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Was It Possible For Malaysian MH-17 Aircraft To Adopt Evasive Maneuvers?
July 21, 2014 @ 01:29 PMFired missiles can be evaded by hard maneuvers. Infra Red missiles lock on can be defeated if the targeted aircraft fly out of the missile seekers field of view
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BAE Showcases Futuristic On-Board Aircraft Concepts
July 8, 2014 @ 07:25 AMBAE has produced four early stage ideas that could allow aircraft to heal itself, divide into smaller ones or knock out missiles with direct energy. 3D printers could be so advanced by 2040 they could create small unmanned aircraft, BAE Systems claim
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Indian MMRCA Deal May Not Conclude This Year
June 26, 2014 @ 01:36 PMIndias $20 billion deal to buy Rafale fighter jets may not conclude this financial year as negotiations are still to be completed without which budgetary provision cannot be made. The Indian budget for fiscal 2014-15 is scheduled for July during which a higher allocation for defence as compared to last year could be made
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Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
June 25, 2014 @ 02:40 PMThe sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European fighters. Turkey, South Korea, India, China and Pakistan claim to beat out western aircraft on cost
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Offsets Deal Kills BAE-India Howitzer Deal?
June 24, 2014 @ 09:21 AMIndias long-pending howitzer procurement deal could bite the dust with the Defense Ministry citing the “artillery guns are way too expensive to buy for the new Army divisions”. According to the Times of India, no final decision has been taken yet, but there is "no way" 145 BAE Systems M-777 ultra-light howitzers could be bought for over $800 million
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ATK Wins Contracts Worth $112 Million For Medium And Large-Caliber Ammunitions
June 5, 2014 @ 09:42 AMATK has won several domestic contracts totaling more than $112 million for medium- and large-caliber ammunition production and development. These awards will provide ammunition to arm air platforms such as the A-10, Apache attack helicopter and the AC-130 gunship, as well as training ammunition for crews maintaining their gunnery expertise on the Apache and Abrams main battle tank
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GD Canada, Colt Extend Data Exchange Capability
May 27, 2014 @ 12:26 PMGeneral Dynamics Canada is incorporating the Variable Message Format (VMF) interface into Colt Canada's Soldier Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, extending data exchange capability all the way to the dismounted soldier. Developed as an alternative to radio-centric individual soldier systems, the SWORD system integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and targeting devices with ruggedized smartphone technology, bringing critical situational-awareness information directly to the soldier via their weapon
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Ericsson Agent Admits Bribery In Greek Radar Deal
May 23, 2014 @ 02:48 PMAn Ericsson agent has admitted to bribing Greek officials to win an Erieye radar deal at the behest of the Swedish company. According to Radio Sweden, which famously broke the India-Bofors scam in the 80s, published an interview with a whistleblower from within Ericsson who said that large sums were paid to a go-between and that the money would be used for bribes
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Rafale, Su-30MKI Face-off in Indian Exercise
May 21, 2014 @ 01:49 PMThe Indian Air Forces Su-30MKIs and the French Rafale fighters will come together for a ten-day air exercise called the 'Garuda-5', aimed at training the pilots and crew of Indian and French fighters in air superiority operation in Rajasthan's Jodhpur airbase from June 3. The French composition for the Garuda- 5 will include four Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft and one air-refueler aircraft with more than 100 personnel
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US Army Inducts M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer
May 20, 2014 @ 02:01 PMThe Army's capability to project land power grew this week with the induction of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and its companion M992A3 carrier ammunition tracked vehicle into low-rate initial production, the US Army said in a statement. The M109A7 and M992A3, formerly known as the Army's Paladin Integrated Management, known as PIM, program, were both inducted during a ceremony at Anniston Army Depot where Congressman Mike Rogers, Alabama's third congressional district representative, described what the systems bring to the Army
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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...
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...