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Russia Plans to Purchase Additional 114 Ka-52 Helicopters Under New State Arms
February 8, 2018 @ 12:05 AMThe Russian defense ministry intends to purchase an additional 114 Ka-52 helicopters under the new State Arms Program 2018-2027. The Ministry of Defense of Russia plans to conclude a contract for the purchase of an additional 114 Ka-52 Alligator helicopters as part of the implementation of the new State Arms Program 2018-2027
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Russian Helicopters, Thai Company MOU on Helicopter Maintenance
February 7, 2018 @ 09:54 AMRussian Helicopters and Thai company Datagate Limited signed a memorandum of intent on cooperation in setting up a maintenance service center for Russian-made helicopters at the Singapore Airshow. The document was signed by Deputy General Director on Aftersales of Russian Helicopters, Igor Chechikov and Director of Datagate Ms
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Rheinmetall and Sikorsky Team-up to Offer CH-53K for Germany's New Heavy Lift...
February 6, 2018 @ 12:44 PMRheinmetall and Sikorsky signed a strategic teaming agreement for competing in the German Air Force "Schwerer Transporthubschrauber" (STH) Program. "With Rheinmetall as the strategic partner for Sikorsky, we are convinced that together we provide the best possible state-of-the-art aircraft for the German Air Force as successor for the legacy CH-53G fleet," said Armin Papperger Rheinmetall CEO
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Sikorsky Qualifies Weapons System for Black Hawk Helicopter
February 5, 2018 @ 09:40 AMSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed qualification to military standards of a comprehensive weapons system for S-70M / S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. Fully integrated with the aircraft's existing avionics, the system allows either pilot to place munitions quickly from forward firing guns, rocket pods and laser-designated air-to-ground missile launchers onto static or moving targets with high accuracy
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Russian Sukhoi-25 Aircraft Shot Down By MANPAD Missile System In Syria
February 5, 2018 @ 09:23 AMAl Qaeda-linked militants in Syria shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft using a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system on February 3, killing its pilot. "A Russian aircraft crashed during a flight over the Idlib de-escalation area," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday
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US Marines’ Japan-based Osprey Squadron Head Sacked over Mistrust
February 2, 2018 @ 01:13 PMUS Marines commander of Japan-based Osprey squadron has been sacked ‘due to loss of trust following a series of accidents involving the rotorcraft in the past few months. Bryan Swenson was relieved of his duties last week, “due to loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead the command,” III Marine Expeditionary Force was quoted as saying in a statement to AFP on Friday
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Russia Trying to ‘Exclude’ Ukraine from Soviet-era Equipment Repair Contracts
February 2, 2018 @ 12:23 PMRussia is pressuring countries operating Soviet-era military equipment from taking services of Ukraine based companies for repair and overhaul. Sergii Sliusarenko, CEO of Ukrinmash, a Ukrainian firm specializing in military-technical cooperation with foreign entities said, "The Russian side has recently been resorting to tactics of, for instance, bombarding potential customers with letters demanding to exclude Ukrainian enterprises from tenders
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HAL Tests Locally-made Automatic Flight Control System for Light Combat Helicopter
February 2, 2018 @ 05:51 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) carried out the first flight of Light Combat Helicopter (Technology Demonstrator-2) with an in-house developed Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) for the first time in the country. The maiden flight was flawless and flew for 20 minutes with the engagement of the system throughout, a HAL release said
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Bell-Boeing Begins Modification of US Marine Corps’ Ospreys
February 1, 2018 @ 12:00 PMThe US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey helicopter is undergoing modifications at Boeings Philadelphia facility that will improve readiness and reliability of the fleet of tiltrotor aircraft. Last week, the first MV-22 to be modified arrived at Boeings Philadelphia facility where majority of the work will be completed
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Ukraimash Opens Mi-8 Helicopter Service Center in Bangladesh
February 1, 2018 @ 10:53 AMUnrainian firm Ukrinmash has opened a service center for Soviet-era Mi-8/Mi-1/Mi-24 helicopters at the request of the Bangladesh Air Force Command. Official Ukrainian delegation consisting of representatives of the State Concern “Ukroboronprom”, State Firm “Ukrinmash” and management of the aircraft repair factory “Aviakon” attended the opening on January 27, 2017
Brazil Drops Indian Missile Deal, Eyes EMADS for Air Defense
Israel Aerospace, Fire Free Forests to Launch New Boeing 767-Based Aerial Firefighting...
Sweden Orders $526M Artillery Ammunition from Rheinmetall, Nammo
Bell Selected to Build High-Speed Runway-Independent X-Plane for DARPA
Chinese 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...