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US Navy To Buy Boeing's Super Hornet Fighter Jets
December 5, 2016 @ 11:10 AMUS Navy has plans to buy dozens of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets to deal with shortage of strike fighters aboard carriers. The US Navy also has decided to get rid of its older F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets in coming years,
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S Korea Increases Defense Budget By 4% For Next Year
December 5, 2016 @ 06:39 AMSouth Korea has increased its defense budget to 40.34 trillion won (US$34 billion) for 2017 from 38
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USAF Awards $24 million Griffin A Missile Contract To Raytheon
December 3, 2016 @ 09:49 AMRaytheon has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $24 million for Griffin A, an aft-eject missile. “Raytheon Co
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Poland Initiates Tender For 14 Army Helicopters
December 3, 2016 @ 06:06 AMPolish government has initiated a tender to purchase 14 helicopters as part of urgent operational requirement of the armed forces. Having taken this move, the ministry said that Poland would be spending all the funds allocated in the state budget this year to upgrade its armed forces,
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Russia To Approve New Arms Procurement Program In Summer 2017
December 2, 2016 @ 12:35 PMRussia has planned to approve its state arms procurement program for the years 2018-2025 in July 2017. “Spending is not expected to be curtailed but the focus will be given to high technologies,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told
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Lithuania To Receive Upgraded M577 Armored Personnel Carriers From Germany
December 2, 2016 @ 04:59 AMLithuanian Land Forces will receive upgraded M577 armored personnel carriers from the German Armed Forces. Representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence of Germany signed a contract on acquiring 168 M577s on November 30 in Vilnius
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $310 Million Propulsion Systems Supporting F-35 Fighter Aircraft
December 1, 2016 @ 10:38 AMPratt & Whitney has won $310 million contract for propulsion system services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The services will be for the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, non-US Department of Defense (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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Assess India's Military Capabilities For Mutual Ops: US House And Senate Armed...
December 1, 2016 @ 09:00 AMThe US Congressional conference committee has asked the Defense Secretary and the Secretary of State to assess Indias military capabilities for mutual operations to recognize India as a major defense partner. According to the provisions mentioned in the Congressional conference report on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 the committee has asked the Defence Secretary and the Secretary of State to conduct an assessment of the extent to which India possesses capabilities to support and carry out military operations of mutual interest of the two countries, various media reported Wednesday
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Brazil To Invest $5 Billion In Gripen NG Project
November 30, 2016 @ 09:41 AMBrazil is likely to invest $5 billion in the Gripen NG project that includes the procurement of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft to equip the Brazilian Air Force. The NG project has already secured $413
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Japan To Launch First Of Three Military Communication Satellites On January 24
November 30, 2016 @ 05:13 AMThe Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) plans to launch Kirameki-2 satellite, one of the three military satellites to replace civil analogues currently in use for communication between Japanese military units. The Japanese Ministry of Defense plans to launch its first satellite into orbit on January 24, 2017, to improve military communications infrastructure amid North Korea nuclear and military threats, Sputnik cited local media quoting unnamed military source as saying Friday
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Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
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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