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India To Upgrade Six Kamov Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopters
March 31, 2015 @ 02:08 PMIndia will upgrade six of its Russian made Kamov 28 anti-submarine warfare helicopters besides overhaul of another four. The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the proposal for the upgrades on Saturday, an unnamed defense source was quoted as saying by PTI
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General Dynamics' Zumwalt Class Destroyer Delivery To US Navy Delayed By A...
March 10, 2015 @ 11:39 AMDelivery of two electric powered General Dynamics' Zumwalt-class destroyer for the US Navy has been delayed by a year, various media reported Monday. The Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was planned to be delivered by summer, but that has dropped back to November, on the other hand work on the third and last ship in the class, Lyndon B
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Iran Navy To Develop Anti-Ship Phalanx Weapon System
March 9, 2015 @ 02:19 PMIran has plans to manufacture a homegrown version of the Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) on board military vessels for defense against anti-ship missiles, Tasnim News Agency reported Saturday. “The research work has now started on the Phalanx system to build its Iranian model,” Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was quoted as saying by the agency
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HATSOFF To Set Up Second Simulator Platform
March 9, 2015 @ 10:09 AMThe Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) is planning to set up a second simulator platform in Bangalore for training pilots for specific flying training like Eurocopter Dauphin or the Bell 412 or Indias Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv), Deccan Herald reported last week. HATSOFF is a joint venture of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE
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Iran Considering Russian Antey Anti-Aircraft Missile
February 23, 2015 @ 01:32 PMRussia has offered its latest Antey-2500 Anti-Aircraft missile to Iran, Rostec said Monday. The deal comes after S-300 missile surface-to-air contract with Iran was dropped under western pressure, Tass reported
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Iran Conducting Final Tests Of Homa Helicopter
February 17, 2015 @ 10:54 AMIrans latest helicopter 'Homa is now at the final stage of testing, Managing-Director of Iran's Helicopter Renovation and Logistics Company (PANHA) General Mohammad Ali Ahmadabadi said. "The helicopter has been built as a result of the efforts of PANHA company and is a 14-seater chopper," Ahmadabadi was quoted as saying by Fars News Agency on Monday
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Indian Army's Dhruv Helicopter Crashes, Two Officers Killed
February 12, 2015 @ 10:19 AMThe Indian Armys Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv yesterday crashed in Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir, reportedly killing two officers. The Army Aviations chopper was on a night flying training mission, took off from Manasbal base at about 7 pm and crashed within about an hour after taking off
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AgustaWestland To Skip Aero India 2015, Finmeccanica Group To Attend
February 11, 2015 @ 04:10 PMItalys Finmeccanica will be present at the Aero India show in Bengaluru, a year after being asked to leave the military exhibition Defexpo, whereas AgustaWestland will be skipping the show. Secretary for defence production G
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IAI Introduces New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
February 10, 2015 @ 01:28 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a maritime patrol aircraft, dubbed ELI-3360 based on the Bombardier Global 5000 business jet. Avishai Izhakian, deputy general manager of IAI's Elta Systems airborne systems and radars division said, "there are negotiations with some potential customers for the new system, which incorporates the companys ELM-2022 maritime search radar and an electro-optical/infrared sensor
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Aero India Warming Up To ‘Make in India’
February 9, 2015 @ 09:33 AMPrime Minister Narendra Modis ‘Make in India (MII) call seems to have rung a bell with the global aviation majors, who have military manufactures in their portfolio. They, 330 of them, have bought space at the venue of the tenth Aero India 15, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) own air field
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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...