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Australia to invest in drone development programme
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has announced the government will invest $1.3 billion in a new drone development program, reported Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Maritime UAS (unmanned aircraft system) Continuous Development program aims to give Australia leading-edge […]
Industry
Australia ramping up defense production capability
In an age of increasing strategic uncertainty, the Morrison government has decided it needs greater sovereign capability in case supply chains are cut off and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds last week said the government wanted […]
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The $50 Million MiG-35 “Lemon” Will Be Tested Until 2021 :Mikoyan Design Bureau
The export of MiG-35 has been hampered by the delay in testing, high costs, and poor performance in comparison to Su-27, Su-30 and MiG-29, according to experts. The Global Defense Corp has labelled the Russian MiG-35 […]
Naval Platforms
South Korea plans to build its first aircraft carrier
Seoul (GDC) — South Korea plans to start building its first aircraft carrier next year, and acquire Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter jets to operate on it, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced. South Korea published […]
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Boeing completed delivery of Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force
In 2020, Boeing completed the delivery of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The CH-47F is an advanced multi-mission helicopter for the U.S. Army and international defense forces. It contains a fully […]
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Indian Air Force Started Night Sorties Using Rafale, Apache And Chinooks Near Galwan Valley
It’s no surprise, considering the situation on the Sino-Indian border — the first batch of Rafale fighter jets inducted in the Indian Air Force’s Golden Arrows squadron are now “fully operational.” The five fighters just […]
Middle East
Iran, China 25-years secret Petrochemicals and military deals
Last August, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Zarif, paid a visit to his China counterpart, Wang Li, to present a roadmap on a comprehensive 25-year China-Iran strategic partnership that built upon a previous agreement signed in […]
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Volvo RM12 Engine Guarantees More Than 300,000 Flying Hours For Gripen
For a single-engine aircraft, engine safety is of paramount importance. Therefore, when Volvo Aero (now GKN Aerospace) was commissioned to further develop General Electric’s engine F404 (which had only been used in twin-engine planes before) […]
Industry
India to ban imports of hundreds of military equipment
NEW DELHI (GDC) — India said Sunday that it will ban the imports of 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost local production and improve self-reliance in weapons manufacturing. Defense Minister Rajnath […]