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Lockheed To Upgrade Hellenic Air Force F-16 Jets for $280M
December 28, 2019 @ 09:39 AMGreece has awarded US defense company Lockheed Martin $280 million to upgrade the Hellenic Air Forces fleet of F-16 fighter jets over the net seven years. The modernisation contract was signed this week after finalizing details on Lockheed's use of a Greek subcontractor, Athens-Macedonia agency reported on Friday
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Rafael Wins Israel's Multi-Billion Shekel Intelligence Systems Contract
December 27, 2019 @ 01:04 PMIsrael Ministry of Defense has awarded Rafael a multi-billion shekel contract to provide the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with intelligence systems. The contract is for work over an estimated 20 years and includes developing and supplying intelligence gathering systems, command and control systems and more
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Turkish Aerospace Inaugurates First Office in Pakistan
December 26, 2019 @ 01:05 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has set up a new office in Pakistan, weeks after Islamabad hosted a Turkish defense exhibition on its soil for the first time. "We have launched our new office at Pakistan's National Science & Technology Park
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Deliveries of Su-57 To Russia in 2020 Despite Crash
December 26, 2019 @ 10:08 AMRussian Aerospace Forces will receive a “large” number of Su-57 stealth fighters in 2020 as per schedule, brushing aside speculations that the first Su-57 crash on Tuesday could derail the delivery schedule. "The first large-scale deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft will begin in 2020
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French Nuclear Submarine's Reactor Switched on for First Time
December 26, 2019 @ 08:10 AMFrances Naval Group announced the switching on of the reactor of nuclear powered submarine, Suffren, in an event called "divergence." “Divergence is conducted from the Propulsion Control Station (PCS) of the Suffren
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First Su-57 Crash Reported in Russia, Pilot Ejects Safely
December 24, 2019 @ 03:28 PMNearly two weeks after Russia's sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was engulfed in a major fire, a Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter crashed near Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the country's far east on Tuesday, making it the first casualty of the stealth jet. "The pilot of the ill-fated plane that crashed during a training flight ejected safely
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Syria blames US for Mystery Drone Attacks on its Oil Refineries
December 24, 2019 @ 01:08 PMSyria has held the United States accountable for the December 21 drone strikes carried out at Homs oil refinery and al-Rayan Gas station. “The United States, using its illegal military base in Al-Tanf, sent unmanned aerial vehicles to Homs and carried out airstrikes on oil refining infrastructure," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was quoted as saying by UAWire
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India May Sign Deal for 20% Cheaper LCA Jets At DefExpo-2020
December 23, 2019 @ 07:08 AMIndia is likely to finalise the INR 40,000 crore contract for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas jets, 20% cheaper from previously quoted price, next February at DefExpo-2020 event in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh state. In November 2016, Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), India's highest decision-making body on procurement, approved purchase of Tejas Mark-1A fighters by the IAF at a cost of Rs 50,025 crore
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Embraer To Develop New Transport Plane for Brazilian Air Force
December 20, 2019 @ 09:46 AMEmbraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed a memorandum of understanding to study joint development of a new light military transport aircraft on Thursday. The study seeks to identify alternatives and solutions to meet FABs operational needs, especially in the Amazon region and austere environments, including unpaved, short and damaged runways located in remote areas
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Russia Produces First of Koalitsiya-SV Self-Propelled Howitzers
December 18, 2019 @ 10:01 AMRussia's Uraltransmash Plant has produced the first batch of S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled howitzers. "We have completed production of first batch of S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled howitzers," Dmitry Semizorov, director general of Uraltransmash, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti news agency on Tuesday
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles