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India Considers Second Line Of Indigenous Fighter Aircraft For Air Force
March 5, 2016 @ 11:00 AMIndia is considering manufacturing indigenously a second line of fighter aircraft and a decision on the issue will be taken within a year, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Friday. Asked about the depleting squadron-strength in the IAF, he said there were aircraft that will soon become obsolete, and while the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and under-process Rafale deal will help fill some of the gap, India still needs one more line of fighter planes, which will be made in India
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US Working On New Cyber Attack Tactics To Overload IS Computer Networks
March 1, 2016 @ 07:58 AMThe Pentagon has accelerated the anti-IS campaign with the new cyber war tactics to be used against Islamic States widespread computer networks. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told AFP today that the US-led coalition is working to disrupt IS's command chain "to cause them to lose confidence in their networks
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Russia Helicopters, HAL To Commence Formal Talks On KA-226T Project Implementation
February 21, 2016 @ 03:43 PMRepresentatives of Russian Helicopters and Rosoboronexport are expected in Bangalore next week to hold talks with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on implementation of a project to manufacture the KA-226T helicopters in India. A Russian source told defenseworld
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Indo-French Rafale Fighter Deal Deadlocked Over Price: No Deadline For Negotiations
February 19, 2016 @ 08:06 AMThe Indo-French negotiations for buying 36 Rafale have again hit a deadlock over the issue of price with Indian Defense Minister saying that there would be no deal until the price was right. "The price is the problem that needs to be resolved as long as I do not get the right price, I cannot sign, but we resolved the other issues in terms of safeguards; procurement and manufacturing methods " Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said on India Today news channel Thursday
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Ministry Selects 25 Defense Projects Under Make In India Initiative
February 16, 2016 @ 01:58 PMThe Indian defense ministry has identified 25 defense manufacturing projects under the Make in India initiative. "We have initially shortlisted these
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China Opposes US THAAD Missile Deployment In South Korea
February 16, 2016 @ 12:49 PMChina has opposed the deployment of an advanced Thaad missile defense system by US in South Korea. "We exchanged views on the THAAD issue and the Chinese side expressed opposition," Chinese executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui was quoted as saying in a statement by Yonhap news agency after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam
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DARPA Tech To Enable UAVs Navigate Indoors Without GPS
February 13, 2016 @ 09:00 AMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently demonstrated sensor-loaded quad-copters that can move around obstacles without pilot inputs as the initial phase of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program. DARPAs FLA program aims to develop algorithms that could reduce the amount of processing power, communications, and human intervention needed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to accomplish low-level tasks, such as navigation around obstacles in a cluttered environment
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Russia’s UIMC Develops Attack, Surveillance Robotic Copter
February 11, 2016 @ 01:43 PMRussias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has presented plans for a multifunctional air robotic system, which includes a reconnaissance and attack roles with rocket-launching capabilities. The reconnaissance copter can fly to an altitude of several thousand meters and can be used to detect and identify targets in real time
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Joint ISR Initiative To Maximize Interconnectivity, Resources And Better Information Handling: NATO
February 11, 2016 @ 08:35 AMThe Initial Operating Capability for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance will help promoting and enabling data sharing within the NATO Response force. “We, the allied defense ministers, have today declared the initial operational capability for NATO's Joint, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance initiative
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Indonesia Wants ASEAN Nations To Hold Minority Stakes In Its Defense Industry
February 9, 2016 @ 02:41 PMIndonesia has conveyed a plan to encourage countries in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to obtain minority stakes in its defense industry. Citing comparison on how Airbus defeated US based Boeing as an example for participation of nations in the defense industry, Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli said Monday, “Indonesia invites countries in ASEAN to hold stakes in the defense industry […] Depending on only domestic tax for the defense industry might be dull,” as quoted by Antara news agency
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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...
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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...
