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Lithuania Gets First 2 Of Its Ordered 88 Boxer Infantry Fighting Vehicles
June 25, 2019 @ 12:05 PMLithuania has received the first two out of 88 Boxer 8×8 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV), also known as “Vilkas.” The country placed an order for four configurations of the IFV: command post, squad, platoon, and company commander from the German-Dutch manufacturer Artec in August 2016
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Russia’s Conventional Alternative To Planned Nuclear-Powered Carrier Will Be Better Than UK’s...
June 25, 2019 @ 10:51 AMRussias Krylov State Scientific Center will unveil the model of a new aircraft carrier with a conventional propulsion unit, touted to be better than UKs Queen Elizabeth carrier, as an alternative to the Moscows planned nuclear-powered carrier, at the Army-2019 event held between June 25-30. "This year, we will demonstrate a full-fledged aircraft carrier featuring a gas turbine unit with a displacement of about 60,000 tonnes
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EuroSpike Secures €40 Million Spike Missile Deal with Estonia
June 25, 2019 @ 08:20 AMGerman-Israeli firm EuroSpike has bagged a €40 million deal to supply Spike anti-tank missiles to the Estonian army. The first missiles will be delivered to the Estonian army in the beginning of 2020
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MBDA, Lockheed Submit Proposal for Germany's Integrated Air and Missile Defense System
June 25, 2019 @ 07:55 AMThe consortium of MBDA and Lockheed Martin Tactical Air Defence System (Taktisches Luftverteidigung: TLVS) has submitted its proposal for Germanys future Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system. The tender proposes an efficient four-phased approach that includes development, integration, testing and delivery of a fielded multi-mission system
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Two New Russian Ivan Gren-class Warships Likely To Be Helicopter Carriers
June 25, 2019 @ 07:27 AMMoscows two new Project 11711, Ivan Gren-class amphibious assault ships are likely to be helicopter carriers with a single superstructure. Construction of the two new ships under this project, Vladimir Andreyev and the Vasily Trushin, was completed in April of this year
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Lockheed To Supply Army Tactical Guided Missiles To Bahrain, Poland, Romania
June 25, 2019 @ 06:21 AMLockheed Martin was awarded a $561.8 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Army tactical guided missiles, and Launching Assembly Service Life Extension program to Bahrain, Poland and Romania
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German Air Force Eurofighters Collide Mid-Air, Killing One Pilot
June 25, 2019 @ 05:39 AMTwo Eurofighter jets belonging to the German Air Force suffered a mid-air collision in the Muritz area of north-eastern Germany during a air combat exercise, killing one pilot. Both pilots ejected from the jets, but only one managed to survive the mishap
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Javelin, Northrop 30mm Cannon Fired From Oshkosh JLTV For The First Time
June 24, 2019 @ 03:24 PMJavelin anti-tank, guided munition and surveillance weapon system and Northrup Grumman lightweight 30mm cannon have been fired from Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the first time. The Javelin flight test was conducted from a Kongsberg remote weapon station the JLTV at the Redstone Test Center in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the company said in a statement Monday
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US Behaviour In S-400 Issue An Attack On Strategic Autonomy Of India,...
June 24, 2019 @ 10:52 AMWashingtons behaviour in regarding the S-400 deal is an attack on the strategic autonomy of New Delhi and Ankara, and US attempts to foist its interests on sovereign countries would prove counterproductive, experts from India and Pakistan said Monday. “My view is that Turkey and India will very jealously protect autonomy in their strategic decision making
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Iraq Seeks Iranian Air Defence Technology After US Drone Shooting
June 24, 2019 @ 09:38 AMDays after an Iranian air defence missile brought down a US Global Hawk surveillance drone, Iraq has sought technical collaboration from Tehran to develop air defence systems. The cooperation, highlighted during the visit last week of of Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein, would potentially include production, training, logistical support in various fields, including electronic warfare operations, radar operation, optical surveillance, command and control, radar calculations, and software
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
