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Certification of Militarized Airbus Five-bladed H145 Chopper Next Year
June 24, 2020 @ 10:45 AMAirbus new five-bladed H145 military chopper is expected to be certified next year. The rotorcraft was recently certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for customer deliveries towards the end of summer 2020
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US Plans to Transfer Germany-based Troops, F-16 Jets to Poland
June 23, 2020 @ 11:35 AMThe United States is planning to deploy some 2000 US Army and Air Force personnel along with some 30 USAF F-16 Jets based in Germany, to Poland The transfer of troops and aircraft is expected to be discussed during the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the White House later this week. Under the plan, Up to 2,000 US troops, largely deployed to Campbell Barracks, Germany, will transfer to Poland, Polish Daily News reported Monday
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Israel logs $7.2B worth defense exports in 2019
June 22, 2020 @ 03:33 PMThe Israel Ministry of Defense on Monday said the country sold $7.2 billion worth of weapons last year, representing a downward trend
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Iran Test-fires Naval Khordad Air Defense System
June 22, 2020 @ 10:11 AMImages of an anti-aircraft missile mounted on a small naval vessel have appeared in Iranian media amidst official claims that Tehran has test-fired a sea-based version of the Khordad air defense system. Iranian news outlets showed images of the missile firing off the coast of Iran on Friday
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Japan Dumping Aegis Ashore Missile Defence Linked to $1.87 Billion Fix
June 20, 2020 @ 01:32 PMJapans announcement to cancel the $2.15 billion Aegis Ashore missile defence system is rooted in a fix costing nearly 200 Billion yen (US$1
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Iran Shows Video of Last Year’s US Triton Drone Shooting
June 19, 2020 @ 06:02 PMIrans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) released new footage which showing the homegrown Khordad 3 air defense system shooting down the US Navys US Navy MQ-4C Triton drone in June 2019 a day after it launched a cruise missile capable of a 280 km range. The video release was to mark the “first anniversary of the downing” by the IGRC, Iranian media reported
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North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Reaction to ‘Leaflet’ War
June 16, 2020 @ 09:34 AMNorth Korean soldiers blew up an inter-Korean liaison office in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong as retribution against North Korean defectors running a leaflet campaign at the border. The South Korean ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said in a brief statement that the DPRK blew up the Kaesong joint liaison office at 2:49 p
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Japan to Halt Aegis Ashore Deployment
June 16, 2020 @ 03:27 AMThe Japanese Defense Ministry is ‘halting plans to deploy Aegis Ashore missile defense system, Defense Minister Taro Kono told Journalists Monday, citing costs and technical problems. The decision to halt the proposed deployment comes after residents of the city of Akita and Abu district of Yamaguchi Prefecture opposed setting up the Aegis Ashore system in their area
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India’s Nuclear Stockpile Dwarfed by China, Pakistan
June 15, 2020 @ 01:55 PMIndia is believed to possess 150 nuclear warheads, less than half of Chinas 320-strong weapons stockpile. According to a
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General Dynamics Awards AECOM $544M for Submarine Building Facility
June 13, 2020 @ 06:51 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat has signed a $544 million contract with AECOM infrastructure firm to continue building a facility at Groton shipyard, a town in New London County, Connecticut, to support construction of new class of ballistic-missile submarines. “General Dynamics Electric Boat today announced that it had signed a contract to begin the next phase of construction on a facility to support construction of the nations new class of ballistic-missile submarines,” the company said in a release Friday
Lithuania’s Airvolve to Deliver 10 VTOL Aircraft to Finland, Sweden
India Commissions New Russian-Built Project 11356 Frigate ‘Tamal’
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
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...
