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US Deploys Military Equipment To Baltic Nations To ‘Deter’ Russia
March 10, 2015 @ 02:03 PMThe US on Monday has delivered more than 100 military equipment to NATO-allied Baltic nations to deter perceived Russian threat. The deliveries included Abrams Tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Scout Humvees, Stryker armored vehicles along with combat support units
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Iraq to Buy Aero Vodochody L-159 Fighters For US$30 Million
March 10, 2015 @ 01:10 PMCzech government has approved sale of 15 redundant L-159 combat planes to Iraq for 750 million crowns (US$30 million) via Aero Vodochody, Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky announced Monday. The Czech defense ministry reached an agreement with Aero Vodochody on the supply of L-159 to Iraq at the end of August 2014
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India To Conduct Final Trial Of Astra BVR Air-to-Air Missile This Week
March 10, 2015 @ 12:32 PMIndia will be conducting the final round phase trial of Astra, beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile on March 12 before inducting it in its Armed Forces. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has begun preparation for a fresh trial of the indigenously developed missile from a defense base off the Odisha coast
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General Dynamics' Zumwalt Class Destroyer Delivery To US Navy Delayed By A...
March 10, 2015 @ 11:39 AMDelivery of two electric powered General Dynamics' Zumwalt-class destroyer for the US Navy has been delayed by a year, various media reported Monday. The Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was planned to be delivered by summer, but that has dropped back to November, on the other hand work on the third and last ship in the class, Lyndon B
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Iranian Navy Gets Training Destroyer Vessel With Radar, Electronic And Reconnaissance Systems
March 10, 2015 @ 11:14 AMIrans Damavand training destroyer equipped with radar, electronic and reconnaissance systems has been delivered to the Navys northern fleet in the Caspian Sea, Tasnim News Agency reported Monday. The advanced 1,420-ton destroyer is capable of tracking the aerial, surface and sub-surface targets simultaneously
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India To Set Up 32 Coastal Radar Surveillance System In Seychelles, Mauritius...
March 10, 2015 @ 11:14 AMIn a move to deepen security ties with neighboring countries and to counter Chinese maritime traffic, India will set up 32 Coastal Radar Surveillance (CSR) stations with navigational military radars in Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives and Sri Lanka, Local media reported Tuesday. “On the first leg of the visit, Modi will stop in Seychelles
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Airbus DS to Supply 36 Vehicle Protection Jammer Against IEDs To Germany
March 10, 2015 @ 09:55 AMAirbus Defence and Space will equip German Armed Forces' vehicles with electronic system for the protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the company said in a statement. The German procurement authority BAAINBw has awarded the company a contract worth several million euros to supply 36 jammers of the type VPJ-R6 (Vehicle Protection Jammer)
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Iran Plans Remote Controlled Robots Carrying Machine Guns, Missiles
March 10, 2015 @ 09:55 AMIran has planned to manufacture remote controlled robots capable of carrying machine guns and missiles, Commander of Iranian Army Ground Force (IAGF), Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told reporters in Tehran on Monday. He also annouced that IAGF has managed to design a 23-mm sniper rifle and will unveil it on Army Day in the coming month
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Russia, India To Perform Design Work For Fifth Gen Su-35S Fighter Jet...
March 10, 2015 @ 09:54 AMRussia and India have signed an agreement to perform design work on the fifth generation ‘S version of the SU-35 that maybe the Indian variant of the fighter jet, Russian Military Complex chief was quoted as saying by DefenseNews "We have been negotiating and have signed the intention protocol for the Su-35," Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov was quoted as saying during the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi last month. "Now we are working on designing ideas for this contract and on creating a manufacturing platform for the aircraft of the fifth generation
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Saab Wins $940 Million Carl Gustaf Man Portable Weapon System Components Contract
March 9, 2015 @ 03:20 PMSaab announced today that it has won a SEK 127 million ($940 Million) contract to deliver components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system to Sweden. The order comprises components for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf system, a modern and effective ground support weapon system
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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