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Russia seeks to Establish Military Bases in 6 African Nations
August 4, 2020 @ 06:31 PMRussia has sought permission to establish military bases in 6 African countries- Egypt, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Sudan. Germanys Bild newspaper reported quoting German Foreign Ministry documents on August 4, that Russia had concluded military cooperation agreements with 21 African countries since 2015, while it had cooperation agreements with only four countries in Africa before that date
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Rheinmetall Reveals Advanced Technology Demonstrator Tank with 130mm Turret
July 31, 2020 @ 12:37 PMA video released today by Germanys Rheinmetall showed a tank with a 130mm turret besides a new hull front as part of its MBT Advanced Technologies Competence demonstration, a possible indication of what will go into the future Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). The demo tank looks like the latest iteration of its advanced technology demonstrator for the British Armys Challenger 2 Life Extension Project (LEP)
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China's Carrier-Borne J-15 Jets Qualified for Night-time Buddy-refueling
July 28, 2020 @ 04:46 PMChina's J-15 carrier borne jets have completed a set of night-time buddy refueling that will increase their range and operational flexibility by a fair margin. Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy said these operations involving J-15s were held at night for the first time
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Is Dassault Aviation on Way to Another Rafale Jet Export Contract?
July 26, 2020 @ 06:55 PMDassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier hinted at a new Rafale jet export contract in the making while speaking at his companys first half 2020 financial results conference in Paris earlier this week. “A potential new Rafale export contract is postponed,” he said while referring to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Dassaults performance without naming the country with whom his company was close to signing the contract with
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Reconnaissance Plane Crashes in Turkey, 7 Dead
July 16, 2020 @ 05:53 AMA Turkish reconnaissance plane crashed into a mountain in eastern Van Province early on Thursday, killing seven people on board. “A reconnaissance aircraft crashed into Mount Artos in Van Provinces Gevaş district earlier today
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Russia to Build French-Mistral Replacement Warships
July 14, 2020 @ 06:00 AMRussia will soon begin work on its new project to build two new amphibious assault ships, years after France declined to deliver Mistrals to the Navy. “A contract for their construction has been signed
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Bomb, Not Cyber Attack May Have Caused Iranian Nuclear Facility Explosion
July 7, 2020 @ 07:20 AMA bomb planted by an insider and not a suspected Israeli cyberattack may have caused an explosion in a facility housing centrifuges inside the Iranian nuclear site of Natanz last week. "The majority of the Revolutionary Guards believe that someone carried a bomb to the building," a member of the Revolutionary Guard was quoted as saying by the New York Times
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Oshkosh Receives $127Mn US Army Contract for 248 Joint Tactical Vehicles
July 1, 2020 @ 02:08 PMOshkosh Defense announced today that the U.S
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Maxar to acquire Saab’s Shares in Vricon Geospatial-Intelligence Data and Software Provider...
June 24, 2020 @ 01:29 PMMaxar Technologies has announced its intent to acquire Saabs shares in Vricon Inc., a fifty-fifty joint venture
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Turkey First Indigenous Helicopter Engine to be Ready for Integration This Year
June 20, 2020 @ 08:08 AMTurkey's first indigenous helicopter engine, that will power the T-625 Gökbey utility helicopter and the ATAK combat chopper will be delivered to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for integration this year. “Core of the T-625 helicopters engine was tested at TAI,” Mustafa Varank, Industry and Technology Minister, was quoted as saying by Anadolu Ageny Friday
Indian Navy Launches Anti-Ship Missile From Sea King Helicopter in First-of-its-kind Test
Quantum Systems to Produce 400 Vector Reconnaissance Drones in Ukraine
Turkey’s FNSS to Start Serial Production of Pars Alpha Armored Vehicles
France Signs €480M Deal with Airbus, Naval Group to Upgrade Navy Communication...
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U