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As Taliban Takes More Territory, Pakistan Army Completes 90% Fencing along Afghan

August 4, 2021 @ 08:40 AM

With increase in Taliban incursions into Pakistan, the latter has now announced the completion of 90% of a fencing project being constructed along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan started the fence along the 2,611-kilometer (1,622-mile) border with Afghanistan, known as the Durand Line in 2017 and has planned to complete the construction by this summer
Indian Army’s ALH Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Dam

August 3, 2021 @ 11:28 AM

An ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir today. Initial reports suggested at least five were on board the chopper, which apparently developed a snag after take-off at around 11 a
Saab Gets $535M to Upgrade Radars, Battle Management System on German Warships

August 2, 2021 @ 05:12 AM

The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has asked Saab to integrate new naval radars and fire control directors for and in the German Navys Frigates of the Brandenburg-Class (F123). The contract includes a new combat management system in order to completely overhaul the system currently in use on the F123, allowing a low risk integration of the new naval radars and fire control capabilities
Russian Air Force Su-35 Jet Crashes in Sea, Pilot Ejects

August 1, 2021 @ 09:31 AM

A Russian Air Force (RuAF) Su-35 fighter jet crashed during an exercise in the Sea of Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Territory on Saturday with the pilot ejecting safely. Interfax reported quoting the press service of the Eastern Military District: "On July 31, in the Khabarovsk Territory, during scheduled training flights, an engine failure occurred on a Su-35S aircraft
Russia Launches Nuclear Submarine 'Krasnoyarsk'

July 31, 2021 @ 10:48 AM

Russias Sevmash Shipyard launched the Navys new Project 885M (Yasen-M) nuclear-powered submarine Krasnoyarsk. On July 30, Russian Defense Ministry-owned Zvezda TV network posted a video showing Krasnoyarsks launch
Russian MoD Orders Ten S-500 Missile Systems

July 29, 2021 @ 06:06 AM

Russian Ministry of Defense placed an order with Almaz-Antey for ten S-500 missile systems. "Russian defense ministry signed a contract with VKO Almaz-Antey on shipment of over 10 Prometey systems to the Aerospace forces
Thales, IIIT Delhi Sign MoU on Complex Microprocessor Research

July 28, 2021 @ 02:31 PM

Thales signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D) to enable collaborative research and development in the field of Open Hardware and other allied subjects. The collaboration will enable co-development of complex microprocessor architectures and multi-core processing systems using configurations available with the RISC-V open ISA specification, Thales said in a release Tuesday
Lockheed Martin Awards BAE Systems $117M for LRASM Missile Seekers

July 27, 2021 @ 10:32 AM

BAE Systems won a $117 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce next-generation missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The seeker technology enables LRASM to detect and engage specific maritime targets in contested environments with less dependence on traditional navigation systems
Nigeria Receives its First Batch of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft

July 23, 2021 @ 09:55 AM

The Nigerian Air force (NAF) welcomed the first batch of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft at Kano state on Thursday. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information confirmed the arrival of the fighter aircraft in a statement
Naval Group Signs Contract to Maintain French Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Fleet

July 20, 2021 @ 08:40 AM

Naval Group has signed a contract for the operational maintenance of the French Navys nuclear attack submarines (SSN) which will be in force for over three years. This agreement includes the maintenance operations of Rubis and Suffren-class SSNs and all the related services: engineering, maintenance of tools and spares, management of the stock of spares, training platforms and maintenance of nuclear installations necessary for the operational maintenance (MCO) of submarines

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