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Hold-up in Foreign Equipment Supply Delays Indian Navy’s Three Warships Delivery
December 20, 2017 @ 04:37 AMThe Indian Navy is facing a delay in delivery of three modern destroyers by nearly three years due to hold-up on the part of foreign vendors to supply vital arms and equipment for these warships. As a result, the ships that were to come to the navy between July 2014 and 2018 under project 15B, would now be delivered by dockyard between 2021 and 2022,
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Peru to Acquire SIGINT Equipment for Fokker 50 aircraft for $25 Million
December 9, 2017 @ 02:13 PMPeru will acquire signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment for its Fokker 50 aircraft for an estimated $25 million. The government has asked companies interested in bidding to submit technical-economic proposals by December 26
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Airbus Delivers Final Two Panther Helicopters to Mexican Navy
December 7, 2017 @ 09:34 AMThe Mexican Navy has received its final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters from Airbus Helicopters in Marignane. With their order for ten units in 2014, the Mexican Navy became the launch customer of this new version
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Bangladesh’s First Two Female Combat Helicopter Pilots to Join UN Peacekeeping Mission...
December 4, 2017 @ 08:56 PMThe first two female combat helicopter pilots of Bangaldesh are set to become the first female pilots to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. According to an Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) press release on Monday said their team would leave for Congo on Thursday for the one-year-long peacekeeping mission,
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Indian Navy’s Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel Scheduled for Induction Next Year
December 4, 2017 @ 09:29 AMThe Indian Navy will induct two deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) systems next year. "It (the SSN project) has kicked off
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Raytheon Wins $150 Million Qatar Patriot Air Defense Systems Support Contract
December 2, 2017 @ 02:44 AMRaytheon has won a $150 million contract for technical expertise and assistance in the training for Qatar Patriot Air Defense systems. The contract includes planning, fielding, deployment, operation, maintenance management, configuration management, logistics support, installation and sustainment of the Qatar Patriot Air Defense Systems and associated equipment, the US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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Saudi Anti-Missile Systems Intercept Houti Missile
December 1, 2017 @ 11:55 AMSaudi Air-defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile launched from inside Yemini territory on Thursday. This is the second missile launched by the Houti-controlled area of Yemen and the 78th since the conflict over two years ago
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South Korea Sets Up New Airborne Intelligence Unit to Spy on North
December 1, 2017 @ 07:07 AMThe South Korean Air Force (SKAF) has created a bigger airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unit to monitor Pyongyangs nuclear and missile activities. The new unit plans to introduce two RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles next year under a 2014 contract with the US, with two more to arrive in 2019,
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Israeli Naval Version of Iron Dome Missile Defense System Completes Trial
November 28, 2017 @ 11:56 AMThe Israel Air Force and Israel Navy have completed a successful trial of its Iron Dome short range missile defense system intercepting rockets fired at sea. The IDF trial imagined a scenario similar to attempts by terrorist organizations in Gaza to strike marine targets during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014
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Russian Military Products Banned At UK Farnborough Expo
November 22, 2017 @ 04:57 AMRussian firms are prohibited to display military products in the international aerospace show Farnborough scheduled to take place early next year in Hampshire, UK, according to the show's organizers. "At Farnborough International, we take guidance from the British Governments Export Control Organization (ECO) regarding the EU embargo on imports of armaments and military hardware to and from Russia
Pakistan to “Make Available” Nuclear Deterrent to Saudi Arabia Under Defense Pact
Taiwan on Way to Acquiring M109A7 Self-propelled Artillery From BAE Systems
Taiwan Unveils Chiang Kung Missile Defense System
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with New Truck-mounted 40mm Air Defense System
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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...
