UK Floats Idea of New Support Vehicle for Marines
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The Royal Marines could get a new fleet of amphibious all-terrain support vehicles if the Ministry of Defence pushes ahead with a program to replace the BAE-built BV206 machines currently used by Britain’s elite commando force. The procurement plan for the new vehicle is in its formative stages but information released by the MoD’s Defence […]
US Navy Demonstrates Endurance on the MQ-8C Fire Scout
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Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over an hour of fuel in reserve. The long […]
Airbus Helicopters has announced that the Tiger will give its first dynamic presentation in Poland
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Warsaw, Poland, 27 August, 2015 – Airbus Helicopters has announced that the Tiger will give its first dynamic presentation in Poland, a week before being displayed for the second time at the 23rd edition of MSPO in Kielce. The combat helicopter that will perform the flight demonstration is a Tiger HAD from the French Army. […]
Iran has developed a new military transport aircraft Faraz-140T
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The first flight model of the latest Iranian military transport plane Faraz-140T , established on the basis of the Ukrainian An-140 will be assembled in 2016 Now assembled the prototype of Faraz-140T for ground tests. Maximum load Faraz-140T is 6 tons, range and altitude – 3900 km and 7200 m respectively. The aircraft reached a maximum […]
Pentagon approves sale of AH-1Z to Pakistan
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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bell Helicopter a USD581 million contract that includes the delivery of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Pakistan. The contract, which was announced by the DoD on 26 August but awarded the day before, covers the manufacture and delivery of 15 Lot 12 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters, 19 […]
China’s Military Monkey Commandos: destroy nests for aircraft safety
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The United States, Russia, and Ukraine have all used dolphins, sea lions and beluga whales in their Naval forces before, and K-9 units are common in many defense forces, but now a new country and animal is joining the military creature scene. China has introduced a group of macaque monkeys to their air force division. […]
Is Russia developing an F-35-hunting UAV ?
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Russia could be working on a low-observable, F-35-hunting unmanned air vehicle that uses deeply-integrated electronic warfare systems to stay hidden from radars. The tip-off comes from electronic systems producer KRET, which has a curious UAV model on display at the MAKS air show inMoscow. According to the company’s first deputy chief executive officer Vladimir Mikheev, […]
Japan defense ministry plans record budget request for 2016
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With formulations being conducted for Japan’s fiscal year 2016 government budget, the country’s Defense Ministry is contemplating whether to request a record-high slice of the expenditure pie. Having secured three consecutive year-on-year nominal budgetary boosts since the return to power of conservative Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party in December 2012, it is quite clear that the area of defense is a priority for the government.
Russian Su-24 bomber puts up smoke screen during exercise
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Russian Su-24 bomber puts up smoke screen during exercise in Sengileyevsky District
Photo: Coalition helicopters AH-64 and UH-60 in South Yemen
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Helicopters Coalition three helicopters AH-64 (Apache), and helicopter UH-60 (Blackhawks) in Marib – South Yemen