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Indonesia Trains Marines Corps With Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs
October 18, 2016 @ 01:00 PMIndonesia has commenced training its Marines Corps (KORMAR) with amphibious BTR-4 8x8 armored personnel carriers (APCs), acquired recently from Ukraine. The training will be held from 14 to 24 October at Kormar base in South Jakarta, IHS Janes reported Monday
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Germany To Nearly Double Defense Spending
October 17, 2016 @ 07:06 PMGermany will be increasing its defense spending to 2 per cent from their economic output in line with an agreement that NATO states reached in 2014. “Germany would drastically increase defense spending in the coming years to move towards the NATO target for member states to spend 2 percent of their economic output on defense,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday
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British Army Eyes Buying £3 Billion 800 Military Vehicles From Germany
October 17, 2016 @ 09:39 AMThe British Army is eyeing to buy 800 infantry vehicles for £3 billion from Germany at £4 million apiece. The British ministry of defense (MoD) is desperate to upgrade its existing armored fleet and wishes to sign a contract with German ARTEC consortium as quickly as possible to rule out competition,
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Russian, India To Co-Develop Miniature Version Of BrahMos Missiles
October 14, 2016 @ 02:05 PMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a formal contract to jointly develop a miniature version of the Brahmos missile that could have multiple capabilities, including agile cross border strikes to destroy infrastructure of terrorists. An agreement for the new version of the missile will be signed at the bilateral meet with Russia in Goa between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, and it will be the first major upscaling of the Brahmos joint venture signed in 1998
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Russia's New Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A Transport Plane Fitted With Unique Electronics
October 14, 2016 @ 11:39 AMRussia's new transport plane Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A that is capable of carrying paratroopers and Special Operations troops deep into the enemys rear undetected, is ready for use. The modernized version of the Il-76MD is equipped with onboard electronics that enables it to fly just meters above the ground at night and in heavy fog,
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Estonia Receives First Batch of CV9035 Infantry Vehicles From Netherlands
October 12, 2016 @ 11:59 AMEstonia has received the first batch of CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles from the Netherlands. Netherlands delivered 12 vehicles along with an armored recovery vehicle to the 1st Infantry Brigade at Estonia's Tapa Army Base
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Sweden Looking For Indian Partners To Manufacture Carl Gustaf M4 Weapon System
October 10, 2016 @ 12:39 PMSwedish defence major Saab is currently looking out for Indian partners to co-develop and co-produce its next-generation Carl-Gustaf M4 in India for the Army. “We had very good and positive feedback from the Indian Army because of reduction in weight and the ammunition loaded
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Indian Techies Hack Into Pakistan Government Network Using Ransomware
October 8, 2016 @ 03:14 PMIndian hackers have carried out massive cyber attack on Pakistani government network, locking its data using “Ransomeware” in the wake of Pakistani hackers defacing Indian sites. The “anonymous” hacker, Vuppala Dhani, has infected Pakistan government systems and have taken control over hundreds of computers, making them inaccessible, Cyber Experts said
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BAE Systems To Deliver First Armored Vehicle For US Army By This...
October 8, 2016 @ 12:20 PMBAE Systems will be handing over the first of 29 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) to the US Army in December. As of early October, one vehicle has been completed with nine vehicles on the production line, the company announced Friday
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Raytheon To Upgrade Netherlands' Patriot Missile System With Man Station User Interface
October 8, 2016 @ 11:40 AMRaytheon has won a Netherlands contract to upgrade its Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system with the Modern Man Station user interface. “The Netherlands will continuously modernize Patriot as they intend to keep it in their inventory until at least 2040,” said Ralph Acaba, Raytheon vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense in a statement Thursday
Chinese Carrier Based J-35 Jets Could Fly off Proposed New Russian Aircraft...
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
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...