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German Opposition Parties Against Turkey Using Leopard 2 Tanks in Syrian Offensive
January 25, 2018 @ 10:36 AMGerman opposition have come out against the use of German-made Leopard 2 tanks by Turkey in its offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin region. The criticism comes after it was reported by Turkish media that Berlin was considering providing Turkish tanks with better mine-protection gear
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Airbus helicopters Delivered 409 Choppers in 2017, Logged Orders for 350 More
January 22, 2018 @ 11:25 AMAirbus Helicopters delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders for the super-medium H175
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US Military Aircraft Accidents in Japan Doubled Year-to-Year in 2017
January 22, 2018 @ 09:55 AMA Japanese Defense Ministry investigation has revealed that the number of accidents involving US military aircraft stationed in Japan doubled in last two years, contradicting a recent claim by the US military official that the numbers have dropped. There were 25 mishaps in 2017, as opposed to 11 in 2016, the investigation states,
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S Korea's Marine Corps Receives First Batch Of Surion Marine Utility Helicopters
January 10, 2018 @ 04:51 PMKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has delivered first two multirole helicopters, the Surion Marine Utility Helicopters (MUH-1), for South Korea's Marine Corps on Wednesday. The MUH-1s, the Marine version of the KUH-1 Surion, will be used for various missions, including the defense of strategic islands, rapid response and humanitarian operations, Yonhap reports Wednesday
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BAE Wins $19 Million for Depot-level Maintenance of Guided Missile Cruiser USS
January 9, 2018 @ 05:07 AMBAE Systems was awarded an $18.9 million order for a selected restricted availability (SRA) on USS Princeton (CG 59) homeported in San Diego, California
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South Korea to Recruit Soldiers for Dronebot Combat Unit
December 29, 2017 @ 12:17 PMSouth Korea's Army will select soldiers next year to serve in the envisioned "dronebot combat unit," which it describes as a potential game changer in warfare. The Army will create a related military occupational specialty in the coming year
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Airbus Helicopters Signs £100 Million Support Contract For UK’s Puma 2 Chopper
December 22, 2017 @ 12:01 PMAirbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned service life of the aircraft. The contract, worth an initial £100 million, is the first of two pricing periods which will see Airbus Helicopters provide full technical support and logistics until March 2022
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Indonesia To Mass Produce Up to 1000 Indigenous P-250 Bombs For Air...
December 20, 2017 @ 08:43 AMIndonesias weapons manufacturer PT Sari Bahari said that it will soon begin mass production of P-250 Practice (P) bombs, which will be used to train the Air Forces Sukhoi fighter jet pilots, after a successful explosion test last week. The Indonesian firm tested P-250 Live (L) from the Pandanwangi air weapon range (AWR) in Lumajang regency, East Java, last Friday, The Jakarta Post reports
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Illegal Canadian Subsidies Propped up Bombardier C Series Program: Boeing
December 19, 2017 @ 08:41 AMBoeing justified its case against Bombardier at the International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing on Monday by claiming that Bombardiers ‘illegal business practices with its C Series aircraft harmed United States domestic industry. “Boeing brought this case seeking enforcement of US trade law, which mirrors the widely-accepted rules of international trade adopted by most WTO member nations, including Canada
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Russian Helicopters, Progression to Market Choppers in South-east Asia
December 12, 2017 @ 12:36 PMRussian Helicopters, Singaporean Progression Pte and Russia-Singapore Business Council (RSBC) have signed an agreement with Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-tech Companies and Presentation of Investment Projects on cooperation and joint collaboration to promote helicopters in the South-east Asia region. Under the Agreement, Progression Pte
Turkey Begins Mass Production of Kizilelma Unmanned Combat Aircraft
Pakistan Inducts Chinese Z-10ME Attack Helicopters
France Delivers Bastion Armored Vehicles to Ukraine after Years of Testing
Russia Deploys New Pantsir-SMD Missile Systems
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...