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U.S. Army awards Oshkosh Contract for Heavy Tactical Vehicles
May 4, 2021 @ 05:42 AMThe U.S
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Egypt to Buy 30 Rafale Jets, Contract Signed with France
May 4, 2021 @ 04:37 AMEgypt and France signed a contract for the supply of 30 Rafale fighter jets, Egyptian defense ministry announced on its website early on Tuesday. "Egypt and France signed a contract to supply 30 Rafale jets through the Egyptian Armed Forces and the French Dassault Aviation company, provided that, the concluded contract is financed through a financing loan of a minimum duration of 10 years," the ministry said
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Engine Transplant Problems Delaying Russian Su-30SM2 Aircraft Development
May 2, 2021 @ 03:26 PMProblems encountered while transplanting the AL-41F-1S engine from the Su-35 fighter into the more popular Su-30SM aircraft could be delaying the development of Su-30SM2 jet dubbed ‘Super Sukhoi. The Russian ministry of defense (MoD) has already signed a contract for the supply of some 24 Su-30s in the SM2 version
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Prague Expels 18 Russian Diplomats over Involvement in 2014 Ammunition Depot Explosion
April 19, 2021 @ 08:38 AMThe Czech Republic has expelled 18 Russian diplomats after an investigation linked their involvement to a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the matter at an upcoming NATO summit on Tuesday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that there was a reasonable suspicion of the involvement of Russian secret service GRU officers in the explosions of ammunition depots in Vrbětice
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Ukrainian Motor Sich to Sell 50% Stake to Turkish Firm
April 15, 2021 @ 07:09 AMUkrainian jet engine maker Motor Sich wants to sell half of its stakes to a Turkish company. Motor Sichs engines power Antonov planes, besides “Mi” and “Ka” series of military helicopters used by nearly fifteen countries
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Iran's Natanz Facility to Achieve 60% Enriched Uranium by Next Week: Iran...
April 14, 2021 @ 09:54 AMIran has begun enriching Uranium Hexafluoride to the purity level of 60% in newer generation of centrifuge machines at the Natanz nuclear facility and will accumulate the product next week, Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharibabadi, said Wednesday. “This will improve significantly both the quality and quantity of radiopharmaceutical products,” he added
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South Korean KF-X fighter jet rolled-out, Christened “KF-21 Boramae”
April 9, 2021 @ 08:12 AMKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI) rolled-out Friday the first prototype of its KF-X fighter, officially christened “KF-21 Boramae,” built under a 8.8 trillion-won (US$7
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Dassault Discredits Foul Play in Indian Rafale Sale
April 9, 2021 @ 07:13 AMFrench jet maker Dassault Aviation has asserted that it did not grease Indian middlemans palm for bagging the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal. A report by French media outlet Mediapart claimed that Dassault and Thales paid €14 million (over INR 100 crore) to Sushen Gupta over a period of 15 years to clinch the Indian order for 36 jets in 2015
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General Atomics wins UK’s MQ-9 Drone Contract
March 31, 2021 @ 05:47 AMGeneral Atomics has won the United Kingdoms MQ-9 drone contract worth $13 million. “General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc
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China Upgrades Russian Sovremenny-class Destroyers with Anti-ship Cruise Missiles
March 22, 2021 @ 06:06 AMChina recently displayed the upgraded Russian-made Sovremenny-class Destroyer, Hangzhou installed with YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile launchers. A series of naval exercises held by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently featured two of these destroyers Hangzhou and Ningbo delivered to China around 20 years ago
Chinese Navy “Expels” U.S. Destroyer in South China Sea Standoff
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U.K. MoD Developing Drone to Work alongside Apache Helicopters
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...