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Iran’s S-300 Air Defense System Delivery Underway
December 30, 2015 @ 09:32 AMRussia has begun deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Iran they have paid for. “The contract is being executed and is being paid for
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Russia To Supply Afghanistan With 10,000 AK-47 Rifles
December 30, 2015 @ 07:43 AMRussia is expected to begin delivery of 10,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles to Afghan police in coming months. "The issue of delivery of 10,000 AK-47 automatic rifles with ammunition rounds to Kabul via the Russian Interior Ministry has been practically resolved and the shipment is expected to take place in January of 2016," Russian presidential special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the TASS news agency on Tuesday
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India Test Fires Long Range Surface to Air Barak-8 Missile Successfully
December 30, 2015 @ 07:37 AMIndia has successfully test-fired its Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM), Barak-8, from a warship today. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense tweeted Wednesday, "Successfully test fires long range surface to air missiles from INS Kolkata
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Raytheon Wins US Navy Multiband Satellite Terminals Contract
December 30, 2015 @ 07:29 AMRaytheon Space and Airborne Systems has won a $102 million worth contract to deliver fully integrated Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT) for the US Navy, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The NMT is a multiband capable satellite communications terminal that provides both protected and wideband communications
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Indian PM To Lay Foundation Stone For HAL’s New Helicopter Complex
December 29, 2015 @ 01:16 PMIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the helicopter complex of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) at a small village of Tumakuru district of Karnataka on January 2, 2016. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar along with other cabinet members is also expected to participate in the event
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Chinese Y-12F, Advanced Turboprop Aircraft Type Certified
December 29, 2015 @ 12:18 PMThe Y-12F, advanced turboprop aircraft developed by the Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) has been awarded type certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The aircraft can be used for various civil and military applications such as freight and passenger transportation, maritime surveillance, airdrops of personnel and goods, reconnaissance, geological prospecting and medical services, an AVIC statement said today
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Phillippines To Receive 10 Patrol Ships From Japan
December 29, 2015 @ 11:59 AMThe Philippine Coast Guard will receive ten new multirole response vessels from Japan starting next year until 2018 via a financial assistance of US $156 million from Japan. The first three vessels would start arriving every other month in the second half of next year, five more by 2017 and the remaining two in 2018, Coast Guard officer-in-charge Rear Admiral William Melad was quoted as saying by Philstar news daily Tuesday
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HAL To Partner Russian Helicopters In Indian Ka-226T Project
December 29, 2015 @ 10:40 AMMoscow and New Delhi have concluded an agreement to build at least 200 Ka-226T helicopters in India. Russia and India signed the helicopter manufacturing co-operation deal during the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modis visit to Moscow earlier this month
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Communications System Upgrade For Russian S-400 Missile Defence System
December 29, 2015 @ 08:55 AMRussia is developing Tuf-MA and Tuf-M2 communication systems for its S-400, S-500 and Vityaz air missile defense systems to evade enemy surveillance. “The new S-400, S-500 and ‘Vityaz missiles will have the Tuf-MA and Tuf-M2 systems installed in them
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DARPA, Northrop To Build Full-Scale Demo of UAV For Small Ships
December 29, 2015 @ 08:48 AMThe US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a Northrop Grumman-led team a project to build a full-scale technology demonstrator system of a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV called Tern, designed to use forward-deployed small ships as mobile launch and recovery sites. The first two phases of Tern successfully focused on preliminary design and risk reduction
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EU Unveils €800 Billion 'ReArm Europe' Defense Plan
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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
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Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U