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US Army Demos Cyber Weapons, Electronics Warfare Tech For Land Vehicles
June 23, 2017 @ 04:16 PMThe US Army demonstrated cyber weapons and electronic warfare (EW) technology to prevent simulated tank assault at a training exercise conducted at the Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, early this month. The cyber weapon used in the exercise specifically targeted the radio and wireless communication systems of the tankers,
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Germany’s Plan To Purchase Israeli-made Armed Drones Delayed
June 22, 2017 @ 03:56 PMGerman Defense Ministrys plan to lease Israeli-made armed drones has been halted after an appeal from the US firm General Atomics was made at a state court in Dusseldorf. On Tuesday, state court stopped the Defense Ministry's plans to lease "Heron TP" Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), who had won the Bundeswehr's bid along with the European aerospace giant Airbus
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Saudi-led Isolation of Qatar May Impact US Military Activity In The Country
June 5, 2017 @ 04:07 PMThe escalating confrontation between Qatar and Saudi-led Arab states may impact the United States' massive military presence in the country. Qatar is home to three US airbases and plays a role in collective defense efforts for the region
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Australia Plans To Invest $75.2 Million In Mini UAS
June 1, 2017 @ 04:23 PMAustralian Department of Defence is planning to invest AUS$ 101 million (US$75.2 million) in new small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
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US Army Bases In Asia And Middle East To Get Communication Equipment...
May 27, 2017 @ 11:14 AMThe US Department of Defense has awarded over $212 million contract to Vectrus for support of communications equipment and information systems at the US Army's bases in seven countires across Asia and the Middle East. The contract includes maintaining communications equipment and information systems for the US Army in Kuwait, Qatar, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, the Department of Defense said in a statement
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War On Terror Cost Pakistan's Economy Nearly US$4 Billion In 9 Months
May 26, 2017 @ 11:13 AMLoss suffered by Pakistan's economy on account of its fight against terrorism has been estimated at $3.88 billion (Rs407
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MD Helicopters Wins $76M Contract To Support Afghan Air Force's Chopper Fleet
May 25, 2017 @ 09:08 AMThe Pentagon has awarded MD Helicopters with a $76 million contract to provide logistics support for the Afghan Air Forces MD 530F chopper fleet. "MD Helicopters Inc
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Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Be Replaced With 159 US-Refurbished Black Hawks
May 19, 2017 @ 04:46 PMThe US will supply Afghanistan with up to 159 refurbished UH-60A Black Hawks to replace its aging fleet of Russian Mi-17 transport helicopters. The country is assisting Afghanistan in its four-year road map to double its 17,000-strong special forces unit and bolster the Afghan Air Force
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US Army To Receive First Batch Of Sig Sauer MHS M17 Handguns
May 5, 2017 @ 10:01 AMUS Army's 101st Airborne Division will receive the first batch of SIG Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistol, replacing the Beretta M9. The P320 is aimed to eventually replace the Beretta M9 as the US Militarys standard service pistol, various local media reported Friday
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Rheinmetall, KMW Gain Due To Increased German Military Spends
April 25, 2017 @ 12:46 PMGerman defense manufacturers are gaining due to increased spending by German military in the wake of Russias incursions in Ukraine and its military stance on the NATOs eastern border. Most equipment orders for new equipment and upgrades of existing armor are going to Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann,
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