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Morocco Buys Israeli Heron Drones Decommissioned from French Service
February 3, 2020 @ 09:08 AMMoroccos Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken delivery of three Heron long endurance UAVs made by Israeli Aerospace Industries (IA) which were decommissioned from service with the French Military. French firm Dassault is said to be mediated the deal between Morocco and IAI as the North African Muslim-majority state does not have diplomatic relations with Israel
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US Military Allowed to Lay Self-destruct Landmines
February 1, 2020 @ 07:12 AMThe United States has allowed it military to deploy self-destruct landmines in conflict zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria reversing an Obama-era policy prohibiting the US from using land mines outside of the Korean Peninsula. "The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined that restrictions imposed on American forces by the Obama Administration's policy could place them at a severe disadvantage during a conflict against our adversaries," the White House said in a statement Friday
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Taliban claims Shooting Down US military aircraft in Afghanistan, Pentagon Denies
January 28, 2020 @ 08:19 AMThe Taliban has claimed shooting down a US military aircraft in Eastern Afghanistan even as the US Military said it was investigating the crash. The aircraft with two pilots went down in an area controlled largely by the Taliban group on Monday
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Airbus Wins Tiger Helicopter Global Support Contract
December 4, 2019 @ 11:30 AMAirbus and OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) have signed a tri-lateral Global Support Contract aimed at boosting the availability rate of the Tigers in service in the French, German, and Spanish Armies. With this long-term support agreement, Tiger readiness and supportability will be secured for the next decade and beyond, Airbus said in a statement Tuesday
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Afghanistan Orders 12 MD-530F Attack Helicopters
November 28, 2019 @ 11:03 AMThe Afghan Air Force (AAF) has placed an order for a dozen MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters with US firm MD Helicopters. “MD Helicopters, Inc
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Pak F-16s Intercepted Kabul-bound Indian Commercial Airplane in Sept: Reports
October 17, 2019 @ 01:40 PMA Kabul-bound Indian SpiceJet commercial plane was reportedly intercepted by Pakistani F-16 fighters after Pakistan mistook the flight to be that of the Indian Army or Indian Air Force. According to Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials, there was confusion over the "call-sign" assigned to the Boeing 737 aircraft when it entered Pakistani airspace on September 23
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India Gifts 2 Mi-35 Gunships to Afghanistan
October 16, 2019 @ 08:44 AMThe Afghanistan Air Force on Tuesday received two Mi-35 attack helicopters gifted by India. In 2016, Kabul requested India to repair and provide new parts for the Air Forces 11 Mi-35s and 7 transport aircraft
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Pakistan Buys Russian Kornet-E Anti-tank Guided Missiles
October 8, 2019 @ 07:09 AMThe Pakistan Army has purchased some 52 launchers and an unspecified number of missiles of the Russian Kornet-E anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) for $62.46 million during the 2017-18
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US firm Science and Engineering Services Bags $55M to Maintain Afghanistan’s UH-60...
September 24, 2019 @ 07:44 AMScience and Engineering Services has won a $55 million US Army contract to maintain Afghanistans UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcrafts. “Science and Engineering Services has won a $55 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Afghanistan) for maintenance on UH-60 helicopters,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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USAF Awards Boeing $999 Million A-10 Thunderbolt II Re-Winging Contract
August 22, 2019 @ 04:41 AMBoeing will re-wing the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under a contract award from the U.S
Ukraine, Poland Sign Defense Deal on Ammunition, Vehicles, Artillery, Air Defense
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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