The Indian Air Force could lose its combat edge over rivals in the neighborhood in the next 10 years if it fails to keep pace with China’s modernization targets, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik has warned. He said China had embarked on a “modernization spree” and there had been “considerable development” of infrastructure and “induction [...]

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Russian Sukhoi Su-34 Strike Fighter Bomber Russian Sukhoi Su-34 Strike Fighter Bomber Russia’s defence ministry signed a deal for 92 Sukhoi Su-34 strike aircraft on 1 March, marking the biggest deal for a single aircraft type for the nation’s air force in more than 20 years. To cover deliveries until 2020, the deal was signed [...]

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  The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), in a significant move, has equipped the newly renovated Jacobabad airbase with close to three dozen F-16s, including the advanced Block 52+ version of the aircraft. Pakistan has spent over $3.75 billion on both the revamping of Jacobabad airbase and the acquisition of new planes, officials told. The air [...]

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Pakistan suggests creation of a single military block of Islamic states. At today’s press conference in Baku vice speaker of the Senate of Pakistan Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali Pakistan has informed that Pakistan proposes creation of the block. “International organizations approach to conflicts in the Muslim world with double standards, although reaction comes immediately [...]

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Indian Air Force (IAF) has finalised the long awaited deal of 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) with Dassault, a leading aviation industry of France. Dassault will deliver 126 Rafale MMRCA to India in the next decade. The first batch of 18 aircrafts will be delivered from France. The remaining aircraft will be built [...]

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Goojje Chinese search engine Say hello to Goojje, a Chinese search engine that looks remarkably like one we’ve seen before. It launched on January 14, and yes, it’s filtered for less flavour. The way the name works is this: Jie Jie (Goojje) is mandarin for sister, while “ge ge” (Google) means big brother (er, shouldn’t [...]

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 Israeli submarine Dolphin One of the world’s most advanced German manufactured submarines is slated to be sent to Israel this year. German media reported last week that the 68-meter Dolphin submarine, the largest post-World War II submarine to be built in the Federal Republic, was openly placed in the harbor of the northern city of [...]

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The hackers behind the attacks on Google Inc and dozens of other companies operating in China stole valuable computer source code by breaking into the personal computers of employees with privileged access, a security firm said on Wednesday. The hackers targeted a small number of employees who controlled source code management systems, which handle the [...]

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Jf-17 The Chengdu works of Avic’s combat aircraft subsidiary is developing a two-seat version of the JF-17 Thunder fighter in cooperation with the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, say Chinese industry executives. The two-seater will be adaptable for conversion training and combat roles, they say, though as a fighter it will not perform as well as the [...]

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   Courtesy—–www.grandestrategy.com   In late 2011 an internet rumor spread about Pakistan's development of nuclear submarines and in early 2012, we have heard major news networks in Pakistan announce the development of Pakistan's nuclear submarines "in 5-8 years". The earliest news of Pakistan's nuclear submarine project was in 2006 when General Musharraf announced that Pakistan [...]

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T-50 PAK-FA The Indo-Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) is superior than the similar Chinese and American rival fighter jets which include the J 20 Black Eagle and the F-22 Raptor, a top Russian military commander has claimed. India and Russia are jointly developing the Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA FGFA for their respective air forces [...]

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Su-35 Su-35  China hopes to acquire new Russian S-400 Triumph air defense system by 2015, but only the question of delivery of Su-35 fighters to this country is being discussed at the moment, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports. "The Chinese party has shown interest in acquisition of a number of Su-35 jets and submitted a proposal to [...]

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India plans to develop new-generation Electronic Warfare (EW) systems to be fitted on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, aircraft and satellites that would help it see "deep inside enemy territories", a key defence research and development official said here on Tuesday. Chief Controller, Research and Development (Electronics and Computer Sciences), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), R [...]

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