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Harris Corp Wins $1.7 Billion To Procure Radios For Afghanistan
June 17, 2016 @ 06:01 AMHarris Corp was awarded a $1.7 billion contract to procure Harris radios, ancillaries, spare parts and services for Afghanistan
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Weaponized Version of Polish Black Hawk Helicopter To Debut At NATO Exercise
June 15, 2016 @ 05:36 AMA weaponized version of Sikorsky's Polish-built S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter will be on display at the 'Anaconda 2016' NATO exercises in Drawko Pomorskie, Poland this week. Representative of how a future European-built BLACK HAWK helicopter could be configured for the armed mission, the display is designed to showcase the ease by which the proven multi-role helicopter could be adapted to meet the defense needs of Poland and other NATO allies
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US To Use BAE System’s APKWS Laser Guided Rockets On F-16s In...
June 9, 2016 @ 06:14 AMThe U.S
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Pakistan Eyes Buying T129 Attack Choppers From Turkey
June 6, 2016 @ 02:30 PMPakistan is in talks with Turkey to buy T129 multi-role T129 attack helicopters. “One of the most important issues between [the two countries] is a deal for T129 attack helicopters,” Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency at a joint press conference after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad Friday
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US Drones Killed Over 200 Children In Pakistan
June 3, 2016 @ 09:55 AMThe Obama administration has been accused of killing civilians in drone strikes carried out to nab down al Qaeda and other radical groups reported to have a base in Pakistan. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a meeting with United States Ambassador to Pakistan, David Hale, on May 25, 2016, expressed concerns over the US drone strike in Balochistan on May 23rd in which Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was reportedly killed, The Express Tribune
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Multiple Drone Strikes Killed Afghani Taliban Leader Mulla Mansour
May 23, 2016 @ 02:16 PMTaliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was targeted and “likely killed” Saturday in a US drone strike in a remote area of Pakistan along the Afghan border, a US official said. “Mansour was the target and was likely killed,” in the strikes, which occurred around 6:00 am (1000 GMT) and were carried out by multiple unmanned aircraft operated by US Special Operations Forces, an Unnamed US official was quoted as saying by
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Pak, Afghanistan Deploy Troops, Tanks In Border Fencing Dispute
May 14, 2016 @ 12:15 PMPakistan and Afghanistan have deployed tanks and armored personnel carriers along the Torkham border after negotiations to resolve border fencing dispute failed. The two countries have locked horns over the issue of fencing of some points at the border
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UK Completes $54 Million Viking Amphibious Vehicle Fleet Upgrade
April 29, 2016 @ 02:15 PMThe UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Friday that it has completed £37 million (US $54 million) upgrade of the 99 Viking amphibious all-terrain vehicles used by the Royal Marines and have reached full operational capability. The MoD had announced in September 2012 that 99 Viking vehicles would be regenerated under a new contract with BAE Systems
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Northrop Grumman Wins $83 Million US Army’s Hunter UAV Logistics Support Contract
April 27, 2016 @ 10:22 AMNorthrup Grumman has won $83 million contract to provide logistics support for the Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System. Work will be performed in Arizona and in Afghanistan with an estimated completion date of Oct
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After India, Baloach UNHRC Representative Protests F-16 Sale To Islamabad
March 14, 2016 @ 01:01 PMBaloch envoy to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the European Union has condemned the US move to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan even as Islamabad has sought 10 additional F-16s from Washington. Mehran Marri, Baloch representative to the UNHRC was quoted as saying by
Netherlands Becomes Launch Customer for Pilatus PC-7 MKX Trainers
KNDS, Safran to Develop Land Robotics for France
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
Argentina, Paraguay Sign Pact to Boost Border Security, Combat Transnational Crime
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