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Turkey to Build Drone Control Center in Eastern Anatolia
March 13, 2020 @ 10:09 AMTurkey will build a drone control center to house some of its drones such as the Anka and the Bayraktar, in eastern Erzurum province to target militants in the Eastern Anatolia region. The facility is expected to be operational soon, Turkish officials were quoted as saying by
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F-35 Deal Cancellation, Local Defense Projects Halve Turkish Arms Imports
March 12, 2020 @ 11:02 AMTurkish arms imports between 2015-19 fell nearly by half after the multi-billion dollar deal for F-35 jets was axed over S-400 row, and increasing investment in indigenous projects including fighters and drones. Latest data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that weapons transfer to Turkey dropped by 48%
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First Pakistani F-16 Crash in 11 years Raises Questions about Maintenance
March 11, 2020 @ 12:43 PMThe Pakistani F-16 jet that crashed today is the first in 11 years and has come after the United States sold a $125 million technical support and end-use monitoring package to Pakistan in July 2019. “Pakistan had requested a continuation of technical support services; US Government and contractor technical and logistics support services to assist in the oversight of operations in support of the Pakistan Peace Drive advanced F-16 program
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Naval Group, Nexter to Upgrade French Navy’s Narwhal Remote Weapon Systems
March 11, 2020 @ 10:26 AMThe French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded Naval Group and Nexter a contract to modernize Narwhal 20B 20mm remote weapon stations (RWS) fitted aboard all French Navy surface vessels. “With Nexter Group, Naval Group will modernize the NARWHAL remote weapon stations fitted aboard all French Navy (Marine Nationale) surface vessels,” the Naval Group
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Pakistani F-16 Crashes Near Islamabad, Pilot Dead
March 11, 2020 @ 07:03 AMAn F-16 fighter jet belonging to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) reportedly crashed near Shakarparian, Islamabad around Wednesday noon. The crash took place when rehearsals for Pakistan Day, celebrated on March 23, were on
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Yemeni Air Defenses Shoot Down Saudi “Spy” Drone
March 10, 2020 @ 10:10 AMThe Yemeni Houthi rebels have claimed to have shot down a “spy” drone belonging to Saudi-led coalition forces while it was flying over Yemens Hodeidah Governorate on Tuesday. “A spy drone of the Saudi-led coalition was destroyed in Al-Faza area of Attohayta district while it was carrying out hostilities,” a military source was quoted as saying by Houthi-aligned
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Lockheed Awarded $240M to Develop Prototype Protected Tactical SATCOM Payload
March 10, 2020 @ 02:18 AMThe US Space Forces Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base awarded Lockheed Martin $240 million to develop a prototype payload for its new Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) system. PTS is a next-generation capability connecting warfighters with agile and jam-resistant satellite communications (SATCOM)
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Lockheed Wins $155M Moroccan Apache M-TADS/PNVS Contract
March 7, 2020 @ 07:29 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract $155 million for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System (M-TADS/PNVS) systems for the Apache attack helicopter in support of the Moroccan government. The Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) is a long-range, precision engagement and pilotage solution for day, night and adverse weather missions
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Rheinmetall to supply Swiss Army with Rifle-mounted laser Targeting modules
March 6, 2020 @ 11:13 AMThe Swiss Army has placed an order for Rheinmetalls VarioRay LLM laser light modules. “A contract to this effect was signed in December 2019 with Switzerlands Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse),” the company said in a statement Delivery of 9,640 devices is set to commence in May 2020 and be complete by the end of 2022
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Russian Scientists Advance in Low Noise Aircraft Research
March 6, 2020 @ 11:01 AMScientists at Russias Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute TsAGI have advanced to the second stage of their study that aims at developing a low-noise short-range aircraft. “TsAGI has completed the second stage of research of a semi-model of the low-noise plane
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
Chad Receives Chinese-made FK-2000 Air Defense Systems from U.A.E.
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
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...
