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Israel Aerospace Launches F-35 Jet Wing Skins Production Line
December 31, 2018 @ 09:19 AMLockheed Martin has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as a sub-contractor to manufacture wing skins for F-35 fighter jets. IAI has launched a new production line for skins for the F-35 wings
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China Starts Construction of Pakistan Navy’s First Type 054 Warship
December 24, 2018 @ 02:26 PMThe China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) held a steel cutting ceremony of Pakistan Navys second Type 054A/P multi-mission frigate at the Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard China. The Type 054A/P is a part of an order of four such ships
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Chinese S-400 Shoots Down Ballistic Missile Target in Test
December 24, 2018 @ 12:37 PMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) shot down a ballistic missile target during a test fire of one of its S-400 air defense missile systems. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China test fired one of the S-400 missile defense systems it bought from Russia in May 2018
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Lockheed Martin to Reduce F-35 Fighter jet price to $80 Million by
December 21, 2018 @ 08:52 AMLockheed Martin will reduce the unit price of the F-35 jet to $80 million in 2020 from the current $89 million and is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s in 2019 to US and international customers The US Company delivered the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2018 and demonstrating the F-35 enterprise's ability to ramp to full rate production. The 91 deliveries in 2018 represent nearly a 40 percent increase from 2017 and about a 100 percent production increase compared to 2016
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Qatar to Receive First Batch of Rafale Fighters in February Next Year
December 14, 2018 @ 10:17 AMQatar Emiri Air Force is likely to receive the first batch of Rafale fighters in February next year. “Qatar Emiri Air Force will receive the first batch of Rafale on sixth of February 2019,” according to a twitter account linked to the Qatari Emir quoted an unnamed source as saying in the official video of the Emiri Air Force Thursday
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German Military Orders 7 Airbus H145 Helicopters to Replace Search and Rescue
December 13, 2018 @ 01:22 PMThe Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) obsolete Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet. Airbus Helicopters will also be responsible for logistics support, repair, and maintenance of the helicopters
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India Fires Agni-5 Ballistic Missile from Mobile Launcher
December 10, 2018 @ 12:57 PMIndia on Monday fired a home-grown nuclear-capable long range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni 5 from a canister on a mobile launcher. “Indigenous long range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni5, was successfully launched from a canister on a road mobile launcher at Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha, today, Indian Defense Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman said in a tweet Monday
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Russian Helicopters Details Military Helicopter MRO Center in Egypt
December 6, 2018 @ 01:39 PMRussian Helicopters is completing the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center for its Mi-8/17 helicopters based at Egyptian Helwan Factory for Developed Industries (HFDI) facility. The Company is to certify the MRO center in Egypt in 2019
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India to Start Construction of Second Aircraft Carrier in Three Years: Navy...
December 5, 2018 @ 08:54 AMIndia is likely to start the construction of its second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-II) in three years, Indian Naval Chief said Monday. Speaking on the eve of Navy Day, the Chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba said, “Case for a second IAC has received necessary impetus, though it is still a decade away
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Serbia Receives First of Nine H145M Helicopters from Airbus
November 23, 2018 @ 04:14 PMThe Serbian Ministry of Defense has received first of nine H145M helicopters from Airbus for its Air Force. Two more H145Ms are scheduled to be delivered in Decemner
Ukraine Faces $5B Shortfall in Military Budget Amid Growing War Costs
MBDA Invests in Hybrid Drones, Maker of Jet-Electric Hydra 400 UAV
Indian Army Kills Three Terrorists in Kashmir's Shopian as Operation Keller Intensifies
South Korea to Assess K9, Cheonmu, Cheonma Weapon Systems for Upgrades
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...
