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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
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Saudi Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles For Syrian Rebels
March 4, 2016 @ 01:37 PMSaudi Arabia is willing to supplu Syrian rebel groups with anti-air and anti-tank missiles capable of striking Russian T-90 tanks and MLRS rocket launchers. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi defense minister, plans to arm Syrian rebels militias with missiles capable of striking the new Russian T-90 tanks,
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Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs
February 27, 2016 @ 04:03 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a contract for the sale of an unspecified number of BLU-109 bunker bursting bombs to Turkey. Ellwood National Forge and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have been awarded a $682,900,000 foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components
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Russia To Complete Delivery Of 10,000 AK-47 Rifles To Afghan Forces
February 24, 2016 @ 01:33 PMRussia is delivering 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles to Afghan Forces as part of Moscows efforts to equip the troops to counter terrorist activity. “Deliveries are underway
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Afghanistan Air Force To Fly First Surveillance Drones, Super Tucanos Next Month
February 23, 2016 @ 10:31 AMAfghanistan Air Force will deploy the first surveillance drones along with A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for combat operations in March. “We are just getting the first drones that will be deployed by the corps,” US Major General Gordon Davis, commander of the unit that procures new equipment for the Afghans was quoted as saying by Reuters
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US Firms Win $49 Million Orders To Supply Nonstandard Weapons To Multiple
February 19, 2016 @ 07:43 AMCulmen, Defense Technology, Multinational Defense Services, Sierra Four and UDC US were awarded a $49 million contract for the production of nonstandard weapons parts and accessories for multiple countries under foreign military sales. The weapon parts and accessories will be for Chad, Afghanistan, Iraq, Romania, Somalia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Pakistan, Peru, Congo, Jordan and Colombia, US department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
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US Clears F-16 Sale To Pakistan: India Summons US Envoy
February 13, 2016 @ 07:55 AMThe Indian government has summoned the US ambassador over the clearance of F-16 fighter jets by the US administration to Pakistan worth nearly $700 million. "We are disappointed at decision of the Obama administration to notify the sale of F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan
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UK, Sweden Reject Pro-Assange Ruling By UN Panel
February 5, 2016 @ 01:03 PMThe UK and Sweden have rejected the ruling by the UN panel favouring Julian Assange. The UN Panel examining the case of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange on Friday ruled that he should be allowed to walk free and compensated for his, “deprivation of liberty”
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...