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Singapore Names New Air Force Chief
January 29, 2016 @ 10:01 AMSingapore has appointed Brigadier-General (BG) Mervyn Tan Wei Ming, Director Military Intelligence (DMI) and Chief Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) as its new Air Force Chief. Ming replaced Major-General (MG) Hoo Cher Mou as Chief of Air Force on 28 March 2016, Singapore Ministry of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Six Companies Awarded USAF Contracts Worth $538 Million For Tactical and Strategic...
January 28, 2016 @ 07:20 AMThe US Department of Defense has announced six contractors for a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth $538 million under the Platform for Engineering and Integration of Tactical and Strategic Systems (PEITSS). The companies awarded this US Air Force contracts are: BCF Solutions Inc
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BAE Systems Unveils Military Aircraft Route Planning Service
January 27, 2016 @ 10:15 AMBAE Systems has revealed a system to reduce risk of collusion in uncontrolled UK airspace. The Centralised Aviation Data Service (CADS) provides visibility of notified hazards and awareness of the intentions of other CADS users, helping military pilots plan routes through uncontrolled UK airspace, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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India’s LCA Tejas Flies Into Foreign Airspace For The First Time
January 18, 2016 @ 02:18 PMIndias indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas has flown into foreign airspace for the first time. Tejas aircraft reached Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain Sunday and will later take part in Airshow commencing on January 21
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Assembly of Israel’s First F-35 ‘Adir’ Fighter Begins
January 12, 2016 @ 10:40 AMIsraels F-35A designated as ‘Adir officially began its mate process where four major components of the fifth generation fighter aircraft will be assembled in the Electronic Mate and Assembly Station to form the aircraft's structure. Lockheed Martin and Israeli Ministry of Defense officials commemorated the beginning of the first F-35A "Adir" (meaning "mighty one" in Hebrew) manufactured for Israel at Fort Worth Jan
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Armed Turkish Jets Breach Greek Airspace
January 9, 2016 @ 07:25 AMGreece has accused Turkey of violating airspace rules by flying military aircraft over the northeastern and southeastern Aegean without permission, the Greek Defense Ministry said Friday. The officials said that the seven Turkish fighter jets infiltrated the airspace on late Thursday, of which two were armed
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Spain, Belgium To Take Over NATO’s Baltic Air Patrolling Mission
January 6, 2016 @ 12:49 PMThe 40th rotation of NATOs Baltic Air Policing mission will take place this week (7 January 2016) in Lithuania and Estonia. Responsibility for the mission will be transferred from Hungary and Germany to Spain and Belgium, demonstrating NATOs enduring solidarity with its Baltic Allies, NATO said in a statement Tuesday Spain will lead the Baltic Air Policing mission for the first four months of 2016 with four Eurofighter Typhoon jets based at Šiauliai, Lithuania
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South Sudan’s Army Acquires Shoulder Missiles From Unidentified Source: Report
January 5, 2016 @ 01:11 PMThe Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA), an official army of South Sudan, has admitted to have recently acquire supplies of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles from an unidentified source, local media reports. A high ranking military officer in the army and a longtime military ally of President Salva Kiir told Sudan Tribune on the New Year Eve that the army had obtained dozens of shoulder missiles
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US Shared Su-24 Flight Data With Turkey: Russia Claims
December 24, 2015 @ 09:20 AMRussia has accused the US of sharing flight data with Turkey of the Su-24 aircraft that was brought down on November 24 claiming to have been flying in Turkish airspace. The Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday that the Turkish official statement that was published in local media was a clear indication of treachery by the US
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Boeing Delivers Final 737 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft To Turkey
December 10, 2015 @ 05:30 AMBoeing has delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Air Force. Boeing delivered the final aircraft at Konya Air Base Wednesday, completing the Turkish AEW&C fleet and enhancing Turkeys airspace surveillance and battle management capabilities
Indian Rafale Jets Fired SCALP Missiles, Hammer Precision Bombs at Pakistani Targets
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Loses Second F/A-18 Fighter Jet in Red Sea...
Three of 4 Yemenia Airlines' Aircraft Destroyed, Sana’a Airport Rendered Unusable in...
AeroVironment Unveils Titan 4 Counter-Drone System
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...
