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Singapore Launches First of Four New Type 218SG Submarines in Germany
February 18, 2019 @ 02:44 PMSingapore launched first of four new Type 218SG submarines, ‘Invincible, at the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in port city Kiel located about 90km from Hamburg in northern Germany on Monday. The RSN, the Defence Science and Technology Agency, German defence contractor thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) worked together on the design and building of the submarine
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US Navy Commissions USS Tulsa Littoral Combat Ship
February 18, 2019 @ 02:18 PMThe United States Navy has commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) as the Navy's newest surface combatant in a ceremony in San Francisco Feb. 16
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Paramount Group to Supply Mbombe 4 Armored Personnel Carriers to UAE Army
February 18, 2019 @ 02:10 PMThe United States based Paramount Group has won a contract to provide next generation armoured personnel carrier, Mbombe 4, to the UAE Army. The company won the contract on the first day of IDEX military 2019 exhibition held in Abu Dhabi
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ThyssenKrupp, Navantia Dropped from Netherlands Submarine Purchase Bid
February 18, 2019 @ 01:04 PMThe Dutch government has dropped German shipbuilder- ThyssenKrupp and Spanish Navantia in its bid to purchase new submarines for the Royal Netherlands navy. The government is expected to take a decision next Friday about the purchase
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Canada Receives First Two Australian F/A-18A Fighter Jets
February 18, 2019 @ 12:21 PMCanada has received the first two F/A-18 multirole combat fighter jet from the Government of Australia. “Today, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the arrival of the first two interim fighter aircraft, an important milestone and investment in sustaining our current CF-18 Hornet fleet,” Canadian Ministry of Defense said in a statement Sunday
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UAC Proposes Unified After-sales Service for All Russian Aircraft in India
February 18, 2019 @ 11:41 AMThe Russian United Aircraft Corporation has proposed a unified after-sales service for all the Russian aircraft for the Indian Air Force. “We consider the development of a unified after-sales service for Russian aircraft, which already constitutes a serious potential for the Indian Air Force, to be a key priority for the growth of our presence in the Indian aviation market,” Yury Slysur, UAC President said in an interview with
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Raytheon Wins $353 Million Deal to Supply Patriot Missiles to UAE at
February 18, 2019 @ 09:59 AMRaytheon has won a Dh1.3 billion (US $353 million) contract to supply Patriot missiles for the UAE Air Force and UAE Air Defense Force on the opening day of IDEX and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (Navdex 2019) that kicked off in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
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Raytheon Completes Wind Tunnel Tests of Extended-range AMRAAM Missiles
February 18, 2019 @ 09:42 AMRaytheon has completed more than 1,700 wind tunnel tests on the newest, extended-range variant of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The AMRAAM-ER missile is a ground-launched weapon that will intercept targets at longer distances and higher altitudes
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Azerbaijan to Acquire Israeli Aeronautics' Orbiter 1K Drones
February 18, 2019 @ 08:54 AMAzerbaijan has inked a deal with Israeli firm Aeronautics for Orbiter 1K "suicide" drones. The two year contract is worth $13 million, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday
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Self-exploding Kalashnikov Drone Unveiled At IDEX-2019
February 18, 2019 @ 06:38 AMRussia's Kalashnikov drone capable of self-exploding on approaching a target was unveiled on Sunday during the IDEX-2019 arms exhibition being held at the United Arab Emirates. The drone, Kamikaze KYB, has completed all the tests and is ready for use
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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