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Indonesia Raises Military Budget By $2.5 Billion To Fund Arms Purchases
The Indonesian Commission I of the House of Representatives has approved the proposal to raise the military budget by US$2.5 billion to fund new arms purchases
Russian MoD May Order 75 More Su-30SM Jets
The Russian Ministry of Defense might order an additional 75 Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets with Irkut. “Russia might teed up a larger contract for up to 75 of the military planes...
Russian MoD Signs Contract for 8 Su-30SM Naval Fighters
The Russian Defence Ministry has purchased eight multi-role Su-30SM for use by the countrys Navy. The Naval version of the Su-30SM was revealed recently ahead of the MAKS 2015 show...
China To Showcase New Strategic Bomber At Military Parade Next Week
China is building a new bomber and will showcase a model in the military parade in Beijing next week. The new bomber is a refitted model independently developed for long-distance precision...
Combat Effectiveness of Yak-130 Enhanced
Irkut has demonstrated Yak-130 trainer aircraft fitted with laser rangefinder intended for visual identification of ground and surface targets and measurement of slant range to them at the MAKS-2015. Russia has...
Belarus To Purchase 8 More Yak-130 Jet Trainers
Belarus plans to purchase eight more Yakovlev (Mitten) Yak-130 jet trainers from Russia, in addition to four planes, which Irkut Corporation agreed to deliver. "In the near future, the purchase of...
Rosoboronexport Plans To Establish Aircraft Service Centers Worldwide
Rosoboronexport will partner aircraft manufacturers to establish service centers for maintenance and repair of Russian aircraft and helicopters in several regions of the world. It includes the framework of offset agreements...
Cambridge Pixel To Demo Multi-Channel Radar Data Recorder At DSEI 2015
Cambridge Pixel has unveiled its multi-channel Radar Data Recorder that can record primary radar video and associated tracks. The radar data recorder can also record AIS, ADS-B, IFF and NMEA-0183 navigation...
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Switzerland Protests F-35 Price Increase by U.S.
The Swiss government has officially initiated diplomatic negotiations with the United States after Washington indicated a potential price increase for the F-35A fighter jets, a move that could jeopardize the $6
Russia Builds Su-57 Shelters at Key Airbase after Ukrainian Drone Strike
Protective hangars are now under active construction at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region, where Su-57 fighter jets are based, according to satellite imagery recently published online
Polish Air Force Commander Visits South Korea to Inspect FA-50PL, Test-Drive KF-21 Fighter
The Polish Air Force Commander Irenewsch Novak and his delegation visited South Korea this week to inspect the production site of the FA-50PL fighter jets and to test-fly the KF-21, South Korea’s next-generation multirole fighter
Thales, Kongsberg Form New Joint Venture for Secure Military Communications
Thales and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed an agreement to create a 50/50 joint venture focused on secure communications, combining encryption, tactical radio, and secure networking capabilities
Baykar’s Akinci Drone Fires AI-enabled Mini Cruise Missile
Large Jet-Powered Ekranoplan Spotted in China, Reviving Cold War-Era Technology
China Reveals Weapons to Destroy Power Grids
Milkor and Hanwha Systems Partner to Enhance UAV Surveillance Capabilities
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
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...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...
