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FN America & Colt’s to Compete for M16 Rifles Order for Nepal,...
April 30, 2020 @ 05:20 AMThe US Army has named FN America LLC and Colts Manufacturing Co. LLC as competitors in its $383
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Saudi Arabia to build Combat Drones from 2021
April 30, 2020 @ 04:56 AMThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted a license to a local company to manufacture military drones first unveiled at Dubai Airshow-2019, starting next year. On April 27, the General Authority for Military Industries approved for Infra Defense Technologies to build 6 drones in 2021, and 40 within a span of five years
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Saab Delivers First GlobalEye Surveillance Aircraft to UAE
April 29, 2020 @ 02:20 PMSaab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 29 April 2020. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the initial contract signed in late 2015
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Airbus Defence and Space’s Revenue in Q1 2020 is 7X lower than...
April 29, 2020 @ 10:12 AMAirbus Defence and Spaces EBIT Adjusted results for the First Quarter (Q1) for this year stands at €15 million, or nearly seven times lower than in Q1 2019 when it was €101 million, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We saw a solid start to the year both commercially and industrially but we are quickly seeing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic coming through in the numbers
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Dassault Delivers Third Upgraded ATL2 MPA Aircraft to France
April 29, 2020 @ 07:20 AMDassault Aviation delivered the third ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft (PATMAR) modernized to Standard 6 to the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) in mid-April. The contract for the upgraded (standard 6) ATL2 combat system was awarded by the DGA on October 4, 2013
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Is Ukraine a Possible Buyer for Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Block III Jet?
April 28, 2020 @ 12:24 PMA Ukraine Air Force (UAF) delegation headed by Colonel General Sergii Drozdov, UAF Commander visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAF) Kamra on March 06 this year setting off speculation that Kiev was looking at buying the JF-17 Block III, whose first flight had taken place in January. “The visit is a lot more than just a photo-op,” said a Ukrainian industry source to defenseworld
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Saudi Arabia’s Defence Expenditure Fell 16% in 2019 Despite Yemen War
April 27, 2020 @ 06:25 PMSaudi Arabia spent $61.9Billion on military expenditure in 2019 compared to 67
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Sanctions Helped Russian MC-21 Airliner Escape COVID-19 Bloodbath
April 27, 2020 @ 03:16 PMUS sanctions against Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) helped the MC-21 airliner project escape current bloodbath facing the aviation industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Had the MC-21 kept to its original schedule and commenced serial production by 2018 with deliveries to airline customers by 2019-20; it would have got caught up in aircraft order cancellations by airlines as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the travel industry hard from the beginning of 2020
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Greek to Lease Israeli ‘Heron’ surveillance UAVs
April 27, 2020 @ 04:41 AMGreece has plans to lease two ‘Heron surveillance UAVs from Israel to bolster its intelligence gathering abilities during its current ‘cold conflict with Turkey. Local media,
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US Navy Receives Final Block II Super Hornet, Block III tests by...
April 25, 2020 @ 09:18 AMThe US Navy took the delivery of its final Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jet and announced that tests of Block III jets will begin in two months from now. “The service took delivery of the final Block II Super Hornet, closing out a run of 322 one-seater F/A-18Es and 286 two-seated F/A-18Fs, on April 17,” the Navy said in a statement Friday
Russian BMPT ‘Terminator’ Armored Fighting Vehicle Survives ATGM Strikes, Gets EW System
Patria NEMO Mortar Systems to Be Integrated into New Lynx IFV Variant...
Sweden to Send 18 Archer Howitzers to Ukraine in New $300M Military
Trump's Exec Order on Shipbuilding To Galvanize Military, Civilian Ship Construction
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...
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...