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India Gets Its First AH-64E Apache Gunship
May 11, 2019 @ 09:06 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally received its first AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter at Boeings facility in Arizona, United States. “First AH-64E (I) Apache Guardian helicopter was formally handed over to the IAF at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA on 10 May 19
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Indian Fighters Divert Georgian An-12 Flying Through Pak To Jaipur
May 10, 2019 @ 06:19 PMFighters belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) intercepted and diverted Georgian Antonov An-12 transport aircraft from Tbilisi to Delhi via Karachi to land at the Jaipur airport, in the northwestern state of Rajasthan on Friday. "One An-12 aircraft of Georgia entered Indian Air Space from an unscheduled point in North Gujarat, today at 1515h
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Boeing KC-46 Tanker Certified With F-35 Jet
May 10, 2019 @ 12:14 PMBoeing KC-46 mid-air refueling tanker has completed receiver certification testing with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. “US Air Force and Boeing complete #KC46 tanker receiver certification testing with stealthy F-35 Lightning II,” the company
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Canada Tweaks $19B Jet Procurement Rules To Include F-35 Fighter: Reports
May 10, 2019 @ 11:23 AMThe Government of Canada is tweaking the terms of a $19 billion contract to purchase 88 fighters, in order to allow US F-35 jet to enter into the competition, according to the Canadian media. Under the current terms, bidders were required to offer industrial benefits to Canada as part of the competition
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Northrop Grumman Unveils Next Gen Maritime Inertial Navigation System
May 10, 2019 @ 10:13 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled SeaFIND (Sea Fiber Optic Inertial Navigation with Data Distribution), a next generation maritime inertial navigation system for use on aquatic surveillance vehicles. The SeaFIND succeeds the companys MK-39 Mod 3 and 4 series Inertial Navigation System product line, the company said in a statement Monday
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DARPA Selects Northrop Grumman To Develop Bio Sensors To Detect Underwater Threats
May 10, 2019 @ 09:43 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Northrop Grumman for the Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors (PALS) programme under which the company will develop biological sensing hardware using underwater biological organisms to detect underwater threats. “The detection, classification and tracking of undersea objects is a critical military capability and we are excited to work with DARPA to develop this next generation approach,”
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Contracts Awarded to Build The $5B US-Mexico Border Wall
May 10, 2019 @ 09:20 AMA controversial wall project worth $5 billion to stem the flow of illegal migrants into the United States from along its southern border with Mexico has taken off with the US DoD awarding contracts on Thursday to commence the construction of the wall. The contract includes design-build and design-bid-build projects of horizontal construction task orders, the US DoD said in a statement Thursday
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Pak Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Ban on US Drone Strike
May 10, 2019 @ 08:46 AMPakistans Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking to ban the US from conducting drone strikes in the country. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, upheld an earlier verdict by the Peshawar High Court (PHC)
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US Marines Select Naval Strike Missile For Anti-ship Capability
May 10, 2019 @ 08:11 AMThe United States (US) Marine Corps have selected Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to provide anti-ship capability to complement the US Navys sea control mission for $47.6 million
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US Approves Sale of AH-64E Gunships, Related Equipment To Qatar For $3B...
May 10, 2019 @ 06:45 AMThe United States has approved the request of Government of Qatar's to purchase 24 AH-64E Apache Attack helicopters, spare parts and related equipment from the United States for $3 billion. The contract includes twenty-four (24) AH-64E Apache Attack helicopters; fifty-two (52) T700-GE-701D engines (2 per aircraft, 4 spares); twenty-six (26) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight (MTADS) (1 per aircraft, 2 spares); twenty-six (26) AN/AAQ-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (1 per aircraft, 2 spare); eight (8) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronics Unit (LONGBOW component); eight (8) AN/APR-48 Modernized-Radar Frequency Interferometers (MRFI); twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile...
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Tiny Chinese Drones Can 'Swarm' Attack with Mortars, Grenades, Machine guns
May 9, 2019 @ 04:50 PMTiny helicopter drones developed by China equipped with mortars, grenade launchers and machine guns can be programmed to launch swarm attacks against enemy targets, Chinese media have revealed. The drone developed by Guangdong-based Zhuhai Ziyan UAV company, can form swarms and engage in coordinated strikes, Global Times reported quoting a company statement Thursday
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Militants Fire 12 Rockets At Russian Air Base In Syria
May 9, 2019 @ 04:13 PMMilitants launched an attack against Russian air base in Syria on Wednesday by firing 12 rockets which were all destroyed by Russian air defense systems. "Today, at 15 hours and 15 minutes, militants of the Katiba Ard al-Bab and Katiba Jabel Butma terrorist groupings (both outlawed in Russia) made another attempt from the Idlib de-escalation zone to shell the Russian Hmeymim airbase," Major-General Viktor Kupchishin, Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic (part of Russias Defense Ministry), was quoted as saying by TASS
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...
Russian MoD Releases Videos of Latest Missile Production, Testing
The Russian ministry of defense on Thursday published a series of videos showcasing the production, deployment and installation and testing...
Aircraft Manufacturers Vie for $60 to $80 Billion Global Fighter Jet Purchase Programs
The market for fighter jets in countries which are expected to have open competitions is estimated at US$50 billion to...