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Iran, Iraq Launch Joint Military drill To Secure Border
October 3, 2017 @ 02:43 PMIranian and Iraqi forces are conducting a joint military drill started near the border with Iraqs autonomous Kurdistan region, temporarily closing two major border gates with the Kurdish Region. “Iraqi and Iranian units began exercises at 11:00 am (0800 GMT) with tanks and infantry only 250 metres (yards) from the border,” Shwan Abu Bakr, the Kurdish customs chief at the Bashmakh border post, told AFP
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F-16V International Orders Cast Doubts Over Lockheed Martin's Make-in-India Program
September 22, 2017 @ 12:56 PMLockheed Martin's offer of moving its F-16 manufacturing facility to India may be in doubt following a large order from Bahrain for the F-16's latest version, the "V" together with issues over transferring critical technology to Indian companies. When Lockheed Martin announced the F-16V a couple of years ago, it came at a time when the Indian government was pushing for the replacement of its MiG-21 fleet with a latest generation single-engine aircraft to be made in India for use by the Indian Air Force (IAF) besides for export
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Algeria To Get Russian ‘Terminator II’ Combat Vehicles In 2018
September 12, 2017 @ 10:51 AMAlgeria has reportedly ordered Russian-built BMPT Terminator tank combat vehicles in a contract signed in April 2016, local news daily reports. According to Algerian news daily
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India, Japan To Finalize $1.3B Amphibious Aircraft Deal During Shinzo Abe’s Visit...
September 12, 2017 @ 07:19 AMIndia is likely to buy 12 ShinMaywas US-2i amphibious aircraft from Japan in a $1.3 billion during Prime Minister Shinzo Abes visit to India later this week
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Wikileaks Vault 7 Leaks Information on CIA-Raytheon’s Protego Missile
September 8, 2017 @ 07:00 AMWikileaks has released four secret documents as part of vault 7 leaks containing details of CIA project code-named Protego developed along with Raytheon. The information reveals four secret documents and 37 related technical manuals, details of Protego missile control system installed on board military aircraft manufactured by UTC subsidiary Pratt and Whitney,
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British Govt Unveils Warships Construction Strategy
September 6, 2017 @ 04:32 PMBritish government is planning to purchase at least five frigates, and share the work between shipyards around the UK. A new fleet of multimillion-pound warships could be built in blocks across several British shipyards and then assembled at a central hub, the Defence Secretary has announced
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Japan Air Defense Forces Conduct PAC-3 Missile Deployment Training
August 31, 2017 @ 09:13 AMThe Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces has conducted Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017
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Russia Helping India Complete Kaveri Engine Project: Rosoboronexport
August 21, 2017 @ 02:54 PMAn Indo-Russian project to modify Indias Kaveri Jet engine (presumably for the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft) is about to be completed. “One of the most vivid illustrations (In Indo-Russian scientific partnership) is the KAVERI Indian aircraft engine
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Japan Launches Satellite For Improved GPS System
August 19, 2017 @ 12:16 PMJapan has launched third of its new quasi-zenith satellites on Saturday to improve the global positioning system (GPS) navigation services. The launched third of its new quasi-zenith satellites is one of a constellation being put into orbit to improve the accuracy of available global positioning data,
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Bangladesh's F-7 Fighter Jet Loses Fuel Tanks In Mid-Flight
August 12, 2017 @ 10:48 AMTwo external fuel tanks of a Bangladesh F-7 fighter jet dropped in a village during mid flight. The fighter jet dropped near a road in Nilnagar of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria around 11:00am Tuesday,
Qatar Abandons Gaza Mediation Over Israeli Bombing
New Combat Rations for U.S. Forces- Lighter, Comact and Packing More Energy...
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...