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Russian Navy Commissions Admiral Essen Frigate
June 8, 2016 @ 09:49 AMThe Russian Navy has commissioned Admiral Essen frigate during a ceremony at the Yantar Shipyard in the westernmost port of Kaliningrad on Tuesday. The new ship will be assigned to the Black Sea Fleet
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Missile Defense Agency Tests Raytheon SM-3 Rocket Motor With Enhanced Nozzle
June 8, 2016 @ 09:39 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency successfully tests Orbital ATKs enhanced MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) nozzle on the Raytheon Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB in Controlled Test Vehicles (CTVs)-01a/02. These flight tests were conducted on May 25 and 26, 2016, respectively, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility
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Dassault To Reduce Rafale Production If Indian Deal Fizzles Out
May 24, 2016 @ 01:21 PMDassault Aviation has said that it may decrease production of the Rafale aircraft if the deal to sell 36 aircraft to India does not materialize this year. “The ball is not in my court, ball is in hands of the Indian authorities”, Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation was quoted as saying at the EBACE business aircraft show in Geneva yesterday
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Syria Receives MTs-116M Sniper Rifles From Russia: Media Reports
May 19, 2016 @ 11:03 AMSyria has reportedly received a batch of MT-116M sniper rifles from Russia. The National Republican Guard have issued the sniper rifles to one of the womens units of the service, Tass quoted Syrian media outlets as saying Wednesday
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Chinese Army To Shut Down Commercial Activities
May 9, 2016 @ 12:11 PMChina has decided to close down several commercial activities for the Peoples Liberation Army and Chinese Armed Police Force to curb military-related corruption. On Saturday, the PLA and the Armed Police Force selected 17 units to be the first to close their commercial activities such as housing rentals, medical services and hospitality,
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CFM Delivers First LEAP-1A Engines To Airbus
April 18, 2016 @ 09:43 AMCFM has delivered the first two production engines (a shipset) for Airbus on April 2. This delivery paves the way for installation on the first customer aircraft and for entry into service by mid-year
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Two US Air Force Contracts Worth $79 Million Awarded For Rocket Propulsion...
January 14, 2016 @ 08:13 AMThe US Department of Defense has awarded two contracts total worth $79 million for development of rocket propulsion system prototypes for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. As per terms of the Air Force contracts, the two awardees ATK Launch Systems Inc
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IS Facilities Targeted With Kalibr Missiles Fired From Russian Submarine Deployed In...
December 9, 2015 @ 11:56 AMRussia has further intensified its attacks against IS with Kalibr missiles that was fired by the Rostov-on-Don submarine from the Mediterranean Sea at the Islamic State facilities. "It was the first time that Kalibr cruise missiles were fired by the Rostov-on-Don submarine from the Mediterranean Sea to target the IS positions," Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin, TASS reports Tuesday
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Networked Virtual F-35 Simulators For US Air Force Pilot Training
December 9, 2015 @ 06:52 AMThe US Air Force will begin training its pilots on linked virtual F-35 simulators. Lockheed Martin last week announced the delivery of four networked F-35 simulators that can be shared over virtual world giving access to multiple trainees in tactical training exercise at a single time, Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday
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First US Air Force F-35A Squadron To Reach Combat Readiness in August...
December 1, 2015 @ 05:36 PMAs the US Air Force prepares for F-35 Lightning II operations, pilots at Hill Air Force Base are rehearsing missions with new simulators delivered by Lockheed Martin. Pilots are now training with four Full Mission Simulators linked together to hone their tactical employment of the F-35 against ground and airborne threats
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
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...