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Honeywell to Supply Components for Kuwaiti, Saudi Abrams Tank Engines
September 25, 2019 @ 05:30 AMHoneywell has won a $21.3 million contract to supply engine components for Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian tank engines used in M1 Abrams series of tanks
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India has Paid for Project 11356 Missile Frigates Being Built in Russian
September 25, 2019 @ 05:12 AMIndia has completed payment for two project 11356 naval frigates with Russia, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexei Rakhmanov said Tuesday. "All the money under the contract with India has been transferred
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Taiwan Rolls Out Indigenous Jet Trainer in $1.2 Billion Program
September 25, 2019 @ 04:55 AMTaiwan rolled out “Brave Eagle,” the first indigenously produced Advanced Jet Trainer at the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp factory in Taichungs Salu District yesterday. The Ministry of National Defense has named the jet trainer as the AIDC T-5 Yung Ying (“Brave Eagle”)
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US Okays Qatar’s Request to Buy Large Aircraft Defensive Systems
September 25, 2019 @ 04:45 AMThe United States on Tuesday approved the sale of large aircraft infrared countermeasure systems and related support to Qatar for $86 million. Qatar requested to buy two of AN/AAQ-24(V)N large aircraft infrared countermeasure (LAIRCM) missile defence systems and support, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) statement
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US Approves Sale of AH-6i Gunships to Thailand for $400M
September 25, 2019 @ 04:05 AMThe United States has approved Thailands request to acquire 8 Boeing AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $400 million meant for the Royal Thai Armys (RTA). “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of eight (8) AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $400 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement Tuesday
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French Move to Sell Frigates to Greece May Anger Turkey
September 24, 2019 @ 11:38 AMFrances move to sell two FTI multi-mission frigates (Frégates de taille intermédiaire, or Belharra) armed with MdCN naval cruise missiles to Greece could irk Turkey, souring the relationship between the two countries. The frigates in question are Naval Group-manufactured FTIs that have a displacement of about 4,000 tonnes
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Taiwan Eyes F-35 Jet After Approving $8 Billion F-16V Aircraft Funding
September 24, 2019 @ 09:39 AMThe Taiwanese Military has said it plans to acquire the F-35 stealth fighter to maintain air superiority over China as the F-16V it has approved to buy from the US would be a match for the Chinese J-20 stealth jets. The plan to acquire F-35s was revealed jet during a legislature hearing which approved a draft bill seeking NT$250 billion (US$8
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Construction of US Army’s first Maneuver Support Vessel Commences
September 24, 2019 @ 09:15 AMA keel-laying ceremony to build the first of the US Armys 13 ordered new class of watercraft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), was held last week, by shipbuilder Vigor Industrial. The company has been awarded a 10-year contract to construct up to 36 of the new boats
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Russia Loses 2 BMD Vehicles After Failed Paradrop
September 24, 2019 @ 08:43 AMTwo of Russias paradropped BMD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) crashed as the parachutes failed to open on Friday during Center-2019 military exercise. The vehicles were destroyed during a paradrop over a military range in Russias Orenburg region, the Russian defense ministrys press service stated, according to local media
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Iraq to get Lockheed’s M1A1-SA Platoon Mobile Advanced Gunnery Training System...
September 24, 2019 @ 07:58 AMLockheed Martin has won a $9.7 million Foreign Military Sales (Iraq) contract for procurement of Mobile M1A1 Situational Awareness (SA) Platoon Mobile Advanced Gunnery training system
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...
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...