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Raytheon To Upgrade Netherlands' Patriot Missile System With Man Station User Interface
October 8, 2016 @ 11:40 AMRaytheon has won a Netherlands contract to upgrade its Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system with the Modern Man Station user interface. “The Netherlands will continuously modernize Patriot as they intend to keep it in their inventory until at least 2040,” said Ralph Acaba, Raytheon vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense in a statement Thursday
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South Korean Israeli-Made ‘Green Pine’ Anti-ballistic Radar Malfunctions 21 Times In 3
October 7, 2016 @ 06:46 AMSouth Koreas two Israeli-made Green Pine anti-ballistic Radar units detecting Norths ballistic missile launches malfunctioned 21 times in the past three years. Considering that the military operates one radar unit at a time biweekly and it takes two hours to turn on the other radar when one breaks down, 21 malfunctions means the South went 42 hours with neither radar working, according to a military report that was submitted to Rep
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S.Korean Prosecutors Investigate BAE Systems Over KF-16 Upgrade Deal
October 5, 2016 @ 02:57 PMSouth Korean prosecutors will investigate BAE systems over a failed deal to upgrade KF-16 fighter jets which resulted in about 100 billion won ($90 million). The state auditor Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) claimed that the arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) gave multiple favors to BAE Systems when the U
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GRSE Delivers First Mk IV Landing Craft To Indian Navy
October 5, 2016 @ 01:41 PMIndias Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy last week. "L-51 is expected to be commissioned “soon” at Port Blair" the Indian armed forces triservice command that oversees Andaman and Nicobar island territories, Indian Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by
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Iran’s New Drone Similar To Captured US RQ-170 UAV
October 3, 2016 @ 02:38 PMIrans newly built long-range attack drone, ‘Saeqeh is similar to a US drone captured five years ago after it entered Iranian airspace, according to local media. The report described the new drone as a home-grown aircraft "made by reverse engineering of [an] American Lockheed Martin RQ-170" vehicle that was downed in December 2011
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Inertial Navigation System Developed For MC-21 Airliner To Be Used in Russian...
October 3, 2016 @ 02:02 PMRussian firm, Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) is considering adapting the BINS-2015 Inertial Navigation System (INS), originally developed for the MS-21 ( internationally known as MC-21) civilian airliner for use in military drones such as the in-development Altis. "According to our calculations, BINS-2015 will pass all testing and certification stages and will be ready for mass production by 2017
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Indian Reliance, French Dassault JV To Execute $3.3 Billion Rafale Offsets Contract
October 3, 2016 @ 11:36 AMIndian Reliance Group and Dassault Aviation have announced a joint venture (JV) to execute $3.3 billion worth offset contract as part of the Rafale fighter jet deal
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Philippines To Commence Attack Helicopter, Close Air Support Aircraft Procurement in 2017
October 3, 2016 @ 11:09 AMThe Philippine Air Force is likely to commence procurement of attack helicopters and close-air support (CAS) aircraft in 2017 for possible purchase the following year. In addition, the Philippines is looking to procure additional KAI FA-50 aircraft from Korea as well as additional AW 109 attack helicopter from Agusta Westland
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US Approves $20 Billion Fighter Jet sales To Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait
September 29, 2016 @ 03:17 PMThe US has approved a sale of $20 billion fighter jets by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. The potential sales include 72 Boeing F-15 jets to Qatar and 32 F/A-18 E/F fighters to Kuwait
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Test Fires Two Bulava Missiles
September 28, 2016 @ 03:59 PMRussian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has test launched two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea today. "Both missiles were fired from the submarines silos in a routine regime
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
