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Boeing Launches Public Relations Campaign Across Canada
October 11, 2017 @ 11:33 AMBoeing has launched an intensive multimedia campaign across Canada to remind public of its investments and contribution to Ottawas economic growth. The public relations offensive campaign comes a week after US Department of Commerces imposition of almost 300 per cent import duty on Bombardier CSeries commercial jets in response to a Boeing complaint about the Canadian government subsidizing the cost of Bombardier aircraft
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Chinese Naval University Develops Electromagnetic Railgun Weapon
October 10, 2017 @ 10:16 AMChina has developed electromagnetic launch technologies that allow the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to build a futuristic naval weapon - an electromagnetic railgun. A railgun uses massive electrical pulse, rather than gunpowder or other chemical propellants, to launch projectiles at distances over 100 nautical miles at speeds that exceed Mach 6
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Pakistan Buying From China, Russia, Europe as US Restricts Weapons Sales
October 9, 2017 @ 02:20 PMPakistans Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the country is expediting efforts to acquire military equipment to combat militancy from other resources as the US limits weapons sales to Islamabad. In an exclusive interview with
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Uncertainty over Eurofighter Typhoon Orders May Force Job Cuts at BAE Systems
October 9, 2017 @ 02:15 PMBAE Systems is likely to axe more than 1,000 jobs this week following reducing orders for its flagship fighter jet, the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Finland Floats RFI For Weapons and Equipment For Hornet Replacement Program
October 5, 2017 @ 03:29 PMThe Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command has floated out a Request for Information (RfI) on weapons and other equipment regarding the replacement of its air forces Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet. The HX fighter replacement programme was kicked off in November 2015 by defence minister Jussi Niinistö
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UK to Announce £1 Bln Framework to Support Royal Navy’s Warship Fleet
October 3, 2017 @ 03:33 PMThe UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will announce a £1 billion framework to support Royal Navys fleet of warships which includes combat management systems, fleet-wide communications and aircraft landing aids, through to spares, repairs and maintenance. The model will maintain both brand new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers as well as existing warships and will also incorporate future ships such as Type 26 and Type 31e, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday
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Egypt Destroyed North Korean Arms Shipment Claims Cairo
October 3, 2017 @ 03:21 PMEgypt claimed that it destroyed a North Korean arms shipment that entered the Suez Canal in 2016 while rejecting a Washington Post report that the weapons had been destined for its military. Citing US officials and Western diplomats, the Post reported Sunday that the Egyptian army was secretly buying $23 million worth of rocket-propelled grenades in 2016 from North Korea, which has been the subject to a UN Security Council ban over its missile and nuclear tests
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Indian Government Approves 10% Stake Sale In State-run Hindustan Aeronautics
October 2, 2017 @ 10:05 AMThe Indian government has approved a 10% stake sale in state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a 77-year-old company headquartered in South India, through an initial public offering. HAL had filed a draft proposal with the Securities and Exchange Board of India on September 29 for an initial share sale, as the government finally decided to take the state-owned aerospace and defence firm public after moving back and forth on its plans for five years
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Israel Continues to Sell Weapons to Myanmar despite Ethnic Cleansing Reports
September 29, 2017 @ 01:40 PMIsrael has been criticized by rights advocates calling for the nation to end sale of weapons and training to Myanmar and other conflict zones after evidence cropped up from social media public posts by Myanmar General and certain Israeli companies. The Facebook posts by Myanmar army Chief Gen
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US Marines Demo Print-on-the-go Drones
September 28, 2017 @ 12:06 PMMicro drones which can be printed on the field for instant reconnaissance missions were demonstrated by US Marines as part of operation 'Inherent Resolve' to drive out ISIS Militants from Iraq and Syria. The Nibbler drone was created through 3D printing to be low cost, easily repaired and have simple maintenance to allow Marines to use it
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Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles