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Russian Arms Sales Growing in Africa
March 24, 2020 @ 01:35 PMRussia has emerged as the biggest supplier of weapons to Africa and accounts for half of the regions arms market pie, more than twice that of China and the United States. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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Southwest Valley Constructors Awarded $524M to Design-Build US-Mexico Border Wall
March 24, 2020 @ 05:39 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Southwest Valley Constructors a $524 million contract to design and build border wall at Tucson, Arizona. “Southwest Valley Constructors, Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $524 million modification to contract for design build of the Tucson sector barrier wall replacement project,” Pentagon said in a statement Monday
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Russia to Offer MiG-35 Jet with Auto Landing, G-Force Protection for Indian...
March 23, 2020 @ 10:47 AMRussia will offer an upgraded MiG-35 fighter jet equipped with an automatic landing and G-force protection systems as its entry for the Indian light fighter jet competition, sources told defenseworld.net Russia had received a request for information in 2019 and is awaiting a request for proposal from the Indian MoD to build over 100 jets in India, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev had told Interfax news agency last week
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Two US Navy Aircraft Carrier Groups Begin Arabian Sea Patrols
March 20, 2020 @ 09:25 AMTwo US Navy aircraft carrier groups along with a B-52 bomber began “freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce” operations in the Arabian Sea this week, the Navy announced on Thursday. On Wednesday, US Navy dual carrier strike group consisting of USS Dwight D
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Russia to Supply a Batch of KA-31 AEW Helicopters to India
March 19, 2020 @ 12:07 PMRussia has received a request from India to supply a batch of KA-31 airborne early warning (AEW) helicopters which would likely be based on the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC). “Recently received an appeal for an additional supply of Ka-31 marine helicopters,” Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev in an interview with Interfax Monday
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China Modifying JL-9 Trainer for Aircraft Carrier Pilot Training
March 19, 2020 @ 07:23 AMThe Chinese Navy is modifying the JL-9 Mountain Eagle trainer jet to train aircraft carrier jet pilots on an actual in-service aircraft carrier, one of two that the Chinese Navy has. The JL-9's developer, Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation released images involved the JL-9 and an aircraft carrier operating together in edited pictures, leading to speculation that the JL-9 could eventually be modified into a carrier-based jet trainer, reported Weihutang, a column on military affairs affiliated with China Central Television, on Tuesday
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Russia to Deploy New Radar to Monitor Aerial Threats Over Entire Europe
March 19, 2020 @ 06:56 AMRussia is set to soon deploy a new, long-range radar to monitor launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles over entire Europe. The Konteiner over-the-horizon radar is expected to be deployed in Kaliningrad region in west Russia
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Airbus A320neo Sales 11 Times More Than Boeing 737 in 2019
March 18, 2020 @ 03:36 PMAirbus sold 796 A320neo planes in 2019, more than eleven times Boeings tally of 737 order of 69 aircraft. The overall gross orders for Boeing in 2019 stood at 246 aircraft, down from 1090 a year before
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Russia’s Buk-M3 Air Defense System to Debut at Victory Day Parade
March 18, 2020 @ 06:47 AMRussia will showcase its newest multi-missile medium-range air defense missile system (ADMS), Buk-M3 Viking, for the first time at the annual Victory Day on May 9. “Four Buk-M3 air defense systems and four Tor-M2 air defense systems will take part in the Victory Day parade,” Russian defense ministry said in a statement Monday
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US Okays Raytheon’s Coyote Block 2 Drone Killer for International Sales
March 18, 2020 @ 05:58 AMThe United States has approved the sale of Raytheons Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon as part of Howler counter-drone system for international sales. “The US government has cleared Raytheon to sell the Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon to approved allied nations as part of the Howler counter-drone system,” the company said in a statement Tuesday
Italy Orders 14 Additional M142 HIMARS Rocket Systems
German Chancellor Blocks €3B Ukraine Aid with IRIS-T Systems Ahead of Elections
Ukraine to Get Thousands of Drones Worth Over $125M
Serbia Cancelling Arms Contracts with Russia, Preferring Chinese Weapons Instead
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U