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Pyongyang Jamming GPS Satellites, Flight Paths of 962 Aircraft Affected: S.Korean Reports

April 8, 2016 @ 09:20 AM

North Korea has been jamming Seouls Global Positioning System (GPS) signals since last month, according to South Korean officials. The signals began last week and continued on and off till February...

Egypt Planning to Buy French Frigates, Military Satellite Systems Worth Euro 1

April 8, 2016 @ 09:03 AM

Egypt and France are planning to seal agreements worth €1 billion this month for the sale of fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. The agreements will be...

DARPA To Fly Unmanned XS-1 Spaceplane Ten Times In 10 days

April 8, 2016 @ 08:54 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA announced Thursday Phase 2 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane and...

Iran To Produce Octogen Explosive Materials To Power Weapon Systems

April 8, 2016 @ 08:07 AM

Irans Defense Ministry announced this week the countrys plans to produce the powerful explosive Octogen to boost the penetration and destructive power of missile payloads. "Concurrently with its efforts to increase...

Boeing Wins $922 Million Apache Helicopters Contract

April 8, 2016 @ 07:45 AM

Boeing has won the US Army contract worth $922 million for production of 117 AH-64E remanufactured Apache helicopters. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of...

Australia Orders Boeing GBU-39 Bombs Worth $386 Million

April 7, 2016 @ 03:05 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for up to 2,950 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) worth $386 million. The agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of...

Norway Shortlists DCNS and ThyssenKrupp For Submarines Purchase

April 7, 2016 @ 02:56 PM

Norway has shortlisted the French company Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) and the German firm ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the countrys future submarines program. “France and Germany are among the biggest nations in Europe...

Pakistan Seeks Thales Damocles Targeting Pod For JF-17 Aircraft

April 7, 2016 @ 02:42 PM

Pakistan is assessing the Thales-made Damocles targeting pod to be mounted on its JF-17 aircraft for giving the fighter precision-targeting capability. Pakistan Air Force deputy chief Muhammad Ashfaque Arain, currently in Paris to discuss the possibility...

Taiwan Plans $12 Million Upgrade To Two Aging Dutch-made Submarines

April 7, 2016 @ 01:54 PM

The Taiwanese Navy has announced a NT$400 million (US$12.35 million) program to upgrade the nations two aging Dutch-made Zwaardvis-class submarines

e2v Wins Microwave Power Modules Contract From Saab

April 7, 2016 @ 12:47 PM

e2v has been awarded a contract from Saab to supply Microwave Power Modules (MPM) for their fighter jets and other applications. The MPMs designed by e2v for Saab are compact, lightweight transmitters for use in airborne...

Albanian Army Chopper Crashes, Two Pilots Killed

April 7, 2016 @ 11:56 AM

An Albanian army helicopter crashed Wednesday into a lake in northern Albania, killing two pilots on board, officials said. Local mayor Tonin Marinaj was quoted as saying by AP that the helicopter crashed into Shkodra Lake...

India Seeks Tech Transfer Guarantee For F-16, F/A-18 Make-in-India Bids

April 7, 2016 @ 10:20 AM

India has sought guarantee from US for technology transfer in case any US based company bids for fighter jet program under the ‘

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