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First 2300 ton Corvette for Pakistan Navy Launched by DAMEN Shipyard, Romania
May 19, 2019 @ 04:44 PMDAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania launched the first of two 2,300 tons corvettes built for Pakistan Navy at a ceremony held at M/s DAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania on May 17. The first ship is expected to join the Pakistan Navy by end of this year and the second would be delivered by mid-2020
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Pakistan To Receive Final Batch of JF-17 Block II Jets In June
May 18, 2019 @ 06:36 AMThe Pakistani Air Force is set to receive the final three JF-17 Block II Chinese-Pakistani stealth fighters at the end of June. The aircraft are part of an order placed by the PAF in late 2017 for an additional 12 platforms that are currently on the Aircraft Manufacturing Factory (AMF) final assembly line at PAC Kamra
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On the heels of the Indonesia Contract: A Closer Look at Russian...
May 17, 2019 @ 11:52 AMIn April the Russian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract to supply BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and amphibious armoured personnel carriers (APC) BT-3F to the Indonesias Marine Corps. The reason for the BMP-3Fs selection by the Indonesian marines is said to be its unique amphibious features with superior near-shore performance compared to other such vehicles proposed for the competition, Indonesian media reported
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India To Purchase 10 Fewer MQ-9 Sea Guardian Drones For Its Navy
May 17, 2019 @ 08:20 AMIndia is likely to approve the proposal to buy 12 MQ-9 Sea Guardian drones from the US for its Navy and not 22 of them for $2 billion as planned last year. “India had plans to purchase 22 Sea Guardian drones for the navy, valued at around $2 billion
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US DoD to Evaluate Leonardo's BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy
May 13, 2019 @ 01:19 PMThe United States Department of Defense (DoD) has selected its BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) to be evaluated under the US Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) programme. The mission of the FCT programme is to find, evaluate and field products and technologies produced by US allies, such as the UK, where these products have a high technology readiness level in order to satisfy valid defence requirements more quickly and economically, the company said in a statement Monday
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Russia Accuses US of Copying its RPG-7 Grenade Launcher, Supplying it to...
May 13, 2019 @ 11:46 AMRussia has accused the United States of copying its RPG-7 grenade launcher, calling it the PSRL-1 multipurpose grenade launcher and supplying it to the Ukrainian national guard. PSRL-1 multipurpose grenade launchers handed over by Washington to Kiev and tested by the Ukrainian national guard for the first time were copied from the Russian grenade launcher RPG-7, a source in the Russian defense industry told TASS news agency on Saturday
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Canada Tweaks $19B Jet Procurement Rules To Include F-35 Fighter: Reports
May 10, 2019 @ 11:23 AMThe Government of Canada is tweaking the terms of a $19 billion contract to purchase 88 fighters, in order to allow US F-35 jet to enter into the competition, according to the Canadian media. Under the current terms, bidders were required to offer industrial benefits to Canada as part of the competition
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China Building New Large Aircraft Carrier: Report
May 8, 2019 @ 08:54 AMChina is constructing its first full-sized aircraft carrier dubbed Type 002, a carrier that seems smaller than 100,000-tonne US carriers but larger than France`s 42,500-tonne Charles de Gaulle, according to reports. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, provided images to
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USAF Shoots Down Multiple Missiles With a Laser Weapon
May 7, 2019 @ 08:58 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) recently concluded a test of a laser weapons system that shot down several airborne missiles. The trial took place on 23 April at the White Sands testing area in New Mexico, where the system downed the projectiles using so-called Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD)
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S. Korea Bolsters Surveillance As N. Korea Fires Short Range Projectiles Into...
May 4, 2019 @ 09:54 AMSouth Korea has bolstered its surveillance after North Korea fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea of Japan on Saturday. "Pyongyang on Saturday fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast," South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff was quoted as saying by AP
Lithuania’s Airvolve to Deliver 10 VTOL Aircraft to Finland, Sweden
India Commissions New Russian-Built Project 11356 Frigate ‘Tamal’
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
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...
