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China Sends Anti-Piracy Mission Ship To Djibouti Base
July 13, 2017 @ 04:30 AMChina has refuted ‘Western media reports on the Djibouti military base as a prejudice against Beijing and has said that the two ships carrying military personnel are solely for the purpose of anti-piracy mission. "China's base in Djibouti has basic differences with military bases of other countries in scale, function and equipment
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China Sends Troops To Operationalize African Military Base
July 12, 2017 @ 07:44 AMChina has dispatched its Peoples Liberation Armys troops to Djibouti in Africa to operationalize its first overseas naval base. A step seen as boosting its military influence and complement its growing arms sales in the region
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Damen Delivers Two Search And Rescue Vessels To Turkish Coast Guard
July 11, 2017 @ 01:51 PMDamen Shipyards Group has delivered two SAR 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard. The ships were delivered as part of an agreement between the European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Australia Finds THAAD Unsuitable, To Develop New Missile Defense Program
July 10, 2017 @ 02:28 PMAustralia will soon come up with a missile defense program to protect its forces, a US shield system is unsuitable, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system mentioned in recent briefings is “not really suitable for our situation,” Turnbull was quoted as saying by Bloomberg on Friday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $5.5B For 74 F-35 Fighters, Anticipates $2.2B For 50
July 8, 2017 @ 09:08 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $5.5 billion modification F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 11 advance acquisition contract
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Finnish Defence Forces To Buy Bittium TAC Wireless IP Network System Products
July 6, 2017 @ 04:28 PMFinnish Defence Forces has been authorized by the ministry of defense to purchase Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system products that covers years 2018-2020, with the agreement value being EUR 30 million. Bittium and Finnish Defence Forces plan to sign a Framework Agreement for the delivery of Bittium TAC WIN products, Under the Framework Agreement, Finnish Defence Forces would issue separate purchase orders for the products each year
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India Adds 10 More Nuclear Weapons To Arsenal This Year: SIPR Report
July 6, 2017 @ 12:29 PMIndia is making progress with efforts to raise its arsenal of nuclear weapons while upgrading technology for an assured strike-back, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) stated in its annual report. India has added about 10 more nuclear warheads to its arsenal, which was estimated at 110-120 in 2016,
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Moscow, Cairo To Sign Deals On Ka-52K Helicopter For Egypt's Mistral-Class Helicopter...
July 5, 2017 @ 11:36 AMRussia will sign two contracts with Egypt on the Ka-52K helicopter and operating equipment supplies for its Mistral-class helicopter carriers. "We must understand that the ships need to be additionally equipped with systems to operate the Russian helicopters
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Russia To Assemble T-90 Tanks Under License In Egypt
July 5, 2017 @ 08:45 AMRussias Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) corporation will build a facility to assemble T-90S/SK tanks under license in Egypt, the company stated in its 2016 report, published on Tuesday. "Works on territories of foreign states to create facilities for complex maintenance and repair of previously supplied equipment, including implementation of projects to create joint ventures with foreign contractors
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Heron-TP Armed Drones, Spike Anti-Tank Missile Deals Likely To Figure During Modi’s...
July 3, 2017 @ 03:04 PMIndia is expected to sign agreements to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles and Heron TP combat drones during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Israel on Tuesday. The Heron-TP armed drones form part of $400 million deal cleared by the Indian defense ministry in 2015
Swedish Parliament Approves Total Defense Bill
Australia Receives 7 F-35 Aircraft: The First Equipped with Technology Refresh 3
Northrop Wins U.S. Navy’s $3.5B Contract to Develop E-6B Mercury Aircraft Successor...
Argentina Unveils First F-16 Fighter Jet Acquired from Denmark
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...