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Indian Arms Dealer Under Scanner For Involvement In Pilatus Trainer Deal
June 3, 2016 @ 12:11 PMDelhi-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari has come under scanner once again after the media reports allege that he is also involved in financial crime related to Pilatus trainer aircraft deal. Investigators are probing what kind of services his company, the Offset India Solution Private Limited, had provided to Swiss aircraft major Pilatus, NDTV reported
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Bangladesh Army Deploys SWORD Software For Command Post Training
May 31, 2016 @ 09:42 AMMASA has delivered a completely customized version of its wargame with automated forces, SWORD, to the Bangladesh Army, in order to equip its Computerized War-Game Center (CWGC). The Bangladesh Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC) has chosen to employ SWORD for command post training from Battalion to Division level
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India To Conclude Rafale Fighter Jet Deal In June
May 27, 2016 @ 01:40 PMIndia is planning to conclude the multi-billion dollar contract to procure 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France by next month. "There is no reason why it should not be concluded in June
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Beijing Intercepted US Spy Plane As Per China-US Treaty
May 27, 2016 @ 11:55 AMChina intercepted an US surveillance plane in Chinese airspace near Hainan Province as per the treaty signed with US, a Chinese military spokesperson said. In response to the US accusation of two Chinese aircraft of performing unsafe maneuver when they intercepted the US surveillance plane while it was flying in the air space near Hainan Province, Senior Colonel Yang Yujun, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was quoted by
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Airbus Confirms Cracks Found In 48 Engines Of A400 Aircraft
May 24, 2016 @ 04:07 PMAirbus has confirmed the adverse scenario regarding the failure reducing engine A400M military plane, in which some crack gears in thrusters whose propellers rotate clockwise. This is, in two of the four engines fitted to the aircraft and the European consortium that manufactures Europrop
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ISRO Tests Reusable Launch Vehicle Tech Demonstrator
May 23, 2016 @ 11:42 AMThe Indian Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator mission Monday. The flight began at 07:00 Indian Standard Time on 23 May (01:30 UTC), resulting in a successful launch for the winged, reusable space plane that conducted a suborbital mission to gather in-flight data
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Thailand Chooses China, Russia Over US For Defense Procurement
May 23, 2016 @ 10:47 AMThailand has chosen to buy major defense equipment from China, Russia and European countries and not their long time supplier, the US. Thai Navy has vouched for Chinese-made submarines and the air force has picked South Korean T50 TH trainer jets, instead of American Textron AirLand Scorpion,
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USAF Conceptualizes Small, Inexpensive Drones To Beat Enemy Missiles
May 18, 2016 @ 03:23 PMThe US Air Force is eyeing to develop a force of small drones to meet future missions at lower costs to beat enemy missiles. "We already know today that we will have MQ-1s and MQ-9s in scenarios where [we] can't get below the weather," Lt
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France Offers $8.56 Billion Final For 36 Rafale Fighters To India
May 13, 2016 @ 09:31 AMFrance has offered to sell 36 rafale fighter jets to India for nothing less than $8.56 billion
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Russia Developing New ICBM To Penetrate US Missile Shield
May 10, 2016 @ 01:27 PMRussia is developing a new Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that can penetrate the US missile shield. “Russia is carrying out active work on improving its means of overcoming the missile shield,” Russias Strategic Missile Force (SMF) Commander Sergey Karakayev was quoted as saying by
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U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...