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Bulgaria To Restart Fighter Jet Acquisition Process
September 20, 2017 @ 01:01 AMBulgarian parliamentary ad hoc committee has called for a rewrite of requirements and request to bidders to submit new offers on fighter jet acquisition to replace its outdated Soviet-era aircraft. The committee decided for a rewrite after the Prime Minister Boiko Borissov voiced doubt over Gripen as the best choice for new fighter jet,
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Israeli Patriot Missile Shoots Down Iranian-made Drone Over Golan Heights
September 20, 2017 @ 12:49 AMIsrael has said that it has shot down an spy drone operated by Hezbollah militant group on the Israeli bordrer with Syria, the Israeli Defense Forces said. “The drone took off from a Damascus military airport and was on a surveillance mission near Israel's border
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Northrop Grumman Wins $18 Million for Production of MK54 Lightweight Torpedo Array
September 20, 2017 @ 12:24 AMNorthrop Grumman is being awarded an $18.6 million modification contract for the production of MK54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo (LWT) array kits for the US Navy, UK and Thailand
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Military Modernization Worth $70B Under US National Defense Authorization Act FY18
September 19, 2017 @ 02:49 PMThe US Senate passed the $700 billion defense policy bill to boost military spending such as weapons and wartime missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. The committee earmarked prioritized modernization to direct funds of close to $70 billion to provide critical military capabilities to warfighters, according to the National Defense Authorization Act for financial year 2018 document published Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod Sensor System To Equip USAF F-15C Aircraft...
September 19, 2017 @ 02:27 PMLockheed Martin has been selected to provide Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) pod to the U.S
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Russian Military Helicopter Hits 'Wrong Target' During Zapad-2017 Exercise
September 19, 2017 @ 01:59 PMThe Russian Western Military Command today admitted the Ka-52 helicopter accidentally fired missiles during Zapad-2017 exercise. The statement came while refuting allegations on social media in regard to deliberately targeting salvos at a crowd of journalists
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Seven Contracts to Export 100,000 Kalashnikov Rifles Signed in 2017
September 19, 2017 @ 12:28 PMRussias arms exporter Rosoboronexport has signed seven contracts to export more than 100,000 Kalashnikov rifles in 2017, the companys CEO Aleksandr Mikheyev said on Tuesday. He however did not specify the countries or organizations which had signed up to buy the iconic assault rifles
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Japan Deploys PAC-3 Surface-Air Interceptors Near N. Korea Missile Routes
September 19, 2017 @ 11:43 AMJapan on Tuesday moved surface-to-air interceptors on the northern island of Hokkaido to a base near recent North Korean missile flyover routes. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera was quoted as saying by AP that Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor unit was deployed at the Hakodate base on southern Hokkaido "as a precaution" as part of government preparations for a possible emergency
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New US Embassy Building Sparks Fears of Spying in Pakistan
September 19, 2017 @ 11:22 AMThe Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has raised objections over the new seven-storey building housing the US Embassy in Islamabad that it would allow surveillance of the government offices in its vicinity. The AGP expressed reservations claiming that ‘the rooftop of the building could be utilized to install surveillance devices that can be used to spy government offices in the surrounding
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Airbus Denies Fraud Allegations On Eurofighter Deal By Austrian Defense Minister
September 19, 2017 @ 11:15 AMEuropean Aerospace giant Airbus on Monday formally rejected fraud allegations levelled by Austria over a two-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) deal for Eurofighter jets, calling out the accusations “factitious and legally groundless”
Return Alive Foundation Buys Mobile F-16 Maintenance Complexes for Ukraine Air Force
Avio Secures €60M Orders from MBDA for ASTER 30 System
Iran Tests Qaseed Rocket to Launch Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Italy to Convert Gulfstream Jets into Electronic Attack Aircraft under BAE–L3Harris Deal...
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...