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Geoff Hoon To Depart AgustaWestland
October 17, 2016 @ 02:05 PMFormer UK Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon who was AgustaWestland's international director, has announced his intention to leave the company. In an email to media contacts Monday, Hoon said, “After almost six years of working with AgustaWestland, now is the right time for me to move on to new challenges
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Japan Eyes Djibouti Military Base Expansion To Counter Chinese Influence
October 14, 2016 @ 04:11 PMJapan is eyeing to lease additional land by next year to expand its military base in Djibouti to counter Chinese influence in the region. Japan is considering deploying C-130 transport aircraft, Bushmaster armored vehicles and extra personnel to the base but has not yet decided on how many,
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Putin Ratifies Agreement With Syria To Deploy Russian Air Group On Request
October 14, 2016 @ 01:32 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed the federal law passed by Russian State Duma and approved by the Federation council on deployment of aviation group of the Russian armed forces in Syria. The law was passed by Russias State Duma on October 7, 2016, and approved by the Federation Council on Wednesday, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday
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India, Russia To Sign $5 Billion Deal For S-400 Air Defence Missile
October 14, 2016 @ 12:26 PMIndia will be signing a $5.8 billion contract with Russia on Saturday to acquire five new generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems
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Russia Completes S-300 Air Missile Defense Systems Delivery To Iran
October 13, 2016 @ 01:47 PMRussia has completed its contract on delivering S-300 air defense systems to Iran. "All divisions have been supplied," Alexander Fomin the head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation was quoted as saying by
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Argentina Orders RBS 70 NG Short Range Defense System
October 13, 2016 @ 09:56 AMArgentina orders Swedish Saabs RBS 70 NG short-range defense (SHORAD) system. Saab had announced in late September that it had procured a $44 million order for the RBS 70 SHORAD without disclosing the customer
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Britain Sells $6.8 Bln Defense Equipment To Saudi Since 2010
October 12, 2016 @ 03:39 PMUK has sold about £5.6 billion ($6
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Russian Helicopter Radio System Delivery To Save Peru's Defense Budget
October 11, 2016 @ 04:36 PMRosoboronexport's delivery of R-312ATs radios to meet requirements of the Army Communications Service will help Peru's defense ministry to save more than US$ 12.5 million
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Airbus Refutes Polish Media's Allegations On Caracal Helicopter Tender
October 11, 2016 @ 02:19 PMThe CEO of Airbus Helicopters has released a statement Tuesday refuting “misleading allegations” in the Polish media about the tender which was scrapped by the Polish government. According to the
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Raytheon To Upgrade Netherlands' Patriot Missile System With Man Station User Interface
October 8, 2016 @ 11:40 AMRaytheon has won a Netherlands contract to upgrade its Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system with the Modern Man Station user interface. “The Netherlands will continuously modernize Patriot as they intend to keep it in their inventory until at least 2040,” said Ralph Acaba, Raytheon vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense in a statement Thursday
Europe’s First Patriot Missile Plant Breaks Ground in Germany’s Bavaria
U.S. Plans Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Development
France Receives Third Barracuda-Class Nuclear Submarine, Tourville
Poland Advances Plans for Local Ammunition Production
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...