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Bulgarian Government Plans to Acquire Fighter jets, Armored Vehicles for
May 17, 2018 @ 01:08 PMBulgarian government has decided to ask the parliament to approve military spending of nearly $3 billion to acquire 16 fighter jets in two stages and 150 armoured vehicles. The purchase of the first stage of eight fighter jets is expected to cost about 1
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Denmark Unveils $240M Cyber Defence Plan
May 16, 2018 @ 01:17 PMThe Danish government has unveiled a $240 million to protect Authorities, businesses and individuals as part of their strategy for cyber and information security. The strategy consists of 25 concrete initiatives to strengthen society's defense against cyber-attacks and cybercriminals
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Argentinian President OKs Super-Etendard Aircraft Purchase
May 15, 2018 @ 11:29 AMArgentine President Mauricio Macri has given the go-ahead for the purchase of five Super-Etendards, a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Breguet, for the Navy for an estimated amount of about 12 million euros, according to a report in French daily La Tribune. However, the report has stated that the Argentinian government is yet to make payments
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BAE Systems Wins £2.4bn Worth Contracts for Royal Navy Submarine Programmes
May 15, 2018 @ 10:21 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £1.5bn contract for the seventh Astute class submarine and a further £900m for the next phase of the Dreadnought submarine programme for the Royal Navy
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Elbit Systems Completes Thermal Weapon Sights Delivery To Australian Army
May 14, 2018 @ 12:06 PMElbit Systems has completed the successful delivery phase of the Land 125 Phase 3C contract supplying XACTth65 thermal weapon sights to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Dan Webster, the Managing Director of Elbit Systems of Australia and Malcolm McKeith, the Director of Armaments Systems Program Office at The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), signed the final delivery document at Melbournes historic Victoria Barracks on 22 March
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BAE Systems to Provide 7000 APKWS Laser-guided Rockets to US Navy
May 10, 2018 @ 11:10 AMThe U.S
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China’s Y-20 Transport Aircraft Conducts First Airdrop Test
May 9, 2018 @ 04:34 PMChina's largest domestically-developed transport aircraft, the Y-20, recently conducted its first joint airdrop training. In a post on People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's Sina Weibo on Tuesday, AF spokesperson Shen Jinke said the Y-20, which joined the air force in July 2016 and was displayed at the grand military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the PLA in July 2017, has started actual combat training
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Russia’s New Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Sea Trials
May 5, 2018 @ 03:23 PMRussias new large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren has successfully completed sea trials on the Baltic coast, TASS reports. "On Thursday, May 3, the seaborne part of the state trials of the large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren was completed
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Indian Sales Push Israeli Defense Export to All-time High of $9.2 Billion
May 3, 2018 @ 12:30 PMSales of the Barak missile system and other weapons deals with India have pushed Israeli defence exports to an all-time high of $9.2 billion in 2017
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China Becomes World's Second Biggest Military Spender: SIPRI
May 2, 2018 @ 12:34 PMChina has become the world's second biggest military spender behind the United States relegating Saudi Arabia and India to third and fourth place respectively according to a new report by the Swedish International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) which compiles global arms procurement data. China increased its military spending by 5
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...