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US Predator Drones Log Over 6 Million Flight Hours
November 6, 2019 @ 11:03 AMGeneral Atomics Predator series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger and MQ-9B SkyGuardian lines, surpassed six million flight hours on October 31. The aircraft completed 430,495 total missions with close to 90% of those missions flown in combat, the company said in a
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Russia to Lease New Military Airbase in Syria
November 6, 2019 @ 10:02 AMRussia is reportedly planning to lease a new military airbase in Qamishli city, north-eastern Syria, adjoining Turkish city of Nusaybin. Syrias
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Russian Knights to get Su-35 Fighter Jet
November 6, 2019 @ 09:21 AMThe Russian Knights Aerobatics Team will receive four highly maneuverable fighter jets Sukhoi-35S this month. The highly rated aerobatics team currently flies the Su-30SM super maneuverable aircraft, and the new jets with their more powerful engines should see more breathtaking performances
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AESA Radar-Equipped Chinese J-11B Fighter Jet Seen for First Time
November 6, 2019 @ 08:58 AMChina has displayed a J-11B fighter jet, the mainstay of its air force, with a white nose cone with its official media interpreting it to be new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. “The new radar that can see farther and enable long-range missile use, a move that will significantly boost the Chinese Air Force's capability,”
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Ukraine Begins Probe After 79 of the Army’s 100 Bulletproof Vests Fail
November 6, 2019 @ 08:12 AMUkraine has set up a probe against five top defense officials after 79 out of the army's tested 100 bulletproof vests could be pierced by weapons, and hence offered insufficient protection to the forces. “All five suspects are high-ranking defense officials: the head of the main directorate, his two deputies, and two heads of department
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Pantsir-S Training for Serbian Military Personnel Begins
November 6, 2019 @ 05:57 AMRussia has begun training of Serbian military personnel on the know-how of operating the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft system that Belgrade acquired recently. “Serbias Pantsir-S is currently being assembled
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Serbia to not buy Russian S-400s
November 6, 2019 @ 05:25 AMThe president of Serbia denied having plans of buying S-400 air defense systems from Russia owing to cost issues, on Wednesday. "From what I saw, this is an impressive system
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Delivery of S-400 Second Batch to Turkey to be Delayed
November 5, 2019 @ 12:43 PMDelivery of a second batch of Russian S-400 missile defense systems may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline over talks on technology sharing and joint production. "The delivery of a second batch of Russian S-400s may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline over talks on technology sharing and joint production
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Boeing admits Parachute 'Deployment Anomaly' in Spaceflight Abort Test
November 5, 2019 @ 12:08 PMBoeing has admitted to a ‘deployment anomaly during a CST-100 Starliner manned spaceflight pad abort test in which all three parachutes failed to deploy. “We will review the data to determine how all of the systems performed, including the parachute deployment sequence
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China's New Multiple Rocket Launcher Can Fire at Taiwan
November 5, 2019 @ 10:27 AMChina's new multiple rocket launcher (MRL), with a range of 360 kilometers can fire across the Straits of Taiwan with rockets and missiles. Unveiled at the National Day Parade last month, the system has domestic and export versions with the latter having a lesser range of about 280 kilometers
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Lockheed Wins US Navy's Trident II D5 Missile Contract
November 5, 2019 @ 10:09 AMThe US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin $40.3 million modification contract for TRIDENT II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support
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Bell-Boeing to Upgrade US Navy's MV-22 Aircraft to Block C Configuration
November 5, 2019 @ 08:19 AMBell-Boeing has won a $146 million modification contract to upgrade the US Navy's MV-22 aircraft from Block B to Block C configuration. This modification exercises the option to upgrade nine MV-22 aircraft from the Block B to the Block C configuration, as well as planned maintenance intervals for eight MV-22 aircraft, in support of the Common Configuration-Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) program, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Russia Seeks Customers for 6 Upgraded, Former Indian Air Force Su-30 Fighters
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Italian Arms Exports to Pakistan Jump four-folds in 1 year
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Indonesia Plans F-16 V Fighter Jets Purchase, Russian Su-35 still on Anvil
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Boeing admits Parachute 'Deployment Anomaly' in Spaceflight Abort Test
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US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
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...