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Israel To Lease Combat Heron Drones To Germany For 600 Million Euros
June 29, 2016 @ 02:15 PMThe German has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to lease up to five Heron TP (Eitan) drone systems for a total of 600 million euros. The German Chief of Staff, General Volker Wieker, who visited Israel a few weeks ago, preferred the Israeli ‘Heron drone over its American competitor - the ‘Predator and the [Reaper] - both of which were created by the CIA and the Pentagon and which are used by the US to eliminate targets from the air,
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Indian DAC Clears 145 M777 Howitzers For $750 Million, Reviews Several Other
June 26, 2016 @ 05:38 AMIndias Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved purchase of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzer guns for $750 million from US and also cleared bulk production of 18 Dhanush guns among 19 proposals included in the discussions during the meeting Saturday. DAC reviewed large numbers of on-going schemes worth approximately INR 28,000 crore ($4
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Sikorsky, TAI Kick-start $3.5 Billion Turkish T70 Utility Helicopters Program
June 17, 2016 @ 05:39 AMApproved export licenses enable production start of Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). Sikorsky is teaming up with the members of the Turkish aerospace industry (TAI) to produce T70 utility helicopters based on multi-role Black Hawk utility aircraft under the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program valued at an approximate $3
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Damen Unveils New Multi-Role Auxiliary Vessels
June 8, 2016 @ 03:43 PMDamen Shipyards announced the introduction of a new range of Multi-Role Auxiliary Vessels (MRAV) during the Oceanographic Survey Vessel Conference in London. The common theme running through the series is the provision of a basic platform offering reliable and cost-effective multi-role potential and hydrographic survey capabilities to naval clients
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UK Navy Warship Intercepts Russian Submarine In North Sea
June 8, 2016 @ 02:04 PMA Russian submarine - capable of carrying cruise missiles - has been intercepted by a Royal Navy warship in the North Sea. The vessel was detected by NATO forces and is now being escorted by HMS Kent
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Northrop Grumman Wins $600 Million Ballistic Missile Defense Support Contract
June 8, 2016 @ 09:23 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a modification contract worth $600 million to provide Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense with enterprise-level technical integration and Ballistic Missile Defense System-(BMDS) level operational integration products and services. Under this modification, the contractor will also support the definition, development, and test and evaluation of integrated missile defense capabilities; support warfighters in the exercise of missile defense readiness, war-game command and control procedures, operational concepts, and doctrinal requirements; operational support to the BMDS; and information technology (IT) services to include IT operations, maintenance and infrastructure development in support of the chief information officer, the US Department...
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General Electric Preferred Bidder For South Korean KF-X Fighter Jet Engines
May 26, 2016 @ 10:53 AMSouth Korea has selected General Electric (GE) as the preferred bidder for its next-generation Experimental (KF-X) fighter jets. The South Korean procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) made the selection public on Thursday,
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Ukraine To Market Diesel Powerpack As Upgrade To Its Existing Battle Tanks
May 23, 2016 @ 12:36 PMUkrainian State Enterprise
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ISRO Tests Reusable Launch Vehicle Tech Demonstrator
May 23, 2016 @ 11:42 AMThe Indian Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator mission Monday. The flight began at 07:00 Indian Standard Time on 23 May (01:30 UTC), resulting in a successful launch for the winged, reusable space plane that conducted a suborbital mission to gather in-flight data
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HAL To Complete 222 Su-30MKI Manufacturing Order By 2019-20
May 19, 2016 @ 01:36 PMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) will require four more years to manufacture the remaining 48 Su-30MKI aircraft out of a total order of 222 fighters placed with it by the Indian Air Force. “HAL has produced 174 Su-30 MKI aircraft out of order for 222 aircraft till Mar 2016
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
Netherlands Helping to Train 26 Ukrainians to Become Crew Chiefs for F-16
Trump's First Diplomatic Victory- Panama Abandons China for Better U.S. Ties
Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
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