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Royal Navy Conducts Sea Trials Of Merlin Mk3 Aircraft
March 27, 2015 @ 04:13 PMThe Green Merlin Mk 3, new addition to the Royal Navy's Merlin family of aircraft, has been conducting sea trials onboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Lyme Bay. It is operating daily from the Fleet Air Arms West Cornwall Base, the Royal Navy announced in its press release on Friday
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Pentagon To Unveil New Version Of Better Buying Power 3.0
March 21, 2015 @ 07:39 AMThe Pentagon officials are preparing to unveil the latest version of Better Buying Power, a multibillion-dollar equipment and service-buying program which is aimed at improving the acquisition process the departments chief acquisition officer said in the press release on Thursday. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, told a defense conference that Better Buying Power 3
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Malaysian Company Offers RMAF MiG29N Aircraft Upgrade
March 20, 2015 @ 10:16 AMAerospace Technology Systems Corp (ATSC) has offered to upgrade 10 MiG-29N Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft to Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) Bernama news agency reported Today. “The enhancement proposed by the company would make the aircraft not only on par with other MRCA fighter jets in the market but also extend the lifespan by a minimum of 25 years," ATSC CEO Lt Col (Rtd) Fadzar Suhadawas quoted as saying by the Malaysian news agency
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Africa’s Arms Import Increases by 45% In Last Decade
March 18, 2015 @ 04:39 PMAfrican countries have increased the arms import by 45 percent between 2005 and 2014, according to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday. Africa accounted for 9 percent of total global arms imports between 2010 and 2014 as compared to 7 percent between 2005 and 2009
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Malaysia May Buy Chinese Corvettes
March 17, 2015 @ 12:50 PMMalaysia is planning to buy two variants of C28A Chinese warships for its navy, a local defense media website quoted industry sources as saying last week. “The deal for the two warships was supposed to be signed during the Prime Ministers visit to China last year during 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries – but was cancelled at the last moment due to various issues, one of them was funding concerns
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UK Defence Secretary Discusses Regional Threats With Middle East Nations
March 16, 2015 @ 09:30 AMThe UK Defence Secretary in his meet with ministers in Saudi Arabia and Oman discussed regional security and international co-ordination against ISIL. Mr
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Brazilian 36 Gripen NG Fighter Contract Finalized For $4.55 Billion
March 12, 2015 @ 02:57 PMSaab announced Wednesday that it has finalized 36 Brazilian Next Generation Gripen fighter aircraft contract for US$ 4.55 Billion (SEK 39
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General Dynamics To Upgrade MUOS Waveform For US Army's MUOS-Manpack Radios
March 11, 2015 @ 09:41 AMGeneral Dynamics has won $13 million contract to upgrade the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform used in the US Army's AN/PRC-155 two-channel MUOS-Manpack radios. The waveform is the digital 'dial-tone' needed to connect with the U
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Indian Army Air Defence to Get Akash Missiles, Modernize Older SAMs
March 5, 2015 @ 01:49 PMThe armys air defence (AAD) wing is undergoing a long awaited modernisation by acquiring six batterys of Aakash surface to air missiles (SAM) and modernizing older Russian origin SAMs. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely handed over the Akash missiles at a ceremony later this month
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Indian Firm Develops Self-Destructive Missile Technology
March 3, 2015 @ 08:32 AMAn Indian firm Kaynes has developed a technology which allows missiles to self-destruct after the launch, if it veers off-course or if it detects unauthorized access to controls. A senior DRDO official was quoted as saying by TOI on Monday that the company has developed an Electronic Safe Arm Fire Systems (ESAFS) ballistic missile actuator unit, which is being evaluated by DRDO's missile teams for integration into various platforms
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
