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Estonia to Acquire Mistral SHORAD Missiles for $58 Million from MBDA
June 13, 2018 @ 12:11 PMEstonia will acquire Mistral short range air defence missiles/ man portable surface to air missiles, training missiles, simulators and testing and maintenance equipment from European missile manufacturer MBDA under a 50 million euros (US $58.7 million) contract
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Russia To Unveil Kurganets-25 Infantry Fighting Vehicle At Expo Army-2018
June 6, 2018 @ 12:22 PMRussia will unveil the new Kurganets infantry fighting vehicle at the ARMY 2018 International Military and Technical Forum this summer, the Russian defense ministry said Tuesday. The new Kurganets-25 tracked IFV is designed for transporting personnel, increasing manoeuvrability of the troops, providing them with armament and protection on the battlefield
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Pakistan Signs Contract for 2 Chinese Warships, Increases Order to 4
June 5, 2018 @ 07:34 AMPakistan signed a contract to purchase two Type 054 A frigates from China on June 1, taking the total number of ships of that type ordered to four, the delivery of which is expected by 2021. The contract for 2 warships for Pakistan Navy has been signed with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd (CSTC) in Rawalpindi at Ministry of Defence Production according to a Pakistan MoD press release
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Ukraine Investigating Alleged Kickbacks Worth Millions In Aircraft Spares Deal With India
May 31, 2018 @ 02:27 PMUkraines Anti-Corruption Bureau is probing alleged kickbacks worth crores paid to Indian defense officials for an aircraft spares purchase deal. According to a records accessed by
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Russia Sets Afloat Large Amphibious Assault Ship
May 28, 2018 @ 11:27 AMRussias new large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov has been floated out at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, the defense ministry announced on May 25. "The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship is the newest development of Project 1171, under which the Yantar Shipyard built a series of 14 warships in the 1960s-1970s
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Kazakhstan to Receive New Batch of Su-30SM Fighter Jets From Russia
May 24, 2018 @ 01:08 PMKazspecexport and Russian state-run Irkut Corporation signed a contract to supply a new batch of Su-30SM to Kazakhstan during the KADEX 2018 exhibition in Astana. The modern Russian fighters will join the fleet of another Su-30SM, which since 2015 have been armed by the Air Defense Force of Kazakhstan, United Aircraft Corporation said in a statement Thursday
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European Union Defence Spending at Euro 200 Billion in 2016
May 18, 2018 @ 01:29 PMThe 28-member European Union spent €200 billion ($222 billion) on defence in 2016, the same figure as in 2015, Eurostat announced Friday. The EU, most of whose members share NATO membership with the United States are under pressure from Washington to increase military spending and buy more American arms
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Chinese Private Firm OneSpace Launches First Space Rocket
May 18, 2018 @ 12:57 PMA Chinese private firm OneSpace launched a locally-made space rocket from a launch center in northwest China. "Chongqing Liangjiang Star," launched at 7:33 a
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Denmark Unveils $240M Cyber Defence Plan
May 16, 2018 @ 01:17 PMThe Danish government has unveiled a $240 million to protect Authorities, businesses and individuals as part of their strategy for cyber and information security. The strategy consists of 25 concrete initiatives to strengthen society's defense against cyber-attacks and cybercriminals
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India’s First Private Company Manufactured Defense Ship Arrives at Base Port
May 14, 2018 @ 01:28 PMThe first in class of seven new generation offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ICGS Vikram arrived at the new Mangalore Port. ICGS, manufactured by Larsen and Toubro, is the first defense ship contracted by the Indian Ministry of defence (MoD) under the ‘Make in India imitative in March 2015
Russia Relies on U.S., European, and Chinese Components for Gerbera Drones
France, U.K. Authorize Ukraine to Strike Russian Territory Using SCALP Missiles
Germany Receives First H145M Light Combat Helicopter from Airbus
Brazil’s Embraer, PT Dirgantara Indonesia to Boost Commercial Aviation
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
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...