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BAE Systems To Develop Prototype Of US Army’s ERCA
July 18, 2019 @ 11:46 AMBAE Systems has won a $45 million US Army contract for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Increment 1 prototype, to extend the range and rate of fire on current and future M109A7 self-propelled howitzers. The development of ERCA is in collaboration with the Armys Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Centre
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Raytheon Offers LTAMDS Radar To US Army
July 18, 2019 @ 11:30 AMRaytheon has offered its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to the United States (US) army. "We offered the US Army our new LTAMDS AESA radar, and validated our ability to meet their 2022 urgent material release date,” said Tom Laliberty, Raytheon Vice President of Integrated Air and Missile Defense
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UK Gets 6 Additional F-35 Fighters
July 18, 2019 @ 10:49 AMThe United Kingdom (UK) has received a second squadron consisting of six F-35 stealth jets, UK Ministry of Defence announced Thursday. The delivered aircraft are among the 138 F-35s that the UK has planned to buy for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy
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HAL Has Order Book of 12 Su-30MKIs, 61 Engines
July 18, 2019 @ 10:16 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has an order to manufacture 12 Su-30MKI jets and 61 AL-31FP engines at its Nashik and Koraput plants respectively. Indian Minister of State, Defence, Shripad Naik said in a written reply in Parliament yesterday that HAL had prepared a proposal to enhance the Repair and Overhaul (ROH) facility for the AL-31FP engines used in the SU-30MKI fighter
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Iranian Army Gets Mohajer-6 ISTAR Drone
July 18, 2019 @ 09:05 AMThe Iranian army has received the first batch of the country-made Mohajer-6 ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) drone capable of carrying two precision-guided bombs. The Iran Army Ground Forces, on Wednesday, received the drones, previously used only by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mehr news agency reported
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Israel Gets Two More F-35 “Adir” Jets
July 17, 2019 @ 11:01 AMThe Israeli Air Force (IAF) received two additional F-35 stealth fighters, known as the “Adir” in the country, at the Nevatim Airbase, southeast of Beersheva on July 14. "Today, we are proud to welcome 2 new F-35 fighter jets to our existing fleet, bolstering Israel's aerial superiority and operational capabilities," Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
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Israel Aerospace Secures $50M MRSAM Missile Maintenance Deal with Indian Navy
July 17, 2019 @ 10:24 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries has a $50 million to provide the Indian Navy and MDL Shipyard with complementary Naval MRSAM (Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile) systems worth $50 million. Under the contract, IAI will provide a range of maintenance and other services for various sub-systems of IAIs advanced MSRAM air defence system (ADS)
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F-35 Cost to Rise if Turkey Expelled From Program: Former Turkish Foreign...
July 17, 2019 @ 09:19 AMTurkeys expulsion from the F-35 fighter programme will inevitably entail legal action and seriously inflate the price of the project, the countrys former Foreign Minister said Tuesday. "Turkey is a member of a consortium that manufactures the F-35 stealth jets
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China Develops Tech to Reduce Fatigue of Helicopter Rotors
July 17, 2019 @ 08:29 AMChina has developed a new fatigue-resistant technology for helicopter rotors to reduce wear and tear of rotors of on-duty choppers. “The new rotor infused with anti-fatigue technology could be used on China's future heavy-lift transport helicopters and gunships, which need to perform extreme manoeuvers in combat,” Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst, was quoted as saying by
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Pakistan Airspace Opened for Indian Flights: Reports
July 17, 2019 @ 07:31 AMPakistan has reopened its airspace to civil aviation with immediate effect the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan announced in a statement Tuesday. “With immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (Air Traffic Service) routes,” according to a notice to airmen (NOTAMS) published on the authoritys website
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India Issues Tenders Worth $291M For 100 Heavyweight Torpedos
July 17, 2019 @ 07:19 AMThe Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued a tender worth $291 million (INR 2000 crore) for the procurement of 100 heavyweight torpedoes for the Indian Navys Scorpene-class (Kalvari-class) diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs). “The tender is for around 100 torpedoes and will cater to the immediate requirement of the Navy,” a top ministry official was quoted as saying by the local media
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France Likely To Buy Boeing CH-47 Chinook Choppers
July 17, 2019 @ 06:31 AMFrance is considering the purchase of an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for its Air Force. “According to the Special Operations Command (COS) press kit, the Air Force is considering the acquisition of CH-47 Chinook heavy helicopters for the French Special Forces,” French-based
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Elbit Systems Pitches For Lockheed Martin F-21 Jet Project in India
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Design of Russian-made 'World's Fastest Helicopter' Ready
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India To Give The Final Go-ahead To $1.7 Billion C-295 Transport Aircraft
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China offers Two-seat Fighter Trainer FC-1B for International Sales
June 28, 2019
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...
Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS)
Upgraded MiG-29 to take on F-16 in the Refurbished Fighter Jet Market
The MiG-29, one of Russias most exported military jet has been upgraded in India that expands its capabilities from an...
First Public Flight of Russian Su-57 Stealth fighter at Army 2018
Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) Su-57 will for the first time perform flights during the ARMY 2018 event near...
Battle of the Air Defense Systems: S-400 Vs Patriot and THAAD
The American-made Patriot and Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems are currently hogging international orders despite their price tags running...