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KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 Turret Selected for US Marine Corps ACV Program

May 13, 2020 @ 05:01 PM

German firm AS KONGSBERG has been selected by BAE Systems to design and manufacture the remote Medium Caliber Turret (MCT) for the United States Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) -30 program. KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150 MCTs in a phased program as part of this contract
Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor Aircraft Meant for JGSDF Arrive in Japan

May 8, 2020 @ 05:26 PM

Ospreys V-22 Aircraft bound for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrived in Japan at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni on May 8, 2020. The JGSDF plans to introduce the Osprey V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft to conduct rescue and special operations missions, the US Marine Corps which facilitated the arrival, released information and images of the event
Japan to draft UFO protocols in response to US footage

May 5, 2020 @ 10:45 AM

Japan plans to draft protocols to respond, record and report UFO encounters in light of the US Defense Departments recent decision to release videos of the mysterious objects. On April 27, the Pentagon released videos of UFOs shot in 2004 and 2015
Qatar’s Airline-Slots-for-Fighter-Jet Policy Hit by COVID-19

May 5, 2020 @ 07:51 AM

New flight routes connecting Qatar and France announced earlier this year, largely seen as a “payback” for the tiny nation buying Dassault Rafale fighters, appears to have backfired with the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging demand for air travel. Qatar Airways in mid-January announced the launch of flights connecting Doha with Lyon (France)
FN America & Colt’s to Compete for M16 Rifles Order for Nepal,...

April 30, 2020 @ 05:20 AM

The US Army has named FN America LLC and Colts Manufacturing Co. LLC as competitors in its $383
Saab Delivers First GlobalEye Surveillance Aircraft to UAE

April 29, 2020 @ 02:20 PM

Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 29 April 2020. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the initial contract signed in late 2015
Deliveries of “Korean Patriots” to the Military Complete

April 28, 2020 @ 03:56 PM

South Koreas arms procurement agency announced Tuesday that all ordered Cheongung anti-aircraft guided missile systems, dubbed “Korean Patriots,” were delivered to the military. According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), final units of the self-propelled system were handed over to the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) in April
Iran to Build Multiple-hull Destroyer this Year

April 5, 2020 @ 04:35 AM

Irans Defense Ministry plans to start the construction of a 6,000-ton destroyer this year which will be a trimaran ship – a vessel consisting of multiple hulls – equipped with “very special capabilities”. “This destroyer will extend the capabilities of the Iranian Navy for longer operations in the seas with very special defensive and offensive capabilities,” Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari, head of Defense Ministry's Marine Industries Organization said in an interview to the Mehr News Agency Saturday
Boeing Insitu to Provide ScanEagle UAV Training to Afghan Forces

April 2, 2020 @ 06:31 AM

Boeing subsidiary, Insitu is awarded $7 million contract to support ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The contract procures field service representatives and instructors to provide technical services, training, and program management needed to sustain and support ScanEagle operations, a US DoD release said Tuesday
S Korea Develops Stealth Submarine Detection System

April 2, 2020 @ 05:19 AM

The South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has revealed a port surveillance system that improves detection of quiet submarines and other stealthy underwater moving objects. The advanced maritime surveillance system was developed at a cost of 130 billio- won ($106

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