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US Army Plans Iraqi M1A1 Tanks Upgrades To Counter Roadside Bomb Attacks...
January 6, 2015 @ 01:39 PMThe US Army is considering upgrading the Iraqi armys M1A1 tanks with rotating, remotely operated machine guns to attack snipers as well as to detect roadside or suicide-bomb vehicles. The tank upgrades built by General Dynamics could also include belly armor; lightweight reactive armor tiles; improved night-vision sensors from Waltham, and Raytheon Co
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China Unveils Military Weapon Procurement Website
January 5, 2015 @ 07:57 AMChina officially launches a new website on military weapon procurement which facilitates the defense procurements of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Launched yesterday under the PLAs General Armament Department, weain
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Dipping Oil Price, ME Politics May Slow Down UAE, Saudi Arms Procurement
December 31, 2014 @ 01:59 PMArms buys by Saudi Arabia and the UAE may experience a slowdown in 2015 due to falling oil revenues and a completion of major procurement programmes for the current decade. Oil rich Saudi Arabia which is experiencing a reverse ‘oil shock as it finds it cannot control global oil prices any longer presented a deficit budget for the first time since 2009
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Lockheed Wins F-22 Modification Contract Worth $67.8 Million
December 31, 2014 @ 01:23 PMLockheed Martin has won a modification contract worth $67.8 million from the US Air Force for providing services on the F-22 aircraft
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Russia, S. Korea Required To Partner With Indian Firms In Helo Contest
December 31, 2014 @ 01:14 PMIndia's Defense Ministry has asked South Korea and Russia to partner with its domestic firms in order to take part in its helicopter competition, despite offers of complete technology transfer. South Korea is offering its Surion light utility helicopter (LUH) and Russia its Ka-226 machine, which was offered by the Russian President Vladimir Putin during his Dec
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Canadian Frigate Joins NATO Forces Monitoring Ukraine Crisis
December 31, 2014 @ 12:17 PMA Canadian frigate, HMCS Fredericton has set off on Tuesday to join NATO forces in the Mediterranean Sea monitoring the Ukraine crisis. HMCS Fredericton, which is carrying a Sea King helicopter and an air detachment, will replace HMCS Toronto, which joined the permanent NATO forces in July
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Drug Dealers In NATO's Afghanistan 'Kill List'
December 31, 2014 @ 11:45 AMWhat perhaps explains the high civilian casualties in NATOs war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, some 750 ‘minor fighters including drug dealers figure in a ‘Kill list of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The list, a part of documents obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden and published by German magazine, Der Spigel refers to the ISAF activities in Afghanistan during 2009-11
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Spanish Eurofighters Join NATO Baltic Air Policy Mission
December 31, 2014 @ 11:06 AMThe Spanish government announced on Monday that four Eurofighters from the 11th Wing of the Spanish Air Force will join the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic. Spain is contributing 144 Spanish military personnel to the NATO ‘Baltic Air Policy mission, of which eight are pilots to form two crews per aircraft
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Next-Gen Russian Armata Tanks To Undergo State Trails In 2016
December 31, 2014 @ 09:26 AMRussia's next-generation Armata main battle tank will undergo state testing in 2016, Oleg Bochkaryov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission said on Monday. Bochkaryov specified that after taking part in the May 9, 2015 Victory Day military parade, commemorating 70 years since the defeat of the Nazi Germany, several dozens of Armata machines will be tested in the army
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Boeing Tests KC-46 Tanker
December 31, 2014 @ 09:20 AMBoeing and the US Air Force successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program on 28 December. As part of a contract awarded in 2011 to design and develop the Air Forces next-generation tanker aircraft, Boeing is building four test aircraft – two 767-2Cs and two KC-46A Tankers
Anduril Tests New High-Speed Autonomous Missile ‘Barracuda-100M’ for U.S. Army
Italian Air Force Awards CAE Contract for MQ-9A Predator Mission Trainer Plus...
Thales to Acquire Full Control of Joint Venture with RTX on NATO...
Russia Planning All-New Helicopter, Mi-80 to Replace Legendary Mi-8
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...