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South Korean Navy To Receive Cheonjabong Landing Ship This Week
August 1, 2017 @ 06:04 PMSouth Korean next-generation landing ship Cheonjabong, capable of transporting more troops and military hardware than existing vessels, will be supplied to the Navy this week Monday. The Cheonjabong, which will be delivered Tuesday, is the Navy's second LST-II ship acquired under the next-generation landing ship project that calls for building a total of four such ships by 2018,
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Israel's Elbit System Likely To Modernize 40 Philippine Army's M113A2 Armored Carriers
August 1, 2017 @ 11:52 AMThe Philippine Army will likely award a contract to Israeli Elbit Systems to modernize 40 of its M113A2 armored personnel carriers (APC) through direct negotiation. US-made 40 M113A2s will be modernized as part of 114 APCs donated by US through its Excess Defense Article (EDA) program
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Turkey's Locally-made Attack Drone Passes Test
July 31, 2017 @ 04:30 PMTurkey has successfully tested a locally made Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L smart ammunition systems Sunday. Bayraktar drone were able to hit targets 8 kilometers away, Istanbul-based Baykar Makina officials were quoted as saying by
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Portugal’s Council of Ministers Green Lights Embaer KC-390 Transport Negotiation Talks
July 28, 2017 @ 03:21 PMThe Portuguese Council of Ministers on July 27 authorized the defense ministry to open negotiations to buy five Embaer KC-390 twinjet tanker-transports with an option for a sixth aircraft. Along with five aircraft purchase, The Cabinet resolution, now published in the Portuguese government gazette, Diário da República, also mentions logistics support and a Category-D full-flight simulator to be installed and operated in Portugal,
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Philippine Air Force To Receive Indonesia's NC-212i Aircraft By September End
July 28, 2017 @ 01:58 PMIndonesia will deliver two NC-212i short takeoff and landing (STOL) medium transport aircraft to Philippine Air Force possibly in this third quarter. The delivery of Philippine Air Force's NC-212i STOL aircraft ordered from Indonesia's PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) may take place by end of this September,
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North Korea Linked to Last Year’s $81B Cyberheist Aimed at Bangladesh Central...
July 28, 2017 @ 09:04 AMNorth Korea is reportedly behind hacking group, Lazarus, which has been linked to last years $81 billion cyberheist aimed at Bangladesh central bank as well as 2014 attack on Sonys Hollywood studios, according to a report by South Koreas Financial Security Institute (FSI). The new report by the FSI which analyzed suspected cyberattacks between 2015 and 2017 on South Korean government and commercial establishments identified another Lazarus spinoff named Andariel,
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Goa Shipyard Delivers Offshore Petrol Vessel To Sri Lankan Navy
July 26, 2017 @ 04:09 PMGoa Shipyard has delivered first Offshore Patrol Vessel (SLOP) to Sri Lanka Navy on 22nd July, 86 days ahead of schedule. SLOPV contract is one of the major export contracts, being executed by GSL currently for friendly countries, Goa Shipyard announced last week
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British Typhoon Scrambled To Intercept Russian Bombers In Black Sea
July 26, 2017 @ 11:54 AMThe Royal Air Force scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept two Russian bombers in the Black Sea on Tuesday morning. A British Typhoon operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast responded to Russian Federation Air Force Tu-22 Backfire strategic bombers heading south near NATO air space, the air force issued a statement Tuesday
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Saudi-led Group Add 18 Entities, Individuals To Qatari Sanctions List, Vows To...
July 25, 2017 @ 11:33 AMSaudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have affirmed to continue their current measures (read blockade) of Qatar and possible future measures, until the Qatari authorities are committed to fulfilling all the just demands, which ensure countering terrorism and maintaining security and stability in the region. “The terrorist activities of the 9 entities and 9 individuals have direct and indirect ties with the Qatari authorities
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Rheinmetall To Deliver 'Skyguard' Air Defense Hardware To Two Foreign Customers
July 25, 2017 @ 11:04 AMRheinmetall has recently won contracts worth total €220 million (US$256 million) from two foreign governments to provide air defence hardware and related services for their air forces. Rheinmetall had to overcome stiff international competition for both the orders that were booked in June this year
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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...