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DCNS, Airbus Helicopters To Co-Design French Navy’s Tactical VTOL Drone System
October 20, 2016 @ 11:44 AMDCNS and Airbus Helicopters are joining forces to design French Navys tactical Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) drone system. The teaming of DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will be equipped to address all technical challenges arising from the naval integration of the drones through the creation of robust system architecture that can evolve and adapt to meet every need, according to joint statement issued today
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Canada Completes CC-130J Hercules Fleet Upgrade
October 19, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThe Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the completion of a major upgrade of all 17 CC-130J Hercules aircraft. The 17th and last upgraded Hercules was received on October 13, 2016, Canadian Department of National defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Korean Air Force To Acquire 2 more Peace Eye AEW&Cs
October 10, 2016 @ 06:55 AMSouth Korean Air Force has considered acquiring two more Peace Eye airborne early warning and control aircraft to better regulate and protect the country's Korean Air Defense Identification Zone from all possible intruders The E-737s delivers South Korea the ability. The acquisition move will increase the number of E-737s to six, strengthening the country's operational capabilities,
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Finnish Air Force Suspects Two Airspace Violations By Su-27 Planes
October 7, 2016 @ 11:54 AMThe Finnish Air Force has suspected that two different Russian aircraft Su-27 have violated its airspace Thursday. Russian Su-27 jet had alleged stayed in the Finnish airspace for about a minute after crossing the border near the town of Porvoo some 30 miles east of the capital, Helsinki,
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Upgraded Russian Mi-28NM Helicopter To Have Omni-directional Radar, Countermeasures
October 6, 2016 @ 03:58 PMRussian Mi-28NM advanced upgraded attack helicopter will carry unique mast-mounted omnidirectional radar, advanced engines, an all-new control system and an air defense countermeasures system, Russian deputy Defense Minister said. The sophisticated Mi-28NM is much different from the baseline Mi-28N, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by Tass Wednesday
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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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Pak Stock Markets Dive As Its Warplanes Take To The Skies
September 22, 2016 @ 09:34 AMPakistani stocks hit a two –week low Wednesday amid reports of heightened tension between Islamabad and New Delhi over Kashmir issue even as the country continues to rehearse its fighter jets by closing down its airports. Rising regional political tension between India and Pakistan took a toll on the stock market as the benchmark -100 indexes plunged 1
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Pakistan Closes Airspace For Warplanes Rehearsal 'Amidst Indian Threats': Pak Media
September 21, 2016 @ 11:04 AMPakistani warplanes are said to have commenced a take-off-and-landing rehearsal in the northern region of the country this morning ‘amidst threats from India. The Express Tribune newspaper reported today that Pakistan International Airlines had cancelled flights from Islamabad to Skardu, Gilgit, Chitral and Peshawar this morning for an unspecified period to facilitate the rehearsal by the Pakistan Air Force
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DARPA Announces 'Aerial Dragnet Program' To Track Small UAVs
September 15, 2016 @ 10:49 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative called Aerial Dragnet program to provide wide-area surveillance of all unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating below 1000 feet in a large city. Airspace for the flying public today is perpetually congested yet remarkably safe, thanks in no small part to a well-established air traffic control system that tracks, guides and continuously monitors thousands of flights a day
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General Dynamics To Provide Next-Gen Crytographic Module to US Air Force
September 7, 2016 @ 09:31 AMGeneral Dynamics will supply an updated Air Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Mode 4/5 KIV-78 Combined Interrogator or Transponder Applique to the US Air Force. The deliveries will start from February 2017, the company announced Tuesday
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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...
