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UK MOD Signs £260M Deal To Support RAF C-17 Transport Aircraft
February 20, 2018 @ 02:59 PMThe UK Defense Ministry has signed a Foreign Military Sale agreement valued £260 million with the US Government to support RAF C-17 heavy lift transport aircraft into the next decade. The Foreign Military Sale agreement will provide support for the RAFs fleet of eight C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, which provided lifesaving humanitarian relief following Hurricane Irma last summer, the ministry announced on February 17
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Russian Army To Begin Using New 500 kg Glide Cluster Bomb In
February 20, 2018 @ 02:44 PMTechmash concern, Russias largest munitions manufacturer, will deliver a new cluster bomb called Drel (Drill) to the Russian Army in 2018. "The state-run tests of a new model of the planned cluster bomb with a weight of 500 kilograms (0
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Chinese Shipbuilding Firm Launches Corvette for Bangladesh Navy
February 14, 2018 @ 02:06 PMChinas top shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) on Monday launched the third Shadhinota-class C13B corvette for the Bangladesh Navy, according to
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Singapore Considering Lockheed Martin F-35 Buy
February 9, 2018 @ 12:56 PMThe Singapore government is reportedly evaluating a future purchase of Americas next-generation F-35 fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martins executive said Thursday on the sidelines of on-going Singapore Airshow. "They, I think, are seriously evaluating the F-35, as well as other platforms I'm sure," Lockheed International Executive Vice President Rick Edwards told Reuters this week at the Singapore Airshow, adding, "when they are ready, we will respond
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Indian Navy’s Six Oldest Submarines Undergoing Major Refit Process
February 8, 2018 @ 09:54 AMThe delay in induction of Indias new class of attack submarines has forced the Navy to upgrade six of its oldest submarines under the Major Refit and Life Certification (MRLC) programme. Four Sindhughosh-class (Russian Kilo) and two Shishumar-class (German HDW) submarines are to be engaged in ‘life extension and refit programmes, at a cost of INR 1,000 crore (US$ 155 million) per boat,
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China Deploys Russian-made Su-35 Combat Jets in South China Sea Patrol Missions
February 8, 2018 @ 09:19 AMChina has dispatched Russia-made Su-35 advanced fighters for joint combat cruise missions in South China Sea, in response to provocation by the US in January, the People's Liberation Army Air Force announced on Wednesday. This is a pragmatic action for the air force to fulfill its mission in the new era and conduct a combat training military exercise," according to a notice on the PLA Air Force official Weibo social media account, Global Times reports
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Mitsubishi Heavy Delivers Fuselage Panels for First Boeing 777X
February 7, 2018 @ 10:24 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered aft fuselage panels for the first Boeing 777X, next-generation wide-body passenger aircraft
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Russian Sukhoi-25 Aircraft Shot Down By MANPAD Missile System In Syria
February 5, 2018 @ 09:23 AMAl Qaeda-linked militants in Syria shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft using a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system on February 3, killing its pilot. "A Russian aircraft crashed during a flight over the Idlib de-escalation area," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday
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Raytheon Awarded $2.3 Billion for PATRIOT Missile System Engineering Support
January 31, 2018 @ 03:12 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $2,300,304,490 hybrid contract for engineering services to support Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) system of systems. The contractor will perform ongoing support of software, refresh for obsolescence to include support of systems outside the continental U
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Thailand Likely to Increase Chinese VT-4 Tanks Order to 49
January 30, 2018 @ 07:09 AMThailand is likely to increase its total order for Chinese-made VT-4 main battle tanks to 49 up from the current 28 plus 10 additional ordered in 2017. Thailand had purchased 28 VT4 tanks in 2015 and ordered an additional 10 last year
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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...