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Netherlands Delays Delivery Of 15 Additional F-16 Fighter Aircraft To Jordan
November 28, 2016 @ 01:07 PMNetherlands has delayed the delivery of 15 additional Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16AMs to Jordan after request for specific hardware and software updates. The jets were supposed to make their way to Jordan this year, but that has been postponed
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Iran Considers Buying Russian Su-30 fighter jets
November 28, 2016 @ 12:09 PMIran is considering to purchase a batch of Sukhoi Su-30 jet fighters from Russia to modernize its air force. “The purchasing of the fighter jets is on the Defense Ministrys agenda,” Irans Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying by various local media Saturday
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Turkey Claims Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons In Syria; Media reports
November 28, 2016 @ 11:34 AMThe Islamic State (IS) might have used chemical weapons against Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in Northern Syria that wounded 22 on Sunday. The Russian defense ministry is looking at the possible chains supplying toxic substances to Syrian militants after a mustard gas mine was found near the city of Aleppo, the ministrys press service said on Saturday
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India Supplies Final Mi-24 gunship to Afghan Air Force
November 28, 2016 @ 10:43 AMIndia has delivered final Mi-24 gunship to Afghanistan on Saturday for aiding Kabul in reconstructing the country amidst opposing Taliban group. The delivery of four gunships marks the first lethal weaponry supply to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
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Japan Likely To Include $9 Billion In Third Supplementary Budget To Upgrade...
November 28, 2016 @ 10:42 AMThe Japanese government is likely to include an approximate $9 billion (¥1 trillion) in its third supplementary budget for the fiscal 2016 as part of its investment of its missile defense system in response to North Korean ballistic missile launches. The government intends to compile a total supplementary budget of around ¥1 trillion, excluding economic stimulus measures,
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Turkey Offers Fast Attack Missile Boat FAC-55 To Pakistan
November 28, 2016 @ 09:23 AMTurkey is offering its newest Fast Attack Craft, ‘FAC-55 to Pakistan Navy. The Turkish shipbuilder Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A
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India Could Develop Combat Drone Engine With Help From Safran
November 28, 2016 @ 06:55 AMSafran has offered to partner Indias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for its combat drone, ‘Ghatak. The French company which manufactures engines for Rafale fighter jets are waiting for an approval by the Union government
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Ukraine To Hold Missile-Firing Exercise Over Crimea
November 26, 2016 @ 07:57 AMUkraine has taken a unilateral decision to organize missile-firing exercises over Crimea, which Russia claims to be the Federation's sovereign airspace. Missiles would be fired in regions where civil and state aviation flights run, Russias Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya reported
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Saudi Arabia Shoots Down 11 Scuds, Deploys Patriots To Counter Ballistic Missiles...
November 26, 2016 @ 07:34 AMSaudi Arabia has shot down 11 Scud missiles fired by Al Houthi rebels from across the Yemen border after fighting intensified since the collapse of a US-backed ceasefire last week. Saudi Arabia has deployed Patriot missile batteries to counter tactical ballistic missiles that have been fired sporadically from Yemen during the course of the war, Gulfnews reported Friday
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South Korea's Trainer Jet Performs First Flight Test In US
November 26, 2016 @ 07:10 AMSouth Korea's trainer jet has taken its first test flight in US last week after both the countries agreed to mutually recognize its airworthiness certification in September. On 19 November, the 'T-X' trainer, a modified version of the T-50 planes in service with the South Korean Air Force, showed off its flight performance as a candidate to replace the existing jets operated by the US Air Force, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement Thursday
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German Army Invites Patria to Bid for Future Armored Troop Transport Project
Damen Delivers FCS 3307 Patrol Vessel to Nigeria
Iran Shoots Down Bunker Busting Bomb in Exercise to Protect Nuclear Facility
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