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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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Overlooking Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons, US Considers Selling 8 F-16 Jets
October 22, 2015 @ 10:38 AMThe US is preparing to sell eight new f-16 fighter jets to Pakistan despite Islamabad admitting a day ago that it has small tactical nuclear weapons aimed at India. The sale plans, not yet made official by Washington come despite persistent concerns about Pakistans ties with Taliban and quickly expanding nuclear arsenal, various media reported today
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US Army To Test Counter Defilade Engagement System Next Year
October 17, 2015 @ 02:16 PMThe US Army will begin acceptance testing of ‘smart grenade launcher, XM25 Counter Defilade Engagement System early next year. The XM25 is designed to be an "anti-defilade" weapon and its purpose is to allow soldiers to hit targets shielded by cover
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Slovak Soldiers To Train Afghan Technicians in Mi-17, 171 Helicopter Maintenance
October 15, 2015 @ 02:20 PMSlovak soldiers in Afghanistan as part of the Resolute Support Mission will be given a new task of training technical staff of the Afghan National Army to handle Mi-17/171 helicopters, the Slovak government said Wednesday. Xinhua reported today that the soldiers who will train the Afghan technical staff will be integrated into an air training team called the Air Advisory Team
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US Army’s Apache helicopters Will Fire Laser Guided Rockets In Afghan, Iraq...
October 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMThe US Army has procured an unspecified quantity of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in on going operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This deployment marks the first time U
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AM General Wins HMMWV Vehicles Contracts
October 13, 2015 @ 06:19 PMAM General has won a $42 million HMMWV vehicles and parts contracts for Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey, Kenya, Lebanon and the US. The recently announced contracts noted above cover items to include new production vehicles, international ambulance vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training
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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