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Chinese Analysts Question SIPRI data, Say China not World’s Second Biggest Arms...
December 10, 2020 @ 05:31 AMCalling China the second-largest arms seller is an overestimation and reinforces the “false assertion” of the so-called “China threat,” a Chinese military commentator said questioning a latest arms sales report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The December 6 report compiling sales data of 25 largest global arms companies for which data isavailable totaled US$361 billion last year, an 8
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Russia to Conduct High-Altitude Tests of its Deadly Mi-28NM Gunship
December 9, 2020 @ 08:32 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense will begin high-altitude tests of Mi-28NM and Mi-26T2V helicopters this month. Three helicopters will take part in the tests to be held at Elbrus region: first prototype of Mi-28NM OP-1, Mi-28NM with the tail number 71, and the Mi-26T2V with the tail number 157
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Russia-Sudan Sign Agreement on Creating Logistics Center in Red Sea City
December 8, 2020 @ 03:49 PMRussia and Sudan have signed an agreement to establish a military logistics center for the Russian Navy in the Red Sea City of Port Sudan. According to an official document published Tuesday, the agreement was signed on December 1
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Nexter Delivers First 4 Regenerated VBCIS Armored Vehicles to French Army
December 8, 2020 @ 08:24 AMThe French Army took delivery of first four regenerated armoured infantry fighting vehicles (VBCI) from Nexter last week. Since 2013, the VBCI in-service support contract (MSS) has linked the Nexter industrial prime contractor and the French Army
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Thieves Steal Radio Equipment from Russia’s Doomsday Plane: Was it Espionage?
December 8, 2020 @ 06:43 AMEspionage is one of the possibilities behind the theft of radio equipment from the inside of a Russian IL-80 specialized aircraft containing top-secret equipment required for the plane to function as a command post during a nuclear war. A group of burglars broke stole radio equipment placed inside the cargo hatch of a Russian "Doomsday plane" at Taganrog-Yuzhny airfield
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Russia Set to Receive First Serially-Produced Su-57
December 7, 2020 @ 11:00 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense will receive the first serially-produced Su-57 stealth jet by year-end. “In the near future, literally before the end of the year, we should deliver a serial-produced aircraft with the first-stage engine
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US and China Dominated Arms Market in 2019: SIPRI Report
December 7, 2020 @ 05:13 AMChinas heavy investments in the defense industry appears to be paying off with Beijing dominating the global arms market in 2019 while Russia is losing ground. Total sales by the top 25 rose by 8
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United States’ Arms Exports Totaled $175.08 billion in 2020, up 2.8% Over
December 5, 2020 @ 02:59 AMUnited States arms exports (including both government-managed and commercial) rose 2.8 percent from $170
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France to Launch Future Combat Air System demonstrator in 2021
December 4, 2020 @ 06:35 PMFrance will launch the Future Combat Air System (SCAF) demonstrator next year as part of the enhancement of the armed forces' operational capabilities. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, made the announcement as part of the discussion of the
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GA-ASI Delivers Final Two MQ-9A Block 5 RPA to Spain
December 1, 2020 @ 05:08 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground Control Station (GCS) to the Spanish Air Force (SpAF) on November 23, 2020, completing a Foreign Military Sales acquisition of four aircraft and three GCSs
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...