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Delivery of Locally-assembled Submarine to Indonesian Navy in October

September 18, 2018 @ 09:00 AM

The Indonesian Navy is expected to receive its first locally-assembled submarine from state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia in October. Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Siwi Sukma Adji told the press here on Monday that the submarine would be the third order for the firm, Antara News reported
US Approves Sale of 56000 Rounds for Egypt’s M1A1 Tanks

September 18, 2018 @ 08:23 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 46,000 M831A1 and M865 rounds and 10,000 APFSDS-T rounds for an estimated cost of $99 million. The Government of Egypt has requested to buy forty-six thousand (46,000) 120MM Target Practice – Tracer (M831A1) and 120MM Target Practice, Cone Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – (M865) rounds and ten thousand (10,000) 120MM 4th-Generation Kinetic Energy-Tungsten (KE-W) A4 Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds
Russian IL-20 Plane ‘Disappears’ During Israeli, French Attack on Syria

September 18, 2018 @ 08:05 AM

A Russias Il-20 military aircraft with 14 servicemen on board disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea, an official with Russias Defense Ministry announced Tuesday. The plane went off the radar while F-16 fighters of the Israeli Air Force and a French ship had attacked targets in the Syrian province of Latakia
Russian Helicopters to Refuse Service after Afghanistan Gets Mi-17V-5 Overhauled in Slovakia...

September 17, 2018 @ 06:46 PM

Russian Helicopters (RH) has disclaimed responsibility for further ‘safe operation of one Mi-17V-5 helicopter of the Defense Ministry of Afghanistan after Kabul got it overhauled by the Slovak Aircraft repair company LOTN. “Due to the received information on the unauthorized overhaul of one Mi-17V-5 helicopter of the Defense Ministry of Afghanistan by the Slovak Aircraft repair company LOTN, JSC “Russian Helicopters” in the name of the designer (JSC “Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant”) and the manufacturer (PJSC “Kazan Helicopters”) disclaims all liability for the further safe operation of this rotorcraft and has good reason to refuse to provide service support for this...
India Test Fires Indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile

September 17, 2018 @ 04:09 PM

Indias indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range over the weekend. It was the second MPATGM test, the DRDO said, adding that the first was tested on Saturday
US To Upgrade Dutch Apache Choppers Fleet For US$1.2 Billion

September 17, 2018 @ 03:43 PM

The Netherlands on Friday signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the upgrade of its fleet of 28 Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters at a cost of $1.19 billion
US Army Awards $498M Contract For CROWS Remote Weapon Stations

September 17, 2018 @ 03:36 PM

KONGSBERG has been awarded a contract with the United States Army for production, system support and technical engineering support for the family of CROWS Remote Weapon Stations (RWS). An IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) frame contract has a value of up to US$ 498 million and extends over a five-year period
Rheinmetall To Supply 382 Retrofit Kits For British Logistic Vehicles Fleet

September 17, 2018 @ 12:27 PM

Rheinmetall has won a contract worth over €43 million to modernize part of the British militarys fleet of logistic vehicles with a new loading system. According to the company press release, a total of 382 retrofit kits for the Enhanced Pallet Loading System, or EPLS, will be supplied and integrated into the tried-and-tested HX trucks of British Armed Forces
Social Media Addiction Among Pilots Leading To Sleep Deprivation: IAF Chief

September 17, 2018 @ 12:12 PM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said the social media addiction among pilots has lead to sleep deprivation, which most likely caused a fighter aircraft crash in 2013. “Everybody appears to be spending long hours on social media, late nights
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Greek F-16 Fighter Jets in $2.4Billion Deal

September 14, 2018 @ 07:30 PM

Lockheed Martin announced that it will launch the upgrade of 85 Greek F16 fighter jets to the Block 70/72 Viper configuration next Monday. While the value of the contract was not mentioned, an earlier US DoD announcement of a foreign military sale approval of F-16 upgrade to Greece had quoted a figure of US$ 2

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