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Russia Supplies Three Ka-32 Helicopters to Turkey
July 3, 2019 @ 11:38 AMRussian Helicopters has completed delivery of three multipurpose Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey, the company's CEO said on July 3. "We have completed execution of the contract to supply three Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey," Andrey Boginsky, the CEO of JSC Russian Helicopters, told reporters on the sidelines of the ARMY-2019 forum in Moscow Oblast
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China, Russia Take First Steps Towards Dollar-less Trade
July 3, 2019 @ 11:37 AMIn an attempt to bypass US sanctions on Russian entities mainly in defence and energy, Moscow has concluded an agreement with Beijing on switching to settlements in national currencies. A mechanism for mutual settlements is planned to be set up by 2020
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Thales, Micro-X to Introduce Novel X-Ray Scanning to Speed up Passenger Bag...
July 2, 2019 @ 07:48 AMThales and Micro-X have announced a collaboration to develop Carbon NanoTubes (CNT) X-ray machines for airports that will eliminate the need for passengers to queue up, open bags and remove electronics devices and liquids. Instead, passengers will simply set their closed bag on the scanner and walk through another scanner
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French Defence and Intervention Frigates Steel Cut in October 2019
June 28, 2019 @ 12:58 PMThe first steel cut for the French Navys defence and intervention frigates (FDI), the fully digital warships that will be among the most modern anywhere in the world, will take place in October this year. Naval Group teams are in the process of launching the program for the FDIs that will be delivered from 2023 onward, a Naval Group release said on the occasion of the completion of the Normandie frigate which marks the completion of the FREMM shipbuilding program
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China offers Two-seat Fighter Trainer FC-1B for International Sales
June 28, 2019 @ 09:46 AMChina has offered its two-seat fighter-trainer FC-1B for international sales by showing its model at the Paris Air Show last week. It is not known at what stage of development the FC-1B is
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Saudi Coalition Forces Intercept Houti Drone Over Yemen
June 27, 2019 @ 09:40 AMSaudi Coalition forces intercepted and brought down an armed drone flown by Yemens Houti forces in the direction of Saudi Arabia last night. The spokesman of the coalition forces, Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that at 10:20 pm on Wednesday, the Coalition Air Forces managed to intercept and down a drone in Yemeni airspace after it was launched by the Houthi terrorist militia from the north of Sana'a towards the Kingdom
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US Navy to Induct USS Indianapolis This October
June 27, 2019 @ 02:29 AMLockheed Martin-made Littoral Combat Ship 17, the future USS Indianapolis, has completed acceptance trials in lake Michigan, and will be commissioned to the US Navy this October. The trials included a full-power run, maneuverability testing, and surface and air detect-to-engage demonstrations of the ship's combat system
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Mitsubishi Buys Bombardier Regional Jet Business for $550M
June 26, 2019 @ 08:18 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries has signed a deal to buy Bombardier Inc.'s regional jet business for $550 million
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EuroSpike Secures €40 Million Spike Missile Deal with Estonia
June 25, 2019 @ 08:20 AMGerman-Israeli firm EuroSpike has bagged a €40 million deal to supply Spike anti-tank missiles to the Estonian army. The first missiles will be delivered to the Estonian army in the beginning of 2020
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China Tests Heavy Cargo Drop by Unmanned Airplane
June 24, 2019 @ 08:55 AMChina last week tested a heavy cargo airdrop by an unmanned single-engine biplane. The test marks the first ever airdrop in China of cargo weighing more than 500 kilograms on a flight distance of more than 500 kilometers with an unmanned transport aircraft, CCTV quoted Li Ruixing, the president of the PLA National Defense University's joint logistics academy, as saying
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