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UK to Acquire 16 Boeing Chinook Helicopters for $3.5 billion
October 20, 2018 @ 08:10 AMThe United States State has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of 16 H-47 Chinook (Extended Range) helicopters made by Boeing for an estimated cost of $3.5 billion
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Indonesia Wants to Renegotiate Fighter Jet Cost with South Korea
October 19, 2018 @ 02:42 PMIndonesia has indicated it wants to re-negotiate terms of payment for its participation in the joint KFX/IFX fighter jet project with South Korea. South Korea is developing the KF-X project as a successor to its F-16 aircraft and has roped in Indonesia to share the development cost in return for a fixed number of aircraft and technology
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Egyptian Air Force Shows-off Chinese-made Wing Loong Attack Drones
October 19, 2018 @ 02:07 PMEgypt has announced it has inducted Chinese-made Wing Loong Attack drones into its Air Force. Video of the Wing Loong drone, taking off with missiles on its hard-points and knocking off a ground target was shown as part of a publicity video telecast on Egyptian media on the occasion of the 45th Air Force Day
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US Navy to Christen Two Virginia-class Nuclear Attack Submarines
October 19, 2018 @ 01:39 PMThe United States Navy will christen two nuclear-propelled attack submarines of the Virginia class, 2 in separate ceremonies on Saturday. The submarines, USS Delaware (SSN 791) and USS Vermont (SSN 792) are Virginia-class attack submarines whose construction began in 2013 and 2014 respectively and are scheduled to be delivered to the Navy next year
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Huntington Ingalls Wins $5.1 Billion for Construction of Six DDG 51 Class
October 19, 2018 @ 01:39 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries has won $5.1 billion multiyear contract for construction of six DDG 51 class ships, two in fiscal 2018 and one each in fiscal 2019 through 2022
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Boeing Gives Saab TX Training Aircraft’s EMD Phase Contract
October 19, 2018 @ 11:48 AMSaab has received an order worth US$117.6 from Boeing for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase for the Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft, T-X
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Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems to Get Advanced Long-range Missile
October 18, 2018 @ 01:11 PMRussian units operating the S-400 air defence system will receive the 40N6 advanced long-range surface-to-air missile which was recently has been accepted for service in the Russian Army. "The 40N6 long-range missile has been accepted for service
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Portuguese Armed Forces to Buy 5 Leonardo AW119Kx Helicopters
October 18, 2018 @ 12:42 PMThe Portuguese Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Leonardos AW119Kx as its new multirole single engine helicopter to meet its future operational requirements. The Portuguese Air Force is set to take delivery of five aircraft with an option for a further two units
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US, Ukrainian Pilots Killed in Sukhoi Su-27 Crash
October 17, 2018 @ 02:03 PMA Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed during the ‘Clear Sky military exercises of NATO killing a Ukrainian and a United States pilot on Tuesday. "A Sukhoi-27 plane crashed at around 5:00 p
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Pakistan Commissions Largest Locally-built Warship
October 17, 2018 @ 10:59 AMThe Pakistan Navy Commissioned PNS MOAWIN, an indigenously constructed 17,000 ton combat support ship which is the largest warship ever built in Pakistan. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, President of Turkish Defence Industry Prof Dr Ismael DEMIR and Turkish Deputy Minister of National Defence Muhsin Dere were also present on the occasion at the Naval Shipyard in Karachi Tuesday, local media reported quoting an official release
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