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Japan To Get Discounted F-35 fighter jets

February 1, 2017 @ 03:27 PM

Japan has obtained discounts on support equipment for its next batch of six F-35 stealth fighter aircraft worth about US$100 million each, Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources and Japanese budget papers. The discounts are in addition to savings being finalised for all buyers of the high-tech jets, once touted a the most expensive fighter jet in the world
Canada Starts Negotiations To Buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets

February 1, 2017 @ 07:49 AM

Canada government has started to negotiate with USA about sole-source purchase of up to 18 F/AQ-18 Super Hornet jet fighters from the US. The move, intended as a stopgap solution to ease pressure on the air force's aging fleet of CF-18s, could cost taxpayers between $5 billion and $7 billion over the lifetime of the aircraft, according to data circulating within the Department of National Defence,
Photos On Social Media Indicate Replica Of Chinese Carrier-Borne AEW&C Aircraft

January 31, 2017 @ 02:25 PM

Photos posted on a social media reveal that the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is seeking to equip a future carrier with a full-scale model of its Chinese navalised airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Published on the social media platform Weibo on 26 January, the images show the model of Navalised AEW&C aircraft, which resembles Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft, on the countrys land-based carrier replica, near the city of Wuhan, in China's central Hubei Province
India's Proposed Naval Fighter Jet Procurement Could Be Worth US$12 Billion

January 30, 2017 @ 01:22 PM

The Indian Navys January 17 RFI for the procurement of 57 naval fighters could be worth US$12 billion for the selected foreign supplier. India needs the fighter jets for its second aircraft carrier being locally built at the Cochin shipyard
N Korea Restarts Weapons-Grade Plutonium-Producing Reactor

January 28, 2017 @ 11:00 AM

Fresh satellite imagery shows that North Korea has apparently restarted its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor. "Imagery from January 22 shows a water plume (most probably warm) originating from the cooling water outlet of the reactor, an indication that the reactor is very likely operating," the website 38 North said in a report
China Joins UN Sanctions Against North Korea, Bans Dual-use Products Export

January 27, 2017 @ 11:07 AM

China has released a list of goods that are banned for export to North Korea in compliance with UN sanctions that include items and technologies used to build 'weapons of mass destruction'. Chinas resolution also serves as a warning to North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test during the Chinese New Year as it did in 2016, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) statement posted Wednesday
UK Government Hides Trident II D5 Nuclear Missile Test Failure: Local Media

January 23, 2017 @ 01:53 PM

A failed test of the Trident nuclear deterrent was kept in secret by UK government, weeks prior to a crucial House of Commons vote on the future of the submarine-launched missile system. There was serious malfunction in the Trident II D5 missile that caused failure after being launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June,
India To Buy Cannon Ammo For Su-30MKI, Mi-35 Gunship From Russia

January 20, 2017 @ 12:31 PM

India's Ministry of Defense officials will soon be visiting Russia to fast-track the delivery of rockets and ammunition for Mi-35 helicopter gunships and Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Indian Armed Forces (IAF) has considered buying 50,000 rounds of 30mm GsH ammunition for Su-30 fighter jets and more than 60,000 rounds of 12
US Required To Clarify Its Policy Towards NATO, Europe: German Defense Minister

January 20, 2017 @ 09:17 AM

German Defense Minister Von der Leyen while defending NATO and the transatlantic relationship on Wednesday, has sought for clarification from the incoming US Trump Administration regarding its policy towards Europe. Questions on transatlantic relations abound as Donald Trump prepares to take over the White House
US Eyeing To Replace Cluster Bomb Rounds With New Munitions

January 20, 2017 @ 08:04 AM

US officials are hoping that a new artillery warhead that would replace a cluster-bomb round could help eliminate unwanted casualties in the future. The M30A1 guided multiple launch rocket system alternate warhead recently debuted during a test fire exercise in Kuwait, US Army announced Tuesday

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