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Airbus Helicopters Selected As Aircraft Service Provider For UK’s Military Flying Training...
May 20, 2016 @ 01:28 PMAirbus Helicopters has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service Provider for the UKs Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The contract, worth £500 million over 17 years, will see Airbus Helicopters deliver aircraft and an integrated support solution over the course of 18 months, ready to start training in April 2018
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France Launches Neuron UCAV Naval Test Campaign
May 18, 2016 @ 12:40 PMThe French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has launched new campaign of flight tests of the NEURON Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator. The first flight took place today at Istres
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Indonesia To Buy Airbus A400M Military Transport, Eight Su-35 Fighter Aircraft
May 11, 2016 @ 02:41 PMIndonesia plans to purchase some Airbus A400M military transport aircraft and eight Su-35 fighter jets. "I have a plan to buy A400s from Europe
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Elbit Systems Tests Night Attack Flight System For Helicopters
May 4, 2016 @ 01:49 PMElbit Systems has performed a series of demonstration flights using BrightNite system, a solution that enables utility helicopters to perform Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) missions. The goal of the flights was to demonstrate the systems performance in DVE conditions, in moonless, pitch dark nights, in which flights are rarely executed
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CybAero Tests Ship Based APID One System From Swedish Corvette
May 4, 2016 @ 09:40 AMCybAero has ended a test campaign with their ship based system APID One in the last week of April. The clients of the campaign were FMV (the Swedish Defence Procurement Agency) in collaboration with the Swedish Navy
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Thai Navy Receives First Two H145M Choppers
April 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two of five lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters to the Royal Thai Navy. “After the H145M made its market entry with the German Air Force at the end of last year, we are very proud that the Royal Thai Navy has become another operator of the new H145M”, said Wolfgang Schoder
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PGZ, Airbus Helicopters Begin Industrial Talks On Tiger HAD CHoppers Project In...
April 29, 2016 @ 09:00 AMPolska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Airbus Helicopters are hosting a two-day workshop in Radom on the 28 – 29 April to identify potential areas of cooperation around the Tiger HAD project, in the frame of the Kruk attack helicopter project. The event included the global network of Tiger HAD suppliers who took part in the discussions with a number of Polish companies
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Contracts Worth US$ 745 Million Announced At DSA 2016
April 20, 2016 @ 11:18 AMMalaysias Defense Ministry has announced eight defense contracts worth RM2.8 billion (US$716 million), four Letters of Acceptance (LOA) worth RM114 Million (US$ 29 million), two Letters of Intent and a Letter of Instruction during the ongoing Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition and Conference
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CFM Delivers First LEAP-1A Engines To Airbus
April 18, 2016 @ 09:43 AMCFM has delivered the first two production engines (a shipset) for Airbus on April 2. This delivery paves the way for installation on the first customer aircraft and for entry into service by mid-year
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Egypt Planning to Buy French Frigates, Military Satellite Systems Worth Euro 1
April 8, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEgypt and France are planning to seal agreements worth €1 billion this month for the sale of fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. The agreements will be signed during a visit by French President Francois Hollande to Cairo this month, Sputnik reported
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
Australia Fires Precision Strike Missile from HIMARS for First Time
Russia Upgrades Iran-Origin Shahed Drones for Stealthier, Deadlier Attacks on Ukraine
U.S. Approves $4.67B NASAMS Missile Sale to Egypt
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...