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Thai Navy to Buy Landing Platform Dock from China

September 12, 2019 @ 02:56 AM

Thailand has signed a deal with a Chinese shipbuilding company to buy a Type 071E landing platform dock (LPD) warship. China and Thailand Navy signed the agreement in Beijing on Monday, with the general manager of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), Yang Jincheng, and the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, Luechai Ruddit signing the documents, according to a statement CSSC released on Tuesday
US Approves 32 F-35 Stealth Jets to Poland for $6.5 Billion

September 12, 2019 @ 01:54 AM

The US State Department approved a Polish government request to buy 32 F-35 Fighter aircraft with support for an estimated cost of $6.5 billion
Russia to Get First Helicopter Carrier by 2027

September 11, 2019 @ 01:12 PM

Russia will begin building its helicopter carriers in May 2020, and will deliver the first vessel to the naval forces by the end of 2027, sources in Russia's shipbuilding industry said Wednesday. "Two amphibious assault ships with water displacement of up to 15,000 tonnes will be laid down at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch (Crimea) in 2020
Now, a US Research Project to Detect Fake Media Products

September 11, 2019 @ 11:00 AM

Recognizing the havoc caused by public dissemination of fake information, the US Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the Semantic Forensics (SemaFor) program to develop technologies that make the automatic detection, attribution, and characterization of falsified media assets a reality. The goal of SemaFor is to develop a suite of semantic analysis algorithms that dramatically increase the burden on the creators of falsified media, making it exceedingly difficult for them to create compelling manipulated content that goes undetected
Elbit to Supply Joint Fires Simulation Training Artillery Systems to British Army...

September 11, 2019 @ 10:31 AM

The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded Elbit Systems a $38 million contract to supply comprehensive joint fires simulation training (JFST) artillery systems to the British Army. The JFST systems will be supplied over two years, after which Elbit Systems UK will provide four more years of maintenance, technical support and on-site training, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Saab Delivers First 'Gripen E' Fighter Jet to Brazil

September 11, 2019 @ 10:10 AM

Marked by a ceremony in Linkoping, Sweden, on 10 September, the first Brazilian Gripen E aircraft was delivered to the Brazilian Air Force to start the flight test programme. Initially flight tests will be performed in Sweden and by the end of 2020, the aircraft will move to Brazil to continue the flight test campaign in the country
Turkey’s ATMACA To Be Test Fired From Ada-class Corvette This November

September 11, 2019 @ 09:58 AM

Turkeys indigenously-made ATMACA anti-ship missile will be test-fired from an Ada-class corvette in November this year. The event will mark the first time that the Atmaca is tested at sea
BAE Systems Unveils New ARCHER Mobile Howitzer at DSEI 2019

September 11, 2019 @ 09:47 AM

BAE Systems unveiled a new truck-mounted ARCHER Mobile Howitzer at DSEI today that is highly adaptable to diverse terrains and battlefield conditions. The key is a modular design that allows it to be integrated onto different truck chassis and then seamlessly introduced into existing vehicle fleets
Serbia Buys Chinese Wing Loong Attack Drones

September 11, 2019 @ 07:31 AM

Serbia will become the first European country to acquire Chinese-origin UAVs as it plans to clinch a deal for 9 Wing Loong armed drones, with a possible future order of additional 15, from Beijing. “This sale will greatly strengthen the Serbian military, which will gain capabilities it has not had in the past,” Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin was quoted as saying by the media
Saab's Giraffe 1X Radar Installed on Supacat Jackal Vehicle Debuts at DSEI-2019

September 10, 2019 @ 12:08 PM

Saab has exhibited serial production standard Giraffe 1X 3D solid-state radar installed on Supacat Jackal vehicle for the first time at the ongoing DSEI-2019 in London, UK. “We have brought an operating Giraffe 1X to DSEI for the first time

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