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US Approves Sale of F-16, C-130, F-5 Parts to Taiwan Worth $330
September 25, 2018 @ 08:58 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) to provide funds for blanket order requisitions to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) for $330 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today
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Japan Developing Missile-launched Glide Bombs
September 25, 2018 @ 08:26 AMThe Japanese Defense Ministry is developing supersonic glide bombs which would be launched by a missile at a very high altitude and then fall at supersonic speed toward the target. The ministry aims to put glide bombs into practical use in fiscal 2026 by moving up its initial development schedule by about seven years,
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China’s ‘Quantum’ Radar Can Detect Stealth Targets
September 25, 2018 @ 07:01 AMA Chinese research institute has announced the development of a ‘quantum radar, which might eventually be able to detect stealth aircraft from great distances. Developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology in Jiangsu province, the radar is able to detect and track targets more than 100 kilometers away, Sun Jun, head of the institute's Intelligent Detection Technology Laboratory, told China Daily in an exclusive interview
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USAF Selects Leonardo-Boeing MH-139 to Replace UH-1N “Huey” Helicopters
September 25, 2018 @ 06:31 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) selected the MH-139, based on the Leonardo AW139 and offered by Boeing as prime contractor, to replace its fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters in a deal worth $2.4 billion for 84 helicopters
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Germany Commissions To Build Five New K130 Corvettes
September 24, 2018 @ 01:44 PMGermany's procurement authority, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support (BAAINBw), has commissioned to build another five new Braunschweig-class (K130) corvettes for the countrys navy. Bundeswehr awarded the contract the ARGE K130 consortium, composed of Lürssen Werft, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel
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Russia Offers Buk, Tor SAMs Along with S-400 to Form Indian Air...
September 24, 2018 @ 01:31 PMWhile India and Russia are currently finalizing a deal on the S-400 long-range air defense missile system (ADMS), Moscow is now understood to be getting New Delhi interested in its Buk-M3 medium range and Tor-M3 short-range missile defence systems to form a single air-defence network. A suggestion to this effect had been mooted by Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) during the Army 2018 exhibition in Moscow last month while speaking to a group of journalists
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Russia to Supply S-300 Air Defense System, Command Posts to Syria
September 24, 2018 @ 12:11 PMRussia will provide an S-300 air-defense missile system to strengthen its combat capabilities following the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. Syrias antiquated S-200 air defence system mistook a Russian turboprop aircraft for an F-16 jet of the Israeli Air Force and shot it down with a missile last week killing 14 persons on board
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Chinese AV500 Unmanned Helicopter Participates in Combat Exercise
September 24, 2018 @ 11:43 AMChinese AV500 unmanned helicopter, billed as a competitor to the US-made MQ-8 Fire Scout, recently conducted deep penetration operations during a combat exercise. China Daily quoting a social media post by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) said that the AV500 unmanned helicopter performed well in a recent military exercise of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
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American Ordnance to Supply 155mm Howitzer High Explosive Projectiles to Austria and...
September 24, 2018 @ 10:11 AMAmerican Ordnance has won $56.8 million modification foreign military sales (Austria and Lebanon) contract for 155mm HE projectile M795 TNT
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India Successfully Test-fires Interceptor Missile
September 24, 2018 @ 09:22 AMIndia successfully test-fired an interceptor missile off the coast in its eastern sate of Odisha, officials said Monday. The missile test was carried out Sunday night from Abdul Kalam Island of the integrated test range (ITR)
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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
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...