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2015-09-30 08:53
The first 24 Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 helicopters have achieved full operational capability. 6 Merlin Mk1 are still to be delivered as part of the 25-year Merlin Capability Sustainment Programm… Read More
2015-09-30 08:40
In a big setback for India, Italy is becoming a major roadblock in the nation's entry into an elite missile technology group called Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Sources said Ita… Read More
2015-09-30 08:14
A high-precision Iskander-M tactical missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, destroyed a target located 300 kilometers away in southern Russia, confirmed today a source of the Ministr… Read More
2015-09-30 08:07
With the signing of Apache attack helicopters deal with US' Boeing, Indian Air Force is all set to get the much needed boost to its firepower. A part of the Apache deal was signed with Boein… Read More
2015-09-30 07:59
Afghan Air Force MD-530s and Mi-17 helicopters departed Hamid Karzai International Airport to participate in operations in Helmand province Sept. 27.The MD-530 Warrior, or “Jengi&rdquo&hell…Read More
2015-09-30 07:52
The government has decided to induct at least seven squadrons of the made-in-India Tejas Mark 1-A Light Combat Aircraft or LCA into the Indian Air Force, to make up for a shortage of fighter… Read More
2015-09-30 07:48
China and Pakistan may target the Central Asian members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as potential buyers of their jointly developed JF-17 Thunder (FC-1 Xiaolong) multi-role comba… Read More
2015-09-30 07:43
The Air National Guard wants to fly remotely piloted aircrafts out of Hancock Field at the Syracuse International Airport. The change would save time and money, as the National Guard has to… Read More
2015-09-30 07:35
A Chinese naval expert has denied reports that the People's Liberation Army is sending a team of "military advisers" to Syria to assist in the fight against the the Islamic State jihadist te… Read More
2015-09-30 07:30
The House and Senate armed services committees came to an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2016, releasing a $604.2-billion authorization plan after months… Read More
2015-09-30 07:23
Naval warship INS Kochi, the largest-ever warship to be built in India, was commissioned by defence minister Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.Finish of the INS Kochi is good… Read More
2015-09-30 07:20
The USS Michigan entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard last month for modifications to allow it to become the first submarine to carry enlisted women.The $2.8 million reconfiguration will provi… Read More
2015-09-30 07:07
Japan is ready to match European rivals and build a fleet of submarines for Canberra entirely at Australian shipyards, a senior Japanese official said on Tuesday, after stumbling in its effo… Read More
2015-09-29 08:00
On a dark moonlit night, an Indian warship pierced the waters of the South China Sea at a brisk 25 knots. The only sound to be heard was of waves slapping the sides of her sleek hull. To th… Read More
2015-09-29 07:56
The RAAF has hit a crucial milestone in the development of its new $16 billion fighter jet fleet, with the successful mid-air refuelling of a US Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighter.One of t… Read More
2015-09-29 07:35
A news report describes a landmark event: the flight of an airplane that can go twice as fast as the Concorde. Then, just as quick, the report vanishes. What just happened?On a night apparen… Read More
2015-09-29 07:29
Indian state-owned company Goa Shipyards Limited is looking for other companies to supply the technology to build 12 mine countermeasure vessels.GSL was awarded a $5 billion noncompetitive c… Read More
2015-09-29 07:21
The Navy will test the next generation of fighter jets aboard a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier next month.The second developmental test phase of the F-35C Lightning II aircraft will begin ab… Read More
2015-09-29 07:13
Russian shipbuilders on Monday launched the last of the six Kilo-class submarines ordered by the Vietnamese Navy.Admiral Viktor Chirkov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, and Rear Admi… Read More
2015-09-29 07:07
Lockheed Martin doesn’t like to say it, but their best salesman isn’t getting a bonus this year. That’s because his name is Vladimir Putin.An increasingly aggressive and we… Read More
2015-09-29 07:03
It might be perfectly understandable why Labour party delegates decided to bottle out of a conference debate on Trident, Britain’s most powerful, most expensive, most irrelevant and mo… Read More
2015-09-29 06:59
The defence portfolio is a tough assignment and Marise Payne takes it on at an especially difficult time.Marise Payne is as well qualified for the job of defence minister as any who have tak… Read More
2015-09-29 06:46
Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence System, including the large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility were deemed technically mature and provided evidence that all requirements will be m… Read More
2015-09-28 07:54
Russia has successfully conducted live fire tests of its advanced Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile system. What made the test so special is that the missiles were fired on the move!The Tor-M2U… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The minister of defence Mircea Dusa stated on Wednesday that Romania makes daily surveillance and air police missions with AWACS of NATO, Mediafax says. Dusa made this statement when asked i… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The US Navy has delivered a new system, the Digital Rocket Launcher (DRL), to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 for pre-deployment training, as part of an early operational capability… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
NATO will suspend cooperation with Russia on the maintenance of Afghan helicopters and a joint anti-drug operation, a source in the alliance told RIA Novosti.Foreign chiefs of NATO's 28 memb… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The U.S. Navy is considering using its forthcoming Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft as an aerial refueling tanker to free up its fleet of Boeing F… Read More
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