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Boeing-Saab’s Second T-X Aircraft Takes Flight
April 25, 2017 @ 09:53 AMBoeing and partner Saab have completed the first flight of their second production-ready T-X aircraft designed specifically for the US Air Force $16.3 billion advanced pilot training requirement
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Kazakhstan Eyeing To Sell Armoured Vehicles To Azerbaijan
April 24, 2017 @ 04:45 PMKazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), a joint-venture between state-owned Kazakhstan Engineering and South Africas private defence supplier Paramount Group, is keen to commence exporting its Marauder armoured vehicles to Azerbaijan. The Paramount Marauder vehicle known “Arlans” is the first vehicle rolled out of KPEs production line in August 2016,
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UN To Cut Costs On Flight Logistics
April 24, 2017 @ 01:27 PMThe United Nations has planned to reduce fleets, limiting passenger movement to essential needs and cutting the number of non-mission passengers traveling on UN flights, and reducing the number of special flights in a move to cut costs on air assets in its missions. Secretary-General António Guterres today launched an initiative to boost efficiency of United Nations planes and flights, as it was revealed that the Organization spent close to $750 million from 2015 to 2016 on air assets in its peacekeeping and political missions
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Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier To Get US$715M Upgrade With EW, Communication...
April 24, 2017 @ 10:39 AMRussia will modernize its aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov with electronic warfare, communication and aviation network at a cost of about US$715 million. "In September, Zvezdochka will sign with the fleet a contract for the second stage of the repairing with modernization of the Admiral Kuznetsov
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Work On Fifth Royal Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Begins
April 21, 2017 @ 03:09 PMWork has officially begun in Scotland on HMS Spey, the fifth ship in a fleet of new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built for the Royal Navy. Like four other ships HMS Forth, HMS Medway, HMS Trent and HMS Tamar, which are all either under construction or preparing for sea trials, HMS Spey will be built at Govan before the ship is transferred to the Scotstoun yard, where the ship will be fitted out for operations
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Nuclear Arsenals Decline Globally Primarily Due To Cuts Made By Russia, US:...
April 21, 2017 @ 10:39 AMRussia and the United States are slowly reducing their nuclear arsenals but are modernizing their capabilities according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) annual report. The SIPRI said that there were 455 fewer nuclear warheads at the start of 2016 among nine nuclear states than a year earlier
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Romania Interested In Raytheon-built Patriot Missiles
April 21, 2017 @ 10:29 AMNATO member Romania has expressed its interest in the US Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system to modernize its military, benefiting from a gradual increase in annual spending. European Union countrys defense budget was 1
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Russian Delegation To Visit Egypt To Negotiate Mistral Equipment Deal
April 18, 2017 @ 12:17 PMA Russian delegation has left for Egypt to negotiate delivering communications and control equipment for the Mistal-class helicopter carriers France sold to Cairo after it cancelled their sale to Moscow. "Negotiations continue, the Russian delegation has left for Egypt to discuss with the Egyptian side the parameters of the potential deal with the available technical proposals on the communications and control equipment,"
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Russia’s New ‘Tsirkon’ Hypersonic Missile Surpasses Max Speed
April 17, 2017 @ 09:47 AMRussias newest Tsirkon 3M22 hypersonic anti-ship missile reached eight times the speed of sound during the test launch on Saturday, Russian media reported. "During the tests of the missile it was confirmed that its speed on the march reaches eight Mach,” the source told
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Asia Is Largest Russian Military Equipment Buyer In 2016: Rosoboronexport
April 13, 2017 @ 09:54 AMAsia as a region has become the largest Russian military equipment buyer in the year 2016, Rosoboronexport announced in a press release Wednesday. Rosoboronexport signed military and technical cooperation contracts worth USD 9 billion last year with 53% of total annual volume claimed by Asian customers, Dmitry Shugaev, Director of Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation was quoted as saying in the release
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...