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Russia to Receive 4 Upgraded MiG-31BM Fighter Aircraft by Year End
May 16, 2018 @ 12:39 PMThe Russian Air Force will receive four upgraded MiG-31BM high-altitude fighter interceptors by the end of the year. “Party of four modernized MiG-31BM fighter interceptors will be delivered to the Russian defense forces for armament by the end of the year,” Russian Ministry of Defense posted on its twitter handle Wednesday
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India’s HAL Offers To Build 40 Additional Sukhoi Su-30MKI Fighters
May 15, 2018 @ 09:47 AMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is offering to build additional 40 Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at one third the cost of French Rafale aircraft. According to a
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Northrop Grumman To Provide Abrams M1 Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder For Morocco
May 8, 2018 @ 01:03 PMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a foreign military sales contract to provide for eye safe laser range finders for Morocco's M1A2S tank, the US Department of defense announced Monday. “Northrop Grumman, Apopka, Florida, was awarded a $9,491,066 modification (P00001) to foreign military sales (Morocco) contract W56HZV-18-C-0065 for eye safe laser range finders for Morocco's M1A2S tank,” the release states
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UK Troops Using Deadly ‘Thermobaric’ Weapons In Syrian Civil War: Report
May 3, 2018 @ 04:00 PMA British publication revealed in a report on Wednesday that the UK troops have been using the most-controversial thermobaric weapons or also known as ‘vacuum weapons, in its Syrian operations. The UK defense ministry accidentally revealed the details in a Freedom of Information (FoI) response to
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China Becomes World's Second Biggest Military Spender: SIPRI
May 2, 2018 @ 12:34 PMChina has become the world's second biggest military spender behind the United States relegating Saudi Arabia and India to third and fourth place respectively according to a new report by the Swedish International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) which compiles global arms procurement data. China increased its military spending by 5
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Pakistan Tests Cruise Missile from Underwater Platform
March 30, 2018 @ 02:32 PMPakistan tested a cruise missile from an underwater dynamic platform mimicking a submarine-launch yesterday. This was the second successful test of the indigenously developed Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur having a range of 450 km
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Oshkosh Wins Missile Transporters Contract from Qatar, Kuwait
March 19, 2018 @ 11:22 AMThe US Department of Defense Friday awarded a contract to Oshkosh Defense for missile transporters and trucks under foreign military sales for Qatar and Kuwait. “Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been awarded a $15,394,185 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Qatar and Kuwait) contract to procure M985A4 guided missile transporters with cranes, M985A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), Multiple-Launch Rocket System resupply trucks, M984A4 HEMTT wreckers, M983A4 HEMTT tractors and associated outside the continental U
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Indian Army Set For VSHORAD Tender Negotiations
March 19, 2018 @ 09:40 AMThe Indian Army will soon begin contract negotiations in the multi-billion dollar deal for the very short-range air defence system or VSHORAD, after several retrials and delays due to certain non-compliances by the vendors from the given specifications. “The activities relating to the Contract Negotiation Committee for the deal started in mid-February
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Transnational Cyber Theft Gang busted with Bangkok Arrest
February 10, 2018 @ 11:44 AMAn international gang of cyber criminals accused of stealing and selling credit card and personal identity data has been busted with the arrest of a Russian national in Bangkok on Friday. The Thailand Police have detained the Russian national, Sergey Sergeyvich Medvedev believed to be the No
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Russian MoD to Buy 12 Fifth-gen Su-57 Jets for ‘Test Combat Use’
February 8, 2018 @ 06:15 AMRussias defense ministry plans to sign a contract for a preproduction batch of 12 fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets, TASS reported quoting Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov. "We are buying Su-57 jets for test combat use
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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...
