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South Korea Refuses To Renegotiate Costs Involved In Thaad Missile Deployment
May 1, 2017 @ 10:44 AMSouth Korea has refused renegotiation possibilites to share estimated US$1 billion expenses spent by US for deploying Thaad missile defense system on land of the East Asian country. "I don't think it's an issue for renegotiation," Moon Sang-gyun, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, was quoted as saying by
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India Formulating Policy To Become Manufacturing Hub: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
April 29, 2017 @ 02:01 PMIndian government is reportedly in an advanced stage of formulating new defense manufacturing policy that enables India to become a manufacturing hub. “The new defence manufacturing policy will enable India to cut import of combat planes, ships and submarines,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday, addressing an annual meeting of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi
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Rauma Marine Constructions To Design Four Multirole Corvettes For Finnish Navy
April 28, 2017 @ 03:21 PMThe Finnish Defence Forces have signed a contract with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for designing Finnish Navys four multirole corvettes under Squadron 2020 project. The 7
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US$770 Million Maintenance Bill For US Warplanes Worries Japan
April 28, 2017 @ 03:08 PMJapan may incur an 86 Billion Yen (US$770 Million) maintenance hit on the US warplanes and drones it has bought or is planning to buy such as the F-35, Osprey, Global Hawk and E-2D Hawkeye. The aircraft including the unmanned Global Hawk were purchased under the Pentagons foreign military sales (FMS) system and maintenance for it is to be performed by the American OEM
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Egypt Receives First Batch Of MiG-29M2 Fighters From Russia
April 27, 2017 @ 02:23 PMEgypt has received its first batch of Russian modernized MiG-29M2 fighter jets. “We have already received some of the aircraft, but not all
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Eurofighter Typhoon Test-Fires Two Meteor Missile Simultaneously
April 27, 2017 @ 10:04 AMEurofighter Typhoon has completed a simultaneous firing of two MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missiles as part of a major program to integrate the weapon on to the aircraft. The test was conducted using Airbus Defence & Space Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA) 4 with the support of BAE Systems, Eurofighter GmbH, MBDA and the UK‘s Ministry of Defence
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Lockheed Martin Wins $109 Million US Navy Contract For F-35 Hardware, Software
April 26, 2017 @ 08:27 AMThe US Navy has awarded a $109 million contract to Lockheed Martin for hardware and software upgrade kits in support of the F-35 Joint strike fighter aircraft. The awarded contract is for the procurement of 567 modification kits for offboard system hardware and turnaround assets, and also recurring labor for the completion of hardware and software upgrades in support of the F-35 Lighting III Block 3F upgrade for Air Force ($62,663,062); Marine Corps ($43,453,490); Navy $3,060,885); and international partners ($386,297), the US Department of Defense said in a press release Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin Incurs Reduced Net Earnings Of $114 Million In Q1
April 25, 2017 @ 02:08 PMLockheed Martin incurred reduced net earnings of $114 million, or $0.39 per share due to a $120 million charge on a 'loss program' to design, integrate, and install an integrated air missile defense C4I system for an international customer
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Airbus Safran Launches Ariane 6 Ground Qualification Models Production
April 25, 2017 @ 02:05 PMAirbus Safran has launched production of Ariane 6 ground qualification models, under contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) following review from Maturity Gate 6.1 industrialization
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Bulgaria Completes Assessment Of Offers For New Combat Aircraft
April 25, 2017 @ 01:43 PMBulgarian working group has completed the analysis on offers for the supply of new combat aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made MiG fighter aircraft. The working group set up by the defence ministry and led by Air Force Commander Maj
Russian T-62M Tank Withstands 13 Drone Attacks
Raytheon, Ursa Major Test Long-Range Rocket Motor for U.S. Army
Brazil Expands Firefighting Capacity with New Equipment for KC-390 Aircraft
German Government Approves Expansion of 212CD Submarine Program with Norway
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...