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Russia Warns Bulgaria Against Servicing MiG-29 Fighter Jets in Poland
September 29, 2015 @ 10:23 AMBulgaria may lose access to spares and documetation of it MiG-29 fighters following a decsion to carry out servicing of its aircraft in Poland. In a move to limit dependency on Russia, Bulgaria chose not to renew its existing repair and maintenance contract with Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (abbreviated RSK MiG) which ends in September, instead it entered into a servicing agreement with Poland for the maintenance of its old MiG-29s in August
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MBDA To Upgrade UK Typhoons' Air-To-Air Missile
September 16, 2015 @ 12:44 PMMBDA has won a $462 million contract to sustain air to air missile that is being used by Typhoon jets of Royal Air Force. Under the eight-year contract, MBDA (UK) will design and build the new variant of their Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missile, incorporating updated sub-systems into the current ASRAAM design
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Indonesia to “Prioritize” Su-35 Aircraft Procurement Despite Budget Cuts
September 13, 2015 @ 06:23 AMThe Indonesian Military (TNI) will “prioritize” Su-35 fighter jets procurement along with radars, kilo-class submarines and frigates during the 2016 financial year. Responding to a planned defense budget cut, Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen
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KRET Develops EW Systems For Offshore Platforms
September 11, 2015 @ 11:26 AMRussia's KRET can equip Fuel and Energy facilities with the electronic warfare capability of countering terror threats. "We can be relied upon to deliver protective systems to fuel and energy facilities — oil wells, offshore drilling platforms and popular sports events, such as the FIFA World Cup
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Russia Flies Around NATO Airspace To Supply Weapons To Syria: Debka File
September 10, 2015 @ 01:28 PMMoscow has opened an alternate route over the Caspian Sea and northern Iran and Iraq to supply weapons to Syria after Turkey, Greek, Bulgaria and Cyprus closed their airspace to Russian military aircraft. The route for its ongoing military airlift from Sevastopol in Crimea and other bases in southern Russia runs over the Caspian Sea and northern Iran and Iraq and terminates with deliveries at the Syrian Mezze Airbase in Damascus and the new Russian air and ground base at Jablah, near the Syrian port of Latakia, DEBKAfile reported Wednesday
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Airbus TO Supply 100 Ecureuil Helicopters To Chinese Financial Leasing Company
September 9, 2015 @ 10:56 AMAirbus Helicopters will supply 100 Ecureuil series light single-engine rotorcraft to Chinese CM International Financial Leasing (CMIFL) over five years. The initial order of 10 units is to be delivered in 2016
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KRTV Showcases Grom E1/E2 Stand-off Munitions At MAKS 2015
August 31, 2015 @ 01:00 PMRussian Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) has unveiled Grom-E1/E2 stand-off munitions at the ongoing MAKS-2015 airshow. Both Grom-E1 guided cruise missile and Grom-E2 gliding bomb are undergoing trials, Janes quoted KTRV director general, Boris Obnosov as saying last Friday
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Russia Supplies Five Air Defense Missile Systems To Kazakhstan For Free
August 25, 2015 @ 02:00 PMRussia has delivered five air defence missile systems to Kazakhstans Air Defence Forces for free. “These S300PS air defence missile systems will be tested during live fire exercise and transferred to military bases of Kazakhstans Air Defence Forces to be in operation readiness covering the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the Commander of Kazakhstan's AA Troops Nurzhan Mukanov said
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Russia’s S-400 Anti-Aircraft System Can “See” Stealth Fighters
August 14, 2015 @ 12:35 PMRussias S-400 ‘Triumph anti-aircraft missile system can spot low flying planes and those with special radar-evading stealth air-frames. “For the S-400 there is no such thing as “stealth” aircraft, the system will see it and will shoot it down,” an S-400 battery commander was quoted as saying in several Russian media outlets
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Google Uses NASA To Leapfrog Aviation Regulations For Drone Testing
August 13, 2015 @ 02:54 PMGoogle uses a legal loophole to piggyback on NASA to test drones in US airspace as it exempts the company from federal aviation regulations. The partnership with NASA will enable Google to test its commercial drones dodging the federal aviation regulations, the Guardian reported Wednesday
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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...
