Sanction Act (CAATSA) seems to be running into a brick wall with India, Turkey and Saudi Arabia likely to go ahead with S-400 missile defense systems purchase from Moscow. The CAATSA requires that the countries that have significant defense cooperation with Russia can be sanctioned by the US for no fault of theirs except that they have entered into a commercial buyer-seller agreement with a Russian defence industry entity

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