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S.Korean Prosecutors Investigate BAE Systems Over KF-16 Upgrade Deal
October 5, 2016 @ 02:57 PMSouth Korean prosecutors will investigate BAE systems over a failed deal to upgrade KF-16 fighter jets which resulted in about 100 billion won ($90 million). The state auditor Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) claimed that the arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) gave multiple favors to BAE Systems when the U
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Germany May Choose Lockheed’s C-130J Over Airbus’ A400 Transport Aircraft
October 5, 2016 @ 02:48 PMGermany is planning to buy four to six Lockheed Martin C-130J transport planes instead of Airbus A400 military cargo aircraft due to repeated delays in their delivery. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyern signed a declaration of intent in Paris to pool the yet-to-be-acquired Lockheed Martin military transport planes with the same type operated by France, a German defense ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by
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India To Block Its 2,300 Km Long International Border With Pakistan
October 5, 2016 @ 02:21 PMIndia has considered sealing the international border with Pakistan that is spread over 2,300 km soon. Union home minister Rajnath Singh will discuss the proposal at a closed-door meeting in Jaisalmer on Friday with home ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat
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KRET Displays Drone Command And Control Suite At Gidroaviasalon 2016
October 5, 2016 @ 01:41 PMConcern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) presented its demonstrator of drone technologies featuring elements that are used in the fifth generation aircrafts at the exhibition and scientific conference on hydroaviation - Gidroaviasalon 2016. Visitors viewed a demonstrator featuring a new unified avionics suite showing its control, navigation, communication and display for prospective drones in operation
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GRSE Delivers First Mk IV Landing Craft To Indian Navy
October 5, 2016 @ 01:41 PMIndias Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy last week. "L-51 is expected to be commissioned “soon” at Port Blair" the Indian armed forces triservice command that oversees Andaman and Nicobar island territories, Indian Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by
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India's ASTE Preparing Military Planes To Use ISRO's Navigation Satellite System
October 5, 2016 @ 01:40 PMIndia's Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) is readying military aircraft for using Indian Space Research Organisations (Isro) Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The IRNSS is a constellation of seven satellites that will provide position information service to Indian users
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Russia Initiates Work On Fifth Gen Nuclear Submarine Development
October 5, 2016 @ 11:53 AMRussia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (UAC) has initiated preliminary work on construction of fifth-generation Husky class nuclear submarine to replace exiting Yasen class boats. "The results of this work will determine the construction schedule," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with the Moskovsky Komsomolets
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Airbus Launches Satellite Image Library for Defence, Intelligence and Security Applications
October 5, 2016 @ 11:52 AMAirbus Defence and Space has announced the launch of 'One Atlas', a new satellite image basemap, which covers the earths landmasses with professional grade imagery. Available online, 24/7 and refreshed within a 12-month period, One Atlas provides customers within the defence, intelligence and security industry with easy access to homogeneous imagery, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Saudi Navy Begins Landing Exercise in Straits of Hormuz
October 5, 2016 @ 11:14 AMIn what appears to be a simulated amphibious assault on a hostile beach, Saudi Arabia today commenced a naval exercise in the straits of Hormuz called Gulf Shield 1. Photographs released by the Saudi Press Agency show light amphibious assault vehicles being driven out of landing ships and soldiers coming of these vehicles in battle formation
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Elbit Systems To Supply Bradley Fighting VehicleGunner's Hand Station To US Army
October 5, 2016 @ 11:11 AMElbit Systems of America has won a $7.3 million contract to supply Bradley Fighting VehicleGunners Hand Station to US Army
Airbus Bags 100-Satellite Order from Space-based Internet Provider "OneWeb"
Poland Signs €1B Deal for Rosomak-L Armored Personnel Carriers
Ukraine Orders 20 Rheinmetall Marder IFVs
Netherlands Defence Signs Agreement with ISISpace for Military Satellite Development
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...