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Canada Likely To Sign Agreement To Purchase 18 Super Hornets By Early
March 3, 2017 @ 08:45 AMThe Canadian Government may sign a bilateral agreement with the US to purchase 18 new Super Hornet aircraft and elements of associated in-service support as soon as the end of 2017 or early 2018. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has released an update indicating that the negotiations are proceeding
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Thirty Indian Mi-17-1B Helicopters To Be Repaired In Russia
March 3, 2017 @ 07:27 AMRussian Helicopters will repair 30 Indian Mi-17-1B multi-role helicopters in Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant in the next three years. "30 Indias Mi-17-1B helicopters will be repaired at facilities of Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant by mid-2018," the companys press service said citing Deputy Chief Executive Officer Igor Chechikov Thursday
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Sikorsky's S-70i Prototype For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program
March 2, 2017 @ 01:45 PMLockheed Martin Sikorsky has transferred S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Aselsan for use as prototype aircraft for Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). The TUHP program costs $3
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India's Newly Commissioned Ships Moving Without Helicopters
February 28, 2017 @ 11:40 AMIndia's newly inducted ships, such as INS Chennai, INS Kochi and INS Delhi, are moving without helicopters onboard. Indian Navy requires at least 100 multi-role helicopters with facilities such as anti-submarine, anti-surface equipment, sonar facility to replace the existing Chetak series
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Indonesian Air Force Investigates AugustaWestland 101 Helicopter Purchase Deal
February 10, 2017 @ 10:53 AMIndonesian Air Force is investigating the purchase of AugustaWestland VVIP helicopter reportedly worth U$55 million (Rp741 billion) despite rejecting the deal. “The investigation team is currently preparing documents related to the procurement plan for the purchase of the helicopter, which was manufactured in the UK and Italy,” Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto was quoted as saying by Antara News Thursday
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E 2D Hawkeye Jets Arrive in Japan, To Improve Early Warning Against...
February 4, 2017 @ 11:45 AMA squadron of five E-2D Hawkeye Advanced surveillance aircraft has joined the Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier Strike Group in the Japanese city of Iwakuni Thursday in order to boost airborne radar and detection capabilities in the Asia-Pacific. The forward deployment is seen as an effort to raise deterrence against the efforts by China to build up its naval capabilities
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Germany's First NH90 helicopters Reaches Mali
February 3, 2017 @ 01:37 PMGerman military's first NH90 medium class military helicopters arrived in Mali as part of its largest military mission abroad currently. An additional 300 German soldiers are deployed in Mali as part of the European Unions (EU) training mission EUTM,
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Canada Starts Negotiations To Buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets
February 1, 2017 @ 07:49 AMCanada government has started to negotiate with USA about sole-source purchase of up to 18 F/AQ-18 Super Hornet jet fighters from the US. The move, intended as a stopgap solution to ease pressure on the air force's aging fleet of CF-18s, could cost taxpayers between $5 billion and $7 billion over the lifetime of the aircraft, according to data circulating within the Department of National Defence,
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Malaysian Coast Guard To Be Strengthened With Three Patrol Vessels, Japan's Ex-Ojika-Class...
January 25, 2017 @ 03:00 PMThe Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency's (MMEA's) patrol and surveillance capabilities will soon be strengthened with the three new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) supplied by a local company, and an ex-Ojika-class ship from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). Malaysian company Destini has won a MYR738
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France Deploys Two Additional Reapers To Niger
January 10, 2017 @ 01:40 PMFrance has deployed two additional MQ-9 Reaper drones to Niamey, Niger received from General Atomics in support of the country's Operation in the Sahel region. The UAVs arrived at Base Aérienne 101 in Niamey, Niger, at the end of 2016 where the Escadron de Drone 1/33 Belfort has been operating three other MQ-9s since January 2015 in support of the country's Operation 'Barkhane' in the Sahel region, a French military source was quoted as saying by
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
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...