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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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Australia To Get 49 PC-21 Trainer Aircraft For $1.2 Billion
December 8, 2015 @ 02:30 PMLockheed Martin has won a $1.2 billion contract to supply 49 Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft and seven Flight Simulators To support Australian Defense Force Pilot Training System
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Russia Deployed Two S-400 Regiments, Pantsir-S AD Missiles In Arctic In 2015
December 8, 2015 @ 01:56 PMRussia has deployed two S-400 Triumf air defense missile regiments along with Pantsir-s AD missile system batteries in the Arctic in 2015. Pantsir-S AD missile/gun system batteries will act as close-in defense for the S-400s
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Russian PAK-FA Fifth Gen Fighter Jet Completes Flight Test
December 8, 2015 @ 01:49 PMRussian fifth-generation PAK-FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet has completed flight tests. "Several planes are now primarily testing airborne avionics
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Russia Reinforces Armenian Military Base With Attack And Transport Choppers
December 8, 2015 @ 12:55 PMRussia has reinforced its Armenian military base by deploying attack and transport helicopters. Russia has deployed a total of seven helicopters MI-24 and Mi-8 at the base near the capital city of Yerevan, and one more batch would be delivered to the base before the year end, the Russian defense ministry was quoted as saying by RIA news agency Tuesday
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German Armed Forces Takes Delivery Of First Two Airbus H145 Helicopters
December 8, 2015 @ 12:05 PMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters (LUH SOF) to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), the company press statement said Tuesday. The helicopters will be used by the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), the German Armys Special Forces, in Laupheim
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Islamic State Uses Weapons, Ammunition Seized From Iraqi Army: Amnesty International
December 8, 2015 @ 10:29 AMPoorly regulated arms flow and careless handling on the ground in Iraq for decades has led to Islamic State (IS) to get weapons, ammunition and equipment that were looted from the Iraqi army. In a report by Amnesty International that draws expert analysis of thousands of videos and images, ‘Taking Stock: The arming of the IS catalogues how IS fighters are using arms, mainly looted from Iraqi military stocks, which were manufactured and designed in more than two dozen countries, including Russia, China the USA and EU states
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Turkey To Place First Order For Indigenous Regional Jets
December 8, 2015 @ 09:43 AMTurkey may place its first order for indigenous regional jets that are currently under construction. The defense procurement officials have said that the Turkish General Staff will place the orders for both models of the TRJ328 and the TRJ628 jets with the procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), Hurriyet Daily News reported Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $318 Million Support Contract For Hellfire II Missiles
December 8, 2015 @ 08:11 AMLockheed Martin has won a support contract worth $318 million to provide Hellfire II missile hardware and component production requirements for the US Army and the Air Force. The contract awarded by the US Department of Defense will also see Lockheed Martin offering support to the foreign customers of Hellfire II missile – Korea, Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, India, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Indonesia, the DoD statement said
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Boeing Delivers 14th Mk6 Chinooks To UK
December 8, 2015 @ 08:01 AMBoeing has completed the United Kingdoms order of 14 Mk6 Chinook helicopters with the last Mk6 Chinook delivery, the company announced yesterday. The completion of the £1bn contract signed in 2011 brings the total force of RAF Chinook fleet to 60
Indian Rafale Jets Fired SCALP Missiles, Hammer Precision Bombs at Pakistani Targets
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Loses Second F/A-18 Fighter Jet in Red Sea...
Three of 4 Yemenia Airlines' Aircraft Destroyed, Sana’a Airport Rendered Unusable in...
AeroVironment Unveils Titan 4 Counter-Drone System
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...
