The United States on Friday announced the inclusion of 1,000 rounds of a 155mm precision ammunition as part of a new $400 million aid package – believed to the Raytheon-made Excalibur shell that can land within 5 meters of its assigned target. A Pentagon official at a background briefing did not confirm that the new round is the Excalibur ammunition stating that he did not wish to get into details for operational reasons
A Department of Defense official on Wednesday strongly urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to quickly approve the request of Finland and Sweden to join NATO. "The Department of Defense assesses that Finland and Sweden are ready for NATO membership," Celeste A
The transfer to Ukraine of Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters earlier bought by the U.S
Russias Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) has called U.S
Arillery and ground assault troops of the Russian Army have commenced combat drills at a base in Tajikistan which raises questions as to whether the training is to fine-tune skills for the warzone in Ukraine. Units of the 201st military base of the Russian Federation are conducting an exercise at the Harb-Maidon training ground in Tajikistan, near the border with Afghanistan
A helicopter used as part of the operation to kill ISIS leader Hajji Abdullah in Syria on February 2 was destroyed after it malfunctioned. “One of our helicopters did suffer a mechanical failure early on in the infiltration phase of the operation
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The German Army is planning to deploy five CH-53 helicopters and soldiers to support UN mission in Mali in a couple of months. Confirming the development, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) tweeted Friday that it will deploy 120 soldiers and five CH-53 helicopters in the middle of this year
The Australian Air Force is planning to retire old F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet fighters. “Its the end of a Classic era for our air combat capability
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