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Chinese Y-12E Turboprop Operates From 'World's Most Dangerous Airport'
October 30, 2018 @ 10:17 AMA Chinese Y-12E Turboprop aircraft operated by Royal Nepal Airlines (RNA) commenced flights to Lukla, considered the worlds most dangerous airport. Flights to this airport, which had been suspended since two years, recommenced earlier this month with the RNA flight connecting Kathmandu to Lukla
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IAF Base Repair Depot Performs Complete Overhaul of Sukhoi Su-30MKI
October 26, 2018 @ 05:45 PMThe first indigenously overhauled Sukhoi Su-30MKI supersonic aircraft at an IAF base repair depot (BRD) was handed over to the Operational Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Nashik on Friday. Air Marshal Hemant Sharma, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, formally handed over the overhauled Su-30MKI fighter aircraft to Air Marshal H
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Inter Korean Joint Security Area Disarmed
October 25, 2018 @ 01:25 PMNorth, South Korea and the UN completed the work of withdrawing military posts, armed troops and firearms from the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the buffer zone separating the two Koreas today. Earlier the area was de-mined under UN observation and declared mine-free
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Bell, Thales to Develop Flight Control System for VTOL Aircraft
October 24, 2018 @ 06:39 AMBell Helicopter announced today a teaming agreement with Thales, for the development of flight control systems for Bells vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and on-demand mobility (ODM) solutions. “We continue to expand our team and capabilities for our ODM aircraft to bring the most advanced technology available and new vertical lift solutions to the market,” said Bells Scott Drennan, Vice President of Innovation
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Thales Launches 4D AESA Radar for Naval Platforms
October 23, 2018 @ 01:43 PMThales today announced a 4D AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) air and surface surveillance radar, the NS50 for naval platforms. With the NS50, Thales aims to bring the benefits of 4D AESA radar to naval vessels where 2D radars are the standard, a Thales release said
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Chinese firm Tests BrahMos-rivaling Supersonic Cruise Missile
October 17, 2018 @ 09:00 AMA Chinese firm yesterday tested a ramjet powered- missile, HD-1 which it claims is a rival to the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Suggesting that the missile would target the potential market of BrahMos, a Chinese export was quoted by the Global Times publication as saying, “the BrahMos missile is a more expensive, less useful supersonic cruise missile developed by India and Russia
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BAE Systems Demonstrates Software for US Military Cyber Security
October 17, 2018 @ 07:12 AMBAE Systems XTS Guard 5 cyber security software has demonstrated its ability to provide United States intelligence organizations with access to geospatial imagery and data from BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) Platform. The system ensures secure sharing between networks of various security classifications and sections
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Airbus Helicopters’ Rapid, Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft Project Makes Progress
October 16, 2018 @ 04:05 PMKey sub-systems of the Airbus Helicopters RACER (Rapid and Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) technology demonstrator have now passed their preliminary design review (PDR) giving way to the launching of first components manufacture. Final assembly of the prototype is planned to start in Q4 2019
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Two Belgian F-16 Fighter Jets Destroyed in Accidental Cannon Fire
October 14, 2018 @ 02:57 PMAn F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Belgian Air Force was completedly gutted and another severely damaged after a mechanic accidentally activated a third aircrafts 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon. The incident happened when the mechanic was servicing an F-16 warplane at Florennes Air Base in the south of the country Thursday, local media and agencies reported
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Eight Firms Share US DoD’s $25 Billion Worldwide Logistics Contract
October 12, 2018 @ 09:53 AMEight American firms will share a combined $$25,500,000,000 contract to provide for worldwide logistics support services to the United States Department of Defence. The firms re L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, AAR Supply Chain, Dyncorp International, Arma Aviation Corp, North American Surveillance Systems, Pinnacle, Black Hall Aerospace, and Leidos Innovations, ma US DoD release said Thursday
U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $580M Contract for Next Generation Jammer
Type 45 Destroyer Conducts First Royal Navy Intercept of Supersonic Threat
U.A.E. to Become World’s Second Largest Gallium Producer under New Deal with...
Chinese Researchers Deploy DeepSeek AI to Simulate Military Scenarios
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...
