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India To Sign Agreement To Purchase 48 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters In 2016
February 16, 2016 @ 09:26 AMRussian Helicopters plans to sign a contract for supplying 48 Mi-17V-5 utility helicopters to India in 2016, the companys Deputy CEO Alexander Shcherbinin said Tuesday. "In 2015, 3 helicopters were supplied under earlier made contracts
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Eurofighter Typhoon Continues Storm Shadow and Meteor Missile Trails For Swing-Role Capability
February 13, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEurofighter has conducted trials of the Storm Shadow missile and Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile as part of the improvements to enhance swing-role capability of its Typhoon combat jet. It has been confirmed that a new operational release of the Storm Shadow missile was carried out in the UK Ministry of Defences Hebrides range in Scotland
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Kuwait, Italy To Finalize Eurofighter Deal Next Week
February 12, 2016 @ 12:08 PMKuwait will finalize a deal to purchase Eurofighter jets from Italy next week. "Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti will visit Kuwait next week to sign the Eurofighter warplanes deal," Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah al-Sabah was quoted as saying Thursday by
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Kalashnikov Earned 2.8 Times Higher In 2015 Than Previous Year.
February 12, 2016 @ 10:20 AMRussian Kalashnikov has earned RUB 2.1 billion ($26
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North Korean Naval Ships Used Japanese Civilian Radar Components
February 12, 2016 @ 10:20 AMAccording to an investigation report by the United Nations, it revealed that North Korea has reconfigured Japanese made civilian radar systems for use by naval ships as showcased at an anti-ship missile test reported last year. The document also cites a ship linked to a UN blacklisted North Korean shipping company berthed near a city in western Japan for a few days last March, Japan Times news daily cited a Kyodo News report
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Belarus Air Force Yak-130 Combat-Trainer Launches R-73 Guided Missile
February 11, 2016 @ 10:50 AMPilots of the 116th Guards Assault Air Force Base and Air Defense of the Republic of Belarus carried out missile launches from the Russian-made Yak-130 combat training aircraft. During the exercise, R-73 air-to-air guided missiles were launched and hit the designed target, an Irkut statement said today
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BAE Systems To Design UK Navy's ‘Nuclear Deterrance’ Submarine
February 11, 2016 @ 09:15 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £201 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design successor of the Royal Navy's Vanguard class submarines. The contract is to design the new class of submarines, which will carry the UK's independent nuclear deterrent, including the layout of equipment and systems, and to develop manufacturing processes
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North Korea Executes Chief Of Military Staff Citing Graft
February 11, 2016 @ 09:00 AMNorth Korea has executed the Chief of its military on corruption and other charges earlier this month. Army General Ri Yong Gil, Chief of Staff of the Korean Peoples Army faced charges of pursuing personal gain and was executed, Yonhap news agency quoted unnamed sources familiar with the DPRK affairs as saying Wednesday
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US Awards Contract To Build Aegis Land-based Missile System in Poland
February 11, 2016 @ 06:53 AMThe US plans to build a land based missile defence system in Poland called Aegis Ashore as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach Phase III. AMEC Programs Inc
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Infantry Fighting Vehicles Manufacturer Of Russia Files For Bankruptcy
February 10, 2016 @ 12:41 PMKurganmashzavod (KMZ) - Russias only enterprise manufacturing infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) has filed for a bankruptcy with the Kurgan Arbitration Court, the court press service said Tuesday. The petitioner is MTE Group registered in Moscow,
CTech Secures NATO SATCOM Modernization Contract
Five of Six Ukrainian ATACMS Missiles Targeting Russia’s Bryansk Destroyed: Kremlin
Northrop Grumman Delivers Stand-In Attack Weapon Test Missile to U.S. Air Force...
British Army Enhances Night-Fighting Capabilities with New Thermal Imaging Rifle Sight
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...