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Textron To Provide T-6C Aircraft Maintenance Support to Argentina
February 9, 2019 @ 05:38 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded a $10 million modification contract to Textron Aviation to supply 12 T-6C aircraft maintenance and training support to Argentina The contract includes maintenance, pilot training, and interim contractor support for maintenance. Contractor will provide supplies and services to provide for the replacement of current training aircraft fleet and the enhancement of the Argentina air force surveillance and border security mission, The US Department of defense said in a statement Friday
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Qatar Receives First Rafale Fighter Jet from Dassault
February 7, 2019 @ 10:21 AMThe Qatari Emiri Air Force has received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation. A ceremony hosted by Eric Trappier, Dassault Aviation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was held in Merignac facility for the delivery of the first Rafale to the Qatari Emiri Air Force, under the patronage of His Excellency Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, and Geneviève Darrieussecq, French State Secretary to the Minister of Armed Forces, and in the presence of Qatar Emiri Air Force Commander, Major General Mubarak Al Khayareen, the company said...
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Israeli Aeronautics Allowed to Export 'Suicide' Drones to Azerbaijan
February 6, 2019 @ 08:34 AMThe Israeli government has revoked the export licence suspension of Aeronautics allowing it to sell the K1 Orbiter Drone to Azerbaijan. The suspension had been imposed after Aeronautics attempted to bomb an Armenian military site on behalf of Azerbaijan during a demonstration of its suicide drones in August 2017, according to a complaint filed with the Israeli Defense Ministry and reported in the local media
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India To Acquire 73,000 Sig Sauer Rifles to Replace INSAS Rifles
February 2, 2019 @ 03:37 PMIndia has recently approved the purchase of 73,000 SIG716-G2 rifles from the US in a deal valued at $97 million (INR 700 Crore) to replace the aging INSAS rifles. The deliveries of the rifles are likely to take place within a year, according to Press Trust of India
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China Paints J-16 Multi-Role Fighter Jet with Stealth Features
January 30, 2019 @ 01:00 AMChinas J-16 multi-role fighter jet will now have a silver-grey paint coating that can provide a kind of cloaking capability. The fighter jet is now confirmed to be able to carry all types of air-to-surface weapons in precision strikes, China Central Television (CCTV) reported Monday
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Egypt Likely to Order 12 Additional Rafale Fighters during Macron’s Visit
January 24, 2019 @ 12:20 PMThe French Dassault is expected to receive an additional order of 12 Rafale fighter jets from Egypt during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron later this week. Between Paris and Cairo, there is a real convergence on the Rafale issue to the point that it is increasingly possible that an announcement for the sale of twelve additional Rafale intervenes during the visit of Emmanuel Macron in Egypt (27 -29 January),
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Israel MoD, US MDA Test-fire Arrow-3 Missile
January 22, 2019 @ 02:03 PMThe Israeli ministry of defense (MoD) and the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have conducted a pre-planned flight test of Arrow-3 missile against ballistic missile threats outside the atmosphere. The test was carried out at about 6
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Hanwha Systems to Manufacture 12 Air Defense Command & Control Systems for...
January 22, 2019 @ 07:49 AMHanwha Systems will manufacture 12 air defense Command, Control and Alert (C2A) systems for the South Korean Military in a contract worth 32.9 billion won (US$29
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CNIM to Deliver 14 New EDA-S Landing Craft to French Navy
January 22, 2019 @ 05:29 AMCNIM will deliver fourteen new landing craft (LCU type, designated EDA-S for “engins de débarquement amphibie standards” in French) to replace the the ageing “CTM” (previous generation of LCUs) in the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Acting as prime contractor, CNIM teamed up with Mauric for the study phase, Socarenam for construction (to be carried out at its Saint-Malo site in Brittany), and CNN-MCO for a first phase of maintenance of five years, the company said in a statement Monday
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Russia to Recieve 4 MiG-35s This Year, likely to purchase 14 more
January 19, 2019 @ 03:51 PMRussia will receive four MiG-35 fighter jets in this year and it is likely to sign a contract in 2020 for 14 more. "According to the contract signed in August 2018, two MiG-35UB combat trainer jets were manufactured and delivered last year
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U