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Afghanistan Ready To Use India’s Mi-35 Helicopters
January 21, 2016 @ 09:47 AMThree Mi-35 helicopters that India donated to Afghanistan last month are now fully operational to combat terrorism in the war-torn country, Afghanistans Defense Ministry said Wednesday. According to the Defense Ministry, the multirole helicopters will be used in the ongoing Helmand battle for the first time
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Afghanistan Receives Four Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft
January 16, 2016 @ 08:29 AMThe United States has delivered four A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Afghan Air Force. Afghanistans Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri told the Pajhwok Afghan News agency on Friday that the jets would help bolster the countrys Air Force
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Russia To Supply Afghanistan With 10,000 AK-47 Rifles
December 30, 2015 @ 07:43 AMRussia is expected to begin delivery of 10,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles to Afghan police in coming months. "The issue of delivery of 10,000 AK-47 automatic rifles with ammunition rounds to Kabul via the Russian Interior Ministry has been practically resolved and the shipment is expected to take place in January of 2016," Russian presidential special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the TASS news agency on Tuesday
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Artec Wins Boxer Vehicles Contract From German Bundeswehr
December 18, 2015 @ 12:37 PMArtec, a joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall has won a contract worth EUR 476 million to provide the German Bundeswehr with 131 high-protection vehicles of Boxer type. The order commissioned by the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), is due to deliver the Boxer vehicles between 2017 and 2020
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Pakistan Denies Being In Saudi-led Anti-Terror Alliance
December 16, 2015 @ 01:33 PMIslamabad has denied being a part of the 34-nation Islamic military alliance against terrorism announced by the Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudi Arabian news agency has mentioned Pakistan together with Malaysia, UAE and Qatar being in the Saudi-led alliance which will establish a control center in Riyadh to coordinate operations against terrorist groups in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan among others
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Saudi Arabia to Lead 34 State Islamic Military Coalition Against ‘Terrorism’
December 15, 2015 @ 10:48 AMSaudi Arabia today announced a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism with a joint operations center based in Riyadh. According to an official statement published by the Saudi news agency,"the countries here mentioned have decided on the formation of a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism
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Boeing Subsidiary Insitu To Build 8 ScanEagle UAVs For Afghanistan
November 26, 2015 @ 03:34 AMBoeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. has won a $70 million contract to build eight ScanEagle drones for the Afghanistan armed forces
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Oshkosh To Upgrade US Army's 100 Mine-Resistant Vehicles
November 17, 2015 @ 07:55 AMOshkosh Defense has won a $11 million contract from the US Army to upgrade 100 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The MRAP vehicles are more resistant to improvised explosive devices than the older Humvees in which US troops suffered heavy casualties in Iraq
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Russian Helicopters Plans Joint-Manufacturing Center In UAE
November 8, 2015 @ 11:13 AMRussian Helicopters is likely to commence talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the possibility of joint manufacturing of Helicopters in the Gulf Arab state. The companys director general Alexander Mikheev was quoted by Sputnik News as saying, “We are holding talks and see that here we can make several major, interesting investment programs together with the local partners, which are ready to open their market for our joint helicopter projects in the future
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Afghanistan Seeks Russian Artillery And Mi-35 Helicopters To Fight Insurgency
October 26, 2015 @ 12:15 PMAfghanistan has turned to Moscow with a request to supply artillery small arms and Mi-35 helicopters to fight insurgents. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has asked for help from Russia after the US led NATO troops were pulled out of Afghanistan and also cut financial aid to the nation, Wall Street Journal reported Monday
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