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Pakistan Likely To Opt For South Korean T-50 Trainers
April 20, 2015 @ 11:12 AMPakistan is considering to buy South Korea's T-50 Lead In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) for improving its Air Force training program. Pakistan took interest in Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 trainer as a step to improve the collaboration between Pakistan-South Korean defense industries, DefenseNews reported on Sunday
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Russia’s T-50 Aircraft Enters Into Service
February 5, 2015 @ 11:39 AMThe Russian Armed Forces has approved the first fifth-generation aircraft, the T-50 (PAK FA), to enter the services, Yury Slyusar, head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said. The PAK FA will be subjected to qualification testing directly in the service of the armed forces
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South Korean FA-50 to Bid in Peru’s Fighter Purchase Program
February 3, 2015 @ 05:56 PMSouth Korea is seeking to bid in Perus Fighter purchase program worth US$1 billion with its FA-50 light attack aircraft. "We've been pushing to sell 24 units of the FA-50 to Peru, and are planning to submit a proposal for Lima's fighter purchase project this month," a source Tuesday told Yonhap News Agency
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India Plans To Develop 5th-Generation Fighter Aircraft
January 20, 2015 @ 11:04 AMIndia plans to start its own fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) development project this year to build on the expertise gained in the long developmental saga of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft. Top defence sources on Wednesday said the preliminary design stage of the futuristic fighter called the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), with collaboration among IAF, DRDO and Aeronautical Development Agency, is now "virtually" over
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Thai Air Force To Upgrade F-5 Jets, No Plan Of Fighter Procurement
January 5, 2015 @ 09:26 AMThailand's Air Force is focusing on upgrading and maintenance of F-5 Jets, instead of procuring new fighter jets in the next budget year. Preliminary plans call for upgrades to the air force's fleet of F-5 jets at the Nakhon Sawan-based Wing 4 division
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Russian PAK-FA Fighter Deliveries By 2020
December 19, 2014 @ 12:18 PMRussia will receive 55 Sukhoi PAK-FA (T-50) fighter aircraft by 2020, said Vladislav Goncharenko, the deputy director of the United Aircraft Corporation's (UAC's) combat aircraft department. "The number of prototypes is increasing; the state trial programme is being conducted as per schedule," Goncharenko was quoted as saying by Echo of Moscow Radio on 16 December
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Sukhoi T-50 Aircraft To Get New Navigation System
December 1, 2014 @ 03:53 PMConcern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) has created an upgraded BINS-SP2M strapdown inertial navigation system for the fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighter jet that autonomously processes navigation and flight information, determines position and motion parameters in the absence of satellite navigation, and can integrate with GLONASS, Russias space-based satellite navigation system. BINS-SP2M is guaranteed to last at least 10,000 hours, almost twice as long as its foreign counterparts
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US Prevents S.Korea From Displaying T-50 jets At Zhuhai Air Show
November 5, 2014 @ 11:40 AMSouth Korea has been forced to pull out of the Zhuhai Air Show, China next week at the last minute where it was expected to display the T-50 trainer aircraft. A Defense Ministry spokesperson cited pressure from the United States over concerns that T-50 technology could be copied as the prime reason for pulling out of the show
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Russian T-50 Aircraft Gets Himalayas EW System
October 21, 2014 @ 02:55 PMRussias Radio Electronic Technologies concern provided the Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAC FA) T-50 with the first batch of Himalayas electronic warfare systems, according to reports. The unique air system increases fighter jets jamming resistance and damage tolerance, as well as neutralizes enemys signature control systems, Tass news agency reported
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Russia Plans Light Trainer And Combat Aircraft, Yak-152
September 30, 2014 @ 01:49 PMRussia plans to launch the Yak 152 a light aircraft with trainer and combat roles to compete with the Embraer Super Tucano, Pilatus and Beechcraft planes. Taking advantage of the growing market for light trainer aircraft which have been adapted to reconnaissance and combat roles such as the Super Tucano , the Pilatus PC-7 and PC-9, Russias Irkutsk Aviation Plant has announced plans to launch two samples of the light Yak-152 trainer in 2015
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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...
