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UAE Awards Rosoboronexport US$708 Million Anti-armor Missiles Contract: IDEX 2017 News

February 21, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

Russian arms agency Rosoboronexport has been awarded an AED2.6 billion (US$708 million approx) contract by the UAE Armed Forces to supply anti-armour missiles
Russia, UAE To Develop Light Fighter Based on MiG-29 Jet: IDEX 2017

February 20, 2017 @ 12:59 PM

Russia and the UAE have concluded an initial agreement to develop a light fighter aircraft based on the MiG-29 jet. Work could start next year on the project which aims to manufacture in Russia and assemble in the UAE, Sergei Chemezov, the CEO of ROSTEC, the state-owned conglomerate which controls several Russian defence enterprises, told reporters at the IDEX 2017 show in Abu Dhabi
Elbit Systems To Upgrade Mi-17 Helicopters For Asia-Pacific Country

February 8, 2017 @ 10:45 AM

Elbit Systems has won an approximately $110 million contract from an Asia-Pacific country for the upgrade and maintenance of dozens of Mi-17 helicopters. The project will be performed over a five-year period, the company announced today
Iraqi Mi-35 Gunship Chopper Crashes, 4 Killed

January 5, 2017 @ 12:28 PM

An Iraqi attack helicopter crashed on Wednesday due to a technical failure killing all four crew members during an army aviation mission. “During this morning, an aircraft crashed south of the Mosul battlefield, due to a technical failure,” the Joint Operations Command (JOC) coordinating the fight against the IS militant group said in a statement
India's 200 Plus Fighter Aircraft Buy May Include Twin Engine Aircraft

December 29, 2016 @ 12:53 PM

Indias next big fighter purchase, an estimated 200-250 jets to be made-in-India in association with a foreign partner may include twin-engine aircraft opening up the field to Dassault Rafale, Boeings F/A-18 and possibly the MiG-35. Indications to this effect were available during a press conference by Indias outgoing Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Arup Raha who said yesterday that India may require 200-250 aircraft of the Dassault Rafale type of which 36 have been ordered
India Offers To Strengthen Capability Of Bangladesh Armed Forces

December 2, 2016 @ 01:19 PM

Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar during his two days visit has proposed a number of new initiatives to strengthen the capability of Bangladesh Armed Forces. During the visit, which concluded Thursday, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had wide-ranging discussions with the political and military leadership of Bangladesh to further strengthen the ties between the armed forces of both the countries
Internet Of Things Devices Hit By 'Mirai' Worm Cyber Attack

November 30, 2016 @ 12:55 PM

The cyber attack that affected nearly a million customers of German internet provider Deutsche Telekom this weekend was likely caused by a modified version of the Mirai worm which exploits vulnerabilities in Internet of Thing devices. The malware that disrupted TV and phone networks apart from TVs, actually crashes Internet of Thing devices or uses them as part of a botnet in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks,
Russia Turns Down Pak Request For Su-35 jet Buy; Russian Media

November 15, 2016 @ 10:47 AM

Russia has turned down a request from Pakistan to purchase the Su-35 fighter jet, an aircraft it has sold to Islamabads closest ally, China. A report in Russian publication,
Lockheed Martin Plans to Manufacture 30 F-16 Jets A Year In Proposed...

November 8, 2016 @ 01:19 PM

Lockheed Martin has offered to manufacture over 30 aircraft a year in its proposed Indian facility, one of its most ambitious fighter aircraft production ventures outside the United States. Lockheed executives briefing
Islamic State Release Images Of Destroyed Russian Mi-35 Attack Helicopter

November 4, 2016 @ 05:45 AM

The Islamic State (IS) militant group has released pictures of destroying Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter in Syrian central district east of Homs. “The aircraft was shot down in the Hwesis District east of Homs,”

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