Military Aircraft

High hopes follow Boeing

Boeing's decision to build an assembly plant in South Carolina for its new 787 Dreamliner could spark development of the state's defense industry. While the Dreamliner is a commercial aircraft, state business and political...

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Dangerous Fakes - BusinessWeek

How counterfeit, defective computer components from China are getting into U.S. warplanes and ships Some of the U.S. military craft that use microchips found to be counterfeited (top to bottom) Bettmann/Corbis; George...

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Pakistan rolls out fighter jet produced with Chinese assistance

From correspondents in Islamabad, Pakistan, 04:02 PM IST Pakistan Monday celebrated the rollout of a multi-purpose jet fighter manufactured in the country under a joint venture with China. The first locally produced JF-17...

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Air Force must focus on core missions -- Time to calve off SAR

lo CASR CanadianAmerican StrategicReview -CanadianDefence Policy,Foreign Policy,& Canada-USRelations- CF Press Release Ice Floe Rescue Modest  ProposalRethinking  SAR Modest  Proposal Transport  Canada? Modest  Proposal...

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Global Arms Sales Decreases in 2008 compared to 2007 but still high

The latest data covering global arms sales shows that sale of arms in 2008 decreased to around $55 billion, over 75% of which went to developing countries. This was down from a total of almost $60 billion the year before but...

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Politics › Japan gearing up to acquire F-35 fighters instead of F-22s

Monday 23rd November, 07:00 AM JST TOKYO — The Defense Ministry is making arrangements to select the F-35 as Japan’s next mainstay fighter jet, sources at the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces said Sunday. The ministry will...

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Gulf arms race triggered by Iranian aggression

Tensions over Iran's nuclear programme have spurred an arms race in the Gulf with record defence deals being negotiated. By Richard Spencer in Dubai Saudi Arabia, long the major arms-buyer in the region, is now being overtaken...

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Canada's counter-insurgency experiment get blessing from top general

BELANDAY, Afghanistan - When Capt. Jean Vachon's lost dog came back, the war against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar suddenly didn't seem so hopeless after all. Vachon's platoon had moved into Belanday, a small town southwest of...

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Gilani to witness rollout of JF-17 today

Monday, November 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will formally rejoice its joining the fighter aircraft manufacturers club on Monday on rollout of the first multi-role state-of-the art aircraft being manufactured with the help of...

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Helicopter makers fly through recession

The aviation industry is reeling because of the global recession, but the helicopter segment is aiming to keep busy by offering more versatile products to meet the needs of customers. The global majors are looking to the Middle...

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