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US Approves $98M Sale of Harpoon Block II Missiles, RAM Missiles and...

January 6, 2018 @ 11:21 AM

The US Department of State on Friday approved a $98.4 million sale RGM-84L Harpoon Block II surface launched missiles, Block II Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) tactical missiles and MK 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedoes to Mexico
US State Department Approves $62M Sale of Software Upgrades for Oman’s F-16...

January 6, 2018 @ 11:10 AM

The US Department of State on Friday approved a $62-million sale of software upgrades for F-16 combat jets and secure communications equipment. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Oman of items and services to support incremental Operational Flight Profile (OFP) software upgrades for F-16 subsystems, as well as Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and secure communications equipment for Mode 5 operations for an estimated cost of $62 million," the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a release on Friday
Terma To Provide Missile Warning Systems For Belgian Defence F-16s

January 5, 2018 @ 03:18 PM

Belgian Defence has ordered Termas ylon Integrated Dispensing System (PIDS+) configuration pylons for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets. According to company press release, all of the original European Participating Air Forces (EPAF) countries – Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium – have now ordered the Terma PIDS+ pylons for their F-16s, and all of them are equipped with the Hensoldt AAR-60(V)2 Missile Warning System (MWS)
US Army Selects Scorpion's ScenGen Artificial Intelligence Tech To Manage UAS Fleet

January 5, 2018 @ 01:58 PM

Stryke Industries LLC announced Thursday the contract awarded by the US Army to supply artificial intelligence technology, as part of the U.S
Israel Merges Intel Corps with Tech Units to Form Purple Unit to...

January 5, 2018 @ 12:41 PM

Israel defense forces (IDF) has merged the intelligence corps and the field intelligence technology units to form Unit 3060 (called Purple Unit) and will be responsible for developing data systems for intelligence officers. The unit includes a data science laboratory and dozens of technology specialists from various branches of the army and collaborates closely with academia and high-tech companies in the data sector,
Mitsubishi, French EDF Pact to Market Nuclear Power Plants Worldwide

January 5, 2018 @ 12:04 PM

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has acquired a 19
Russia to Modernize Marine Aviation Fleet in 2018

January 5, 2018 @ 11:31 AM

Russia will receive six Su-30SM fighter aircraft and will continue re-equipping the coastal-based operational-tactical aviation on Su-30SM aircraft started in 2017. "In 2017, naval aviation of the Navy was replenished with new aircrafts, and a planned modernization of existing equipment was successfully carried out
Patria Signs $205M Deal To Upgrade Finland's Hamina-class Fast Attack Crafts

January 5, 2018 @ 11:12 AM

Patria has signed an agreement valued around 170 million euros (US$205 million) with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces Hamina Class fast attack craft. The procurement is part of the Naval Capability Development Programme, based on which the overhaul of Hamina Class vessels will ensure continued naval defence capabilities in the period between the decommissioning of Rauma Class fast attack craft and the commissioning of Squadron 2020 corvettes during the 2020s
Two Soldiers Killed in Syria, Reports On Seven Warplanes Destruction Untrue: Russian...

January 5, 2018 @ 10:39 AM

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that two “military personnel” died in a mortar attack on its Khmeimim airbase in Syrias Latakia Province on December 31, but denies reports on the alleged destruction of seven Russian warplanes. The statement comes amid reports from Russian newspaper Kommersant that the attack destroyed four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighters, and an An-72 transport plane and an ammunition depot
Turkey’s Aselsan Inks $92.5M Deal For SARP Remote Control Gun System

January 5, 2018 @ 10:23 AM

Turkeys defense company Aselsan has signed a 76.8 million euro ($92

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