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South Korea To Lease Reconnaissance Satellite From Israel
October 19, 2016 @ 03:27 PMSouth Korea plans to lease a reconnaissance satellite most likely from Israel to self obtain information on North Koreas military activities. Israel uses its spy satellites mainly to monitor Middle East regions, it may be practical for South Korea to secure operating rights during periods when the satellite passes over the Korean peninsula
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Indonesia Restarts N219 Aircraft Production To Serve Routes To Isolated Areas
October 19, 2016 @ 03:21 PMThe Indonesian National Aviation and Outer Space Institute (LAPAN) said small N219 aircraft would be produced next year to serve routes to isolated areas that could not be served by big aircraft in Indonesia. "The design has been available
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Canada Completes CC-130J Hercules Fleet Upgrade
October 19, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThe Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the completion of a major upgrade of all 17 CC-130J Hercules aircraft. The 17th and last upgraded Hercules was received on October 13, 2016, Canadian Department of National defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Electric Boat Wins $176 Million For Attack Submarine Dry Docking
October 19, 2016 @ 02:56 PMElectric Boat is being awarded two contracts totalling $176 million for the maintenance, repair, alterations, testing and routine work onboard USS Montpelier during its scheduled interim dry docking. The work is expected to be completed by March 2018
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Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Airbus Back In Talks With Poland For Supplying Helicopters
October 19, 2016 @ 02:46 PMPoland has invited Lockheed Martins PZL Mielec, Leonardos PZL Świdnik and Airbus for new preliminary talks on supplying helicopters to the countrys armed forces. The three companies were also part of the previous tender for the same purpose
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Russian Military Launches Secured Intranet
October 19, 2016 @ 02:31 PMRussia has launched Secured Intranet, equipped with a secured email service that allows transmission of classified information and documents for military communications. In every military unit there are servers that encrypt information, divide it into several packages and pass it on
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US Secretry Of State Appeals Ecuador To Restrain Assange From Releasing Clinton...
October 19, 2016 @ 01:43 PMUS Secretary of State John Kerry has instructed Ecuador to restrain Julian Assange from releasing documents related to US Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton, Wikileaks revealed Tuesday. "Multiple US official tell us John Kerry asked Ecuador to stop Assange from publishing Clinton docs during FARC peace negotiations," WikiLeaks said on Twitter
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Russia Exhibits Military Hardware, including BTR-82A Armored Personnel Carriers At Interpolitex Exhibition...
October 19, 2016 @ 12:22 PMRussia is presenting advanced military technologies and solutions, including BTR-82A Armored Personel Carriers (APC), to counter terrorism and protect facilities of high importance at the ongoing Interpolitex international exhibition that is held in Mascow from 18 to 21 October. Apart from BTR-82A APC, the customers will also be able to get examine the characteristics of BTR-80A armored personnel carriers, as well as BMP-3 and BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicles, and a special multipurpose infantry mobility vehicle GAZ Tigr, Rosoboron Export announced Tuesday
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TKMS Wins $53 Million To Refit Two Portuguese Tridente Submarines
October 19, 2016 @ 12:21 PMThyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has won US $53 million to refit Portuguese Navys two Tridente class (Type 209PN) attack submarines. The first submarine, NRP Tridente will be refitted in Germany in the next two years while TKMS and Portugese Arsenal do Alfeite will together refit NRP Arpao locally between 2018 and 2020
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North Korean Nuclear Arsenal May Increase To 70 Fission Bombs By 2020
October 19, 2016 @ 11:50 AMNorth Korea could increase its nuclear arsenal to at least 70 fission bombs by 2020, according to interim findings of a study. “North Korea is likely to be able to build four to eight small nuclear weapons every year, meaning that its stockpile could possibly grow to 79 or more by the end of 2020 while mastering means of their delivery,” Lee Sang-hyun, a senior researcher at the Sejong Institute was quoted as saying by Korea Herald Tuesday
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
Sweden Acquires Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft from Embraer
HENSOLDT Expands Partnership with Czech Armed Forces on Artillery Command System
Norway Completes F-35 Procurement with Final Deliveries from Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...