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Philippines To Acquire Ammunition For Korean-made FA-50 fighters
January 7, 2016 @ 11:20 AMThe Department of National Defense (DND) of Philippines has allotted P106.138 million (US$2
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US Transportation Command Awards Multiple Contracts Worth $968 Million
January 7, 2016 @ 08:02 AMTwelve companies have been awarded contracts worth $968 million for international ocean transportation and intermodal distribution services through US Transportation Command. The contractors are: American President Lines LTD Inc, awarded an estimated $257 million; Maersk Line LTD, awarded an estimated $227 million; Matson Navigation Co
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New French Navy Boats To Feature Hybrid Electric Drive With Battery Power
January 4, 2016 @ 11:07 AMFrances Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has ordered six multi-mission barges – Chalands Multi-Missions (CMM), for the countrys naval bases. The DGA notified 16 December 2015 to companies – H2X (La Ciotat) and Cegelec Defence and Naval Southeast (Toulon) for the contract
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Phillippines To Receive 10 Patrol Ships From Japan
December 29, 2015 @ 11:59 AMThe Philippine Coast Guard will receive ten new multirole response vessels from Japan starting next year until 2018 via a financial assistance of US $156 million from Japan. The first three vessels would start arriving every other month in the second half of next year, five more by 2017 and the remaining two in 2018, Coast Guard officer-in-charge Rear Admiral William Melad was quoted as saying by Philstar news daily Tuesday
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Russian Air Force To Receive First T-50 Fighter In 2017
December 28, 2015 @ 10:08 AMRussian Air Force will receive the first of its newest fighter T-50 in 2017 after the final tests are completed. Russian Air Force commander in chief, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev in an interview with TV channel Russia 24 Sunday said that the air force will start receiving T-50 fighter aircraft in 2017
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Russia Offers Cheaper Deal On PAK-FA Fighter To India
December 23, 2015 @ 07:37 AMRussia has offered to slash price of its new Sukhoi T-50 (PAK-FA)s technological know-how under the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) from $6 billion to $3.7 billion to India
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France Orders Seven Additional Tiger HAD Attack Choppers From Airbus
December 22, 2015 @ 02:52 PMThe French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, bringing to 67 the total number of Tigers that will eventually be operated by the French Army Aviation. The additional Tigers will be delivered in 2017-2018
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BAE Systems To Modernize 23 Assault Amphibious Vehicles For Brazilian Marines
December 21, 2015 @ 03:46 PMBAE Systems has been awarded an $82 million contract to modernize and deliver 23 upgraded Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV7A1) for the Brazilian Marine Corps. The vehicles, which will be the Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard (RAM/RS) variant, will significantly enhance the current capabilities of the Brazilian Marine Corps
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Philippines Plans $1.8 Billion Defense Spend To Tackle Chinese Threat
December 21, 2015 @ 02:44 PMPhilippines has allocated 83.9 billion pesos ($1
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Artec Wins Boxer Vehicles Contract From German Bundeswehr
December 18, 2015 @ 12:37 PMArtec, a joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall has won a contract worth EUR 476 million to provide the German Bundeswehr with 131 high-protection vehicles of Boxer type. The order commissioned by the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), is due to deliver the Boxer vehicles between 2017 and 2020
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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