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Indonesia Deploys F-16s, Warships to Ward Off Chinese EEZ "Intrusion"
January 9, 2020 @ 11:12 AMIndonesia has taken a stance to secure its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from Chinese intrusion by deploying four F-16 fighters and six warships to the South China Sea. “Our Navy and Air Force have been deployed to the North Natuna Sea
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USAF’s New C2 System Improves Situational Awareness, Crew Coordination
January 7, 2020 @ 09:47 AMA squadron of US Air Force completed its first live mission using the AN/TYQ-23A command and control (C2) system that provides considerably more situational awareness and allows better coordination among crew members. “After four years of planning, the 752nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) has successfully completed their first live mission on the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module weapons system at Tinker Air Force Base,” USAF
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China-built Sri Lankan Y-12 Plane Crashes, Four Killed
January 3, 2020 @ 10:46 AMA Chinese-built Y-12 turboprop plane belonging to the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) crashed in the hilly region of Haputale in Uva Province, around 200km from the capital city of Colombo, on Friday. Sri Lanka Air Force spokesperson Group Captain Gihan Seneviratne said that the service has appointed a special investigation team to find the reasons behind the crash of the surveillance vehicle
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Carlos Ghosn Escapes in Musical Instrument case, Seven Arrested in Istanbul Airport
January 2, 2020 @ 02:15 PMFormer Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn who is believed to have escaped from Japan hidden in a musical instrument case, was aided by four pilots and other airline staffers in Istanbul. Members of Gregorian music band arrived at Ghosn's Tokyo home where he had been living under strict bail conditions
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US Navy Awards Lockheed $2.1B for F-35 Components, Logistics Support
January 1, 2020 @ 08:43 AMThe US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts worth $2.1 billon combined to provide logistics support for the Navys F-35 fleet, and to supply long lead components for the production of new jets
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Kuwaiti Eurofighter With E-Scan Radar Makes First Flight
December 23, 2019 @ 03:00 PMThe first Eurofighter jet equipped with Captor E-Scan Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar made its first flight at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, on Monday. "On the 23rd December 2019 at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, the first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) equipped with the Kuwait Air Force configuration has successfully completed its first flight," Eurofighter announced
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Naval Group Delivers Offshore Patrol Vessel to Argentina
December 20, 2019 @ 06:49 PMFrench Naval Group has delivered first of the four ordered Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) designated as A.R
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Embraer To Develop New Transport Plane for Brazilian Air Force
December 20, 2019 @ 09:46 AMEmbraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed a memorandum of understanding to study joint development of a new light military transport aircraft on Thursday. The study seeks to identify alternatives and solutions to meet FABs operational needs, especially in the Amazon region and austere environments, including unpaved, short and damaged runways located in remote areas
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India, US Sign Pact to Transfer Classified Tech
December 19, 2019 @ 07:42 AMIndia and the United States have signed the Industrial Security Annex (ISA) during the second 2+2 dialogue between India's foreign and defense ministers and the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense in Washington. This is considered an important agreement for any country seeking to receive high-end defense technology from the US
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Leonardo Demos Ultra-light Radar for UK’s Tempest Future jet project
December 18, 2019 @ 06:25 PMLeonardo UK has demonstrated a new radar receiver, warner technology as part of its development work for the Tempest project, the future combat jet project in which the UK, Italy and Sweden are working together. In a laboratory demonstration for the UK MoD and other Team Tempest partners, the new sensor demonstrated a direction finding performance of four times what is possible with typical radar warning receiver while being just 1/10th the size of a standard system
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
Russian Army Mounts Kornet ATGM on Motorcycle
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...