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South Korea To Start Mass Production Of Ship-To-Ground Missiles Next Year

April 18, 2017 @ 03:09 PM

South Korea has completed development of new tactical ship-to-ground guided missiles and will start mass production with two types of launch systems next year. The missiles would enhance its ability to strike North Korea's key military equipment and facilities, the country's arms procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) was quoted as stating by
Iranian Army Showcases Long-range ‘Sayyad-3’ Missile At Parade

April 18, 2017 @ 02:58 PM

The Iranian Army displayed a home-grown long-range missile ‘Sayyad-3 during a military parade in Tehran on Tuesday. Other military equipment showcased in the parade include S-300 air defense missile system, Zolfaqar tank, personnel carriers, cannons, a wide variety of missiles, radars, missile defense systems, speedboats, torpedoes, military vehicles and bombs, Tasnim news agency reported
Canadian Air Force Deploys Bell CH-146 Griffon Helicopters In Iraq

April 18, 2017 @ 02:49 PM

The Royal Canadian Air Force has deployed four Bell CH-146 Griffon helicopters near Erbil, Iraq to contribute for the armed forces commitment to the fight against Daesh militant group. “On Monday, April 17, approximately 60 members of the Royal Canadian Air Forces 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (THS), based at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base in Edmonton, Alta
Vietnam Interested in Russian Ansat, Mi-15V-5 Civil Helicopters

April 18, 2017 @ 01:59 PM

Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security delegation visited Russian Helicopters and is interested in acquiring Ansat and the MI-15V- 5 civil helicopters. The delegation arrived on a working visit to the capital of Tatarstan
Russian Delegation To Visit Egypt To Negotiate Mistral Equipment Deal

April 18, 2017 @ 12:17 PM

A 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,"
Iranian Navy To Get New Missile-launching Ships, Submarine

April 18, 2017 @ 10:45 AM

Iran is building fourth missile-launching Peykan-class warship for the naval forces in Caspian Sea, local media reported Tuesday. Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was quoted as saying by FARS news Tuesday that the new Peykan-class warship is being built by Bandar Anzali's Shahid Tamjidi naval industries and it will join the fleet soon
US Navy To Resume T-45C Flight Operations Next Week

April 18, 2017 @ 10:19 AM

The US Navy is expected to resume flight operations of T-45C early next week using a modified mask. The aircraft has been tested by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) using a modified mask that circumvents the aircraft's On Board Oxygen Generator System (OBOGS)
US, North Korea Ready For ‘All-out War’

April 18, 2017 @ 09:46 AM

North Korea has threatened to carry out missile tests on weekly basis amid rising military tensions and will resort to an ‘all-out war if the US uses military means to threaten Pyongyang. “Well be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol was quoted as saying to
China Offers USD 870 Million Worth Projects To Private Firms For Military...

April 18, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

China is offering 6 billion yuan ($870 million) investment for research on equipment and weapons to the private Chinese firms and institutes for boosting military-civilian integration and upgrade military technologies. The Central Military Commission's equipment development department issued a guideline on its website saying that 2,000 projects will be funded under the plan this year,
Raytheon Awarded SM Guided Missile Development Support Contract

April 18, 2017 @ 09:08 AM

Raytheon has been awarded a $113 million contract from the US Navy to provide engineering and technical services for Standard Missile (SM) shipborne guided missile in version 2, 3, and 6. “Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $113,185,103 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-17-C-5410) for Standard Missile engineering and technical services for Navy, other government agencies, and foreign military sales for fiscal years 2017 through 2021,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday

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