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IAF Selects Boeing’s Apache Longbow for combat chopper
October 27, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) has selected Boeing’s Apache Longbow advanced attack helicopter for its combat chopper tender. RIA Novosti news agency reported from Moscow yesterday that the other competitor, Russia’s Mi-28N Night Hunter, had lost the competition
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HBDC Completes Delivery of AT-6 & LAAR
October 12, 2011 @ 12:00 AMHawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced the completion of a series of successful deliveries of precision-guided munitions from the AT-6 Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft. During weapons tests at the Barry M
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Indian Coast Guard’s Helicopter Lease Procurement Gets Underway
September 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Coast Guard (ICG)’s program to lease helicopters has got off the ground with Sikorsky, OSS Air and Indocopter submitting bids by the close of bid submission date. The ICG had invited bids at the beginning of this year to quickly induct the helicopters for transport and surveillance duties
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USAF F-15E Strike Eagles drop more than 100 bombs in Afghanistan
July 17, 2011 @ 12:00 AMF-15E Strike Eagles from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th EFS at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, provided 176 consecutive hours of air support and dropped more than 100 bombs in support of the operation. Air Force close air support assets played a critical role in the success of Operation Hammer Down II along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border June 25-30, 2011
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Commercial bids validity expires for India’s 197 light utility helicopter tender
June 18, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe validity of the bids for the Indian defence forces’ tender for 197 light utility and attack helicopters expired this week and there is no word if the two bidders, Eurocopter and Kamov will be called to extend or put in fresh bids for the long delayed contract. Earlier, AgustaWestland was disqualified from the tender on grounds that its helicopter did not meet important conditions in the RFP
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UAE Modifying its Black Hawk Helicopters for Air Assault Mission
February 24, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAs part of a AED4 billion ($1.09 billion) package of orders announced at its International Defense Exhibition 2011 (IDEX-11) in Abu Dhabi, the UAE stated on February 21 that it will spend nearly $275 million (AED1 billion) modifying 23 of its Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks with weaponization kits that will transform these utility helicopters into air assault choppers
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BAE Systems wins an order for 46 M777 howitzers from US Defense
February 23, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAn order for 46 M777 howitzers from the U.S
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Force Protection Europe's revolutionary light protected patrol vehicle launches in the...
February 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMForce Protection Europe's next-generation light protected patrol vehicle - the Ocelot Today (20 February 2011), Force Protection Europe's next-generation light protected patrol vehicle, Ocelot, is being launched in the Middle East at the region's largest defence and security exhibition IDEX, which takes place from 20-24 February at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Ocelot is the most highly protected and agile vehicle of its size and weight available on today's market
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India's HAL to hand over military helicopter to Namibia
February 7, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe handing over ceremony of Cheetah helicopter to Namibian Air Force, handing over first five Advance Light Helicopter-Dhruv (Mk III, powered by Shakthi engines) of 159 ALH programme to the Indian Army, the mock up of Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) will mark Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s presence at the Aero India 2011. "This Aero India, we will showcase our future products and technologies, our designing capabilities and the excellency we have achieved in manufacturing
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$1.4 billion contract to Maritime Helicopter Support Co., for U.S. Navy...
December 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMMaritime Helicopter Support Co., Woodbridge, Va
U.S. Troops 3D Print $500 Combat Drones
Azerbaijan Begins Producing Artillery Shells for Ukrainian Armed Forces
Explosions Halt Central Asia-Center Gas Pipeline in Russia's Volgograd Region
Eurosam’s Aster B1NT Missile Hits 150 km Target in Second Test Launch...
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...