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Bahrain In Talks For Purchase Of Russian S-400 Missile Systems
October 17, 2017 @ 02:38 PMBahrain and Russia are in talks for purchase of Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system, the commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard said Monday. "We are currently in the stage of negotiations, but with gods help we will finish this process," the commander Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa told reporters during on-going BIDEC expo held in Manama this week, Sputnik reports
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Spanish F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Madrid During Take-off, Pilot Killed
October 17, 2017 @ 02:37 PMA Spanish F-18 fighter crashed on take-off killing the pilot at a military base near Madrid Tuesday. This is the second fighter jet crash in Spain in a week
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Second US Drone Strike on Taliban in Pakistan
October 17, 2017 @ 02:02 PMThe US conducted a drone strike on second consecutive day firing two missiles targeting a house in Paktia province of Afghanistan-Pakistan border. There have been no reports of causalities
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Bangladesh Navy Orders Two More Dornier 228NG Maritime Patrol Aircraft
October 17, 2017 @ 01:36 PMBangladesh Navy has ordered two more Dornier 228 unarmed twin turborprop maritime patrol aircraft under a contract signed with German aerospace company Ruag Aviation. The Dornier 228NG aircraft will serve to support surveillance and patrol flights for all aspects of maritime security, exclusive economic zone control, and search and rescue (SAR) operations
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Harris Wins $133 Million to Supply Electronic Jammers to US Navy, Australia
October 17, 2017 @ 01:26 PMHarris Corporation has won a $133 million contract to supply electronic jammers to U.S
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Leonardo To Equip US Naval Air Stations With Instrument Landing Systems
October 17, 2017 @ 01:10 PMLeonardo has been selected through a competitive procurement as the provider of up to 31 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) by the US Navy to equip Department of Navy installations. In more details, Leonardos subsidiary, Selex ES Inc
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Irkut MC-21 Airliner Flies 4500 Km, 6 Hour Non-stop
October 17, 2017 @ 12:08 PMThe first prototype MC-21-300 aircraft of Irkut Corp, Russia flew from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant to the Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky near Moscow today covering a distance of 4500 km at an altitude of 10,000 meters non-stop for six hours. This was the first long distance flight of the MC-21 test aircraft whose flight tests began earlier this year
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North Korean Hacker Group Behind Cyber Theft Of $60M From Taiwanese International...
October 17, 2017 @ 11:48 AMCybersecurity firm BAE Systems Plc said on Monday that North Korean hacker group is likely responsible for a cyber-theft of $60 million from Taiwans Far Eastern International Bank. The cyberattack, in which malware was used to steal the money through the international Swift banking network, bore “some of the hallmarks” of Lazarus, a hacking group linked to North Korea, according to the British Firm
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Russia’s Navy To Get 10 Modernized Ka-72M Choppers A Year
October 17, 2017 @ 11:16 AMRussian Navy will receive a batch of 10 modernised Ka-72M anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters a year, defense ministry said. "This year, the number of Ka-27 helicopters arriving for naval aviation will make up another ten rotocraft
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Turkey Successfully Test-Fires Home-made Atmaca Anti-Ship Missile
October 17, 2017 @ 10:59 AMTurkeys home-made Atmaca anti-ship missile (AShM) successfully completed a test to check the flight characteristics and or the range, the Turkish Navys technical head Admiral Ahmet Çakır said. “We are all closely following the Atmaca project and the first shots are being made and next year we will be shooting on the ships platform and we aim to make the Atmaca guided missile we plan to replace Harpoon as a [missile] with superior capability, long range, superior capabilities than Harpoon,” said Çakır at the 8th Marine Systems Seminar, according to a local media report of TRT Haber cited by ...
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
Israel to Establish "Supreme Armaments Council" for the Next Round of War...
U.K. Bars Israelis from Top Military Academy over Gaza War
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...