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Chinese Y-12E Turboprop Operates From 'World's Most Dangerous Airport'
October 30, 2018 @ 10:17 AMA Chinese Y-12E Turboprop aircraft operated by Royal Nepal Airlines (RNA) commenced flights to Lukla, considered the worlds most dangerous airport. Flights to this airport, which had been suspended since two years, recommenced earlier this month with the RNA flight connecting Kathmandu to Lukla
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India Signs $960M Deal to Procure 2 Russian-built Admiral Grigorovich Frigates
October 30, 2018 @ 09:59 AMIndia and Russia have signed an agreement to purchase two Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356) frigates for $960 million for the Indian Navy. According to the deal signed last week after price negotiations, two frigates of the Project 11356 class will be bought directly from Russia and a contract to build two more at an Indian yard is likely to be signed at a later stage, Indian media and sources close to Defenseworld
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Australian Navy Commissions Second Hobart-class Missile Destroyer
October 29, 2018 @ 01:48 PMThe Royal Australian Navy commissioned a new guided missile destroyer into its fleet on Saturday, christened HMAS Brisbane (III). The second of three Hobart class guided missile destroyers is slated for a test and evaluation period where it will be integrated into the fleet
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Israel Aerospace Wins $550M to Supply Sky Capture Anti-aircraft Systems to an...
October 29, 2018 @ 01:31 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a $550 million contract to provide its “Sky Capture” Air Defense system to an unnamed Asian nation. Sky Capture is a command and control system for anti-aircraft systems, with information fusion based on multiple sensors, including advanced fire control and detection radars, electro-optical sensors all made by IAI and ELTA systems, the company said in a statement Monday
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Rheinmetall to Supply MK281 Grenade Practice Ammunition to US Marines
October 29, 2018 @ 12:32 PMRheinmetall has received a $59 million contract to supply nearly 70,000 cartridges of MK281 MOD3 40mm grenade practice ammunition to US Marines. The company is scheduled to start the production by the third quarter of 2019, Rheinmetall said in a statement Monday
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Russian Avangard Ballistic Missile to Enter Service in 2019
October 29, 2018 @ 11:50 AMRussia plans to deploy its first Avangard hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and a hypersonic glide vehicle to service by the end of 2019. "The scheduled period for placing the lead regiment on combat duty is the end of 2019
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Honeywell Wins $1.03 Billion to Support US Aircraft Platforms
October 29, 2018 @ 11:08 AMThe United States Defense Logistics Agency has awarded $1.036 billion contract to Honeywell to support variety of US Air Force aircraft platforms
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US to Establish New Ballistic Missile Defence Unit in Japan
October 29, 2018 @ 06:51 AMA new command for the United States Armys ballistic missile defense unit will soon be established in Japan to work with an Aegis destroyer of the US Navys 7th Fleet that is deployed to the Yokosuka base in Kanagawa. The new command will also work with the Self-Defense Forces units that will operate the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system planned to be deployed by the Japanese Defense Ministry in Akita and Yamaguchi prefectures, Jiji press reported today quoting unnamed sources
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South Korean Patriot Missile ‘Self destructs’ During Test-fire
October 29, 2018 @ 06:35 AMA South Korea Patriot surface-to-air missile (PAC-2) exploded seconds after launch at a South Korean firing range last Thursday. The South Korean Air Force said that The PAC-2 missile ascended for about four seconds after blastoff at the seaside Daecheon range in South Chungcheong Province during an annual air defense guided missile practice, Yonhap News reported quoting an Air Force statement
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Russia to Loan Cuba $50 Million to Buy Weapons
October 28, 2018 @ 11:45 AMRussia will grant Cuba a loan of $50 million to buy defence equipment such as armored vehicles and helicopters. Document approving the purchase are expected to be signed during the Cuban-Russian intergovernmental commission on trade and scientific-technical cooperation to be held in Havana tomorrow, Kommersant newspaper reported Saturday quoting unnamed Russian sources
Ukraine, Poland Sign Defense Deal on Ammunition, Vehicles, Artillery, Air Defense
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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