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Senior Saudi Officials Including a Prince Killed in Helicopter Crash

November 7, 2017 @ 08:37 AM

A group of senior Saudi officials including Prince Mansour Bin Muqrin were killed in an helicopter crash at the south western Asir region bordering Yemen. Prince Mansour Bin Muqrin, Deputy Emir of the Asir region was accompanied with Deputy Emir Salim al-Jerwishi, Emirate General Secretary Saleh bin Abdullah al-Qadi, head of Asir's Regional Agriculture Department Fahd al-Fartish and Asir Regional Police Director Major Salih bin Suleiman al-Qarzai, according to Saudi state-run TV channel Monday
Cubic Defense to Support US Marine Air Ground Trask Force Training Systems

November 4, 2017 @ 09:15 AM

US Marine Corps System Command (MARCOSYSCOM) has awarded an $11.5 million contract to Cubic Global Defense to support the Marine Air Ground Trask Force (MAGTF) Training Systems Support (MTSS)
Iraq Receives Three New F-16 Fighters from US

November 4, 2017 @ 01:13 AM

Iraq has received three new F-16 fighter aircraft from the US bringing the total to 17. Iraq still needs to receive 15 more to complete the total 36 fighters under the nearly $2 billion deal signed in 2014
US DoD Awards $17.5 Billion IT Services Contracts to 20 Companies

November 3, 2017 @ 09:11 AM

A suite of multiple contracts to provide information technology services to US Department of Defence (DoD) facilities all over the world cumulatively worth US$17,500,000,000 were awarded on Thursday. The contracts are for providing a full range of information technology services and solutions required by the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Department of Defense, and other agencies of the federal government
USAF Accepts First Version of Raytheon’s GPS OCX System

November 3, 2017 @ 08:12 AM

The US Air Force has accepted Raytheons GPS Operational Control System launch and checkout system, known as ‘Block 0. The acceptance signifies that the company met all contractual requirements when it delivered LCS, a fully modernized cyber-secure ground system complete with the computing hardware, operations center workstations, and mission application software necessary to launch the first GPS III satellite into orbit and perform initial on-orbit testing on Spet
Williamson is Britain's new defence secretary as Michael Fallon Resigns

November 2, 2017 @ 06:23 PM

Gavin Williamson was appointed as Britain's new defence secretary after his predecessor Michael Fallon resigned over a sexual harassment scandal. Williamson has the difficult task of cutting the United Kingdoms defence expenditure, keeping forces levels at their optimum while at the same time increasing Britains defence exports which have been hit by falling procurement in its traditional market, the Middle East
Indonesian Navy Receives Second SIGMA Class Frigate

November 2, 2017 @ 12:34 PM

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and PT PAL Indonesia have delivered the second SIGMA PKR class frigate to the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) on Monday. The SIGMA 10514 PKR class is a multi-mission platform equipped for anti-ship warfare (AShW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-air warfare (AAW)
BAE Commences Production of Sensors for Lockheed Martin’s LRASM

November 2, 2017 @ 11:48 AM

BAE Systems has begun production of its sensor technology for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) following a $40 million order from prime contractor Lockheed Martin. The sensor enables the missile to seek and attack specific high-threat maritime targets within groups of ships, including those protected by sophisticated anti-aircraft systems
US Approves $1.1 Billion Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Package for Qatari F-15QA Fighter Jets

November 2, 2017 @ 03:09 AM

The US State Department has approved the sale of a $1.1 Billion support package for Qatars Boeing F-15QA multi-role fighter aircraft program
Taliban Commander In Pakistan Killed By US Drone Strike

October 31, 2017 @ 08:58 AM

The commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the largest and deadliest militant umbrella organization in Pakistan, has been reportedly killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night. In a statement, the TTP Dawar group said Monday that the drone targeted a compound in the eastern Khost province of Afghanistan late Sunday night and killed its key militant commander Maqbool Dawar, his brother Murad Ali and two other militants, Anadolu agency reports

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