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Eurofighter Typhoon Continues Storm Shadow and Meteor Missile Trails For Swing-Role Capability
February 13, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEurofighter has conducted trials of the Storm Shadow missile and Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile as part of the improvements to enhance swing-role capability of its Typhoon combat jet. It has been confirmed that a new operational release of the Storm Shadow missile was carried out in the UK Ministry of Defences Hebrides range in Scotland
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Singapore Air Force F-15SG Fighters, Apache Helicopters To Perform Unique Manoeuvres At...
February 11, 2016 @ 09:23 AMThe Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG multi-role fighter aircraft and Apache choppers will perform the Vertical Punch, a new integrated manoeuvre that is being showcased for the first time, at the Singapore Airshow 2016 (SA16) beginning next week. Elaborating on the aerial display team's efforts for SA16, the F-15SG flight lead, Major Max Ng said, "We have undergone intensive training to finesse the aerial manoeuvres to showcase the grace and power of the two aircraft and to thrill the audience
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India Restarts FGFA Talks Following Russian Climb-down on Price
February 10, 2016 @ 01:43 PMIndia and Russia have restarted talks on the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project after Moscow agreed to cut the price to $3.7 billion from 6 billion
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Atlas ElektroniK UK Delivers Unmanned Surface Vehicle to German Navy
February 9, 2016 @ 03:05 PMIn December 2015 Atlas ElektroniK UK (AEUK) delivered an ARCIMS multi-role USV to the German Naval Technical Centre, WTD71, based within the Eckernfoerde Naval Base. This follows the recent success earlier in 2015 where AEUK secured a major contract with the UK MoD to supply the Royal Navy with an Autonomous Minesweeping Capability
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India's Tejas Closer to Final Ops Clearance With Missile Firing
February 9, 2016 @ 01:06 PMIndia's LCA Tejas fighter aircraft moved a step closer to its final operational clearance (FOC) with the firing of a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) "Derby". One of the limited series production (LSP) aircraft called LSP-7 from tje Tejas flightline fired the missile in Jamnagar (air base) as part of its scheduled weapon trials
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Indian Air Force Pilots Using "Authorized" Drugs To Stay Alert
February 8, 2016 @ 12:32 PMIndian Air Force pilots are increasingly using tablets to boost alertness levels and cognitive powers as well as fight fatigue and insomnia during round the clock combat exercises as well as long range sorties. The innocuous looking tablets, the ‘Go Modafinil pills are used for alterness-enhancing and fatigue-managing properties whereas the ‘no-Go Zolpidem, a sedative is used to treat sleep deprivation between successive missions
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Aussie Sub Deal: Japan To Share Tech, US Clearance Hinders French Bid
February 8, 2016 @ 10:24 AMJapan is ready to share its secret stealth technology if it wins Australian Aus$50 billion (US$36 billion) contract to design and build next generation of submarines. France has lost significance in the submarine deal amid fears from US that DCNS might not be able to protect highly sensitive US military secrets
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F-35 Lightning II Airframe To Begin "Lifetime" Durability Testing
February 5, 2016 @ 10:14 AMA third phase of durability testing on an F-35 Lightning II airframe is due to begin at our Military Air & Information site in Brough, East Yorkshire. Each phase of testing, lasting a total of 8,000 hours, is equivalent to an entire lifetime of the airframe once it enters service
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Pakistan Tests Nuke Capable Air-Launched Cruise Missile
January 20, 2016 @ 08:17 AMPakistan has successfully flight tested indigenously developed Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), Raad Tuesday. Raad, with a range of 350km, “enables Pakistan to achieve air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea,” Dawn news daily cited the Inter-Services Public Relations as saying Tuesday
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Airbus Appoints New Vice President For India Operations
January 12, 2016 @ 11:55 AMAirbus India has appointed Ashish Saraf as Vice-President for Industry Development, Strategic Partnerships and Offsets. Saraf will drive the Groups existing ‘Make in India initiatives and conceive new ones for all the businesses of Airbus Group India with the aim to increase their industrial footprint here
Indian MoD to Procure Locally-made Rockets for Pinaka MLRS Worth $1.1 Billion
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
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