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US Arm-twisting Turkey to Abandon Russian S-400 Deal, Buy Patriots Instead
March 22, 2018 @ 01:09 PMThe United States will begin a high pressure lobbying and arm-twisting effort to force Turkey to abandon the S-400 missile defence system deal with Russia and buy US-made Patriots instead. Acting assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs Tina Kaidanow is expected to travel to Turkey next week to swing Ankara's decision in favor of the US Patriot missile defence system, Turkey's
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Japan’s New Advanced Jet Fighter to be Based on Existing Western Aircraft...
March 8, 2018 @ 09:26 AMJapan is eyeing proposals for its new advanced jet fighter worth around $40 billion based on existing western aircraft and has issued a third request for information (RFI) to American and European nations. "Japan expects specific proposals for designs based on existing aircraft," said one of the sources
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BAE Systems To Upgrade Australia’s Long-Range Radar Network
March 6, 2018 @ 10:47 AMThe Australian government has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to upgrade Australias long-range high frequency radar network. The $1 billion Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) protects Australias coastal approaches through a network of three remote radars in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory
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South African Navy Orders Three Inshore Patrol Vessels from Damen Shipyards
February 27, 2018 @ 11:00 AMDamen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has received an order from Armscor – the acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence – for three Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), 62 x 11 metres. The vessels form part of the South African Navys Project Biro which aims to develop South Africas maritime security to respond to maritime threats such as illegal trafficking and fishing
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Leonardo’s AWHERO Remotely Piloted Helicopter To Be Certified In 2019
February 26, 2018 @ 08:43 AMLeonardos AWHERO remotely piloted helicopter will achieve certification next year as flight trials activities continue with the existing test aircraft. Two new prototypes are being assembled at Leonardos fully owned company Sistemi Dinamici plant in Pisa (Italy), the press release states
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UK MOD Signs £260M Deal To Support RAF C-17 Transport Aircraft
February 20, 2018 @ 02:59 PMThe UK Defense Ministry has signed a Foreign Military Sale agreement valued £260 million with the US Government to support RAF C-17 heavy lift transport aircraft into the next decade. The Foreign Military Sale agreement will provide support for the RAFs fleet of eight C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, which provided lifesaving humanitarian relief following Hurricane Irma last summer, the ministry announced on February 17
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US Navy Awards Freedom-variant Conceptual Design Contract To Lockheed Martin
February 17, 2018 @ 12:22 PMThe US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to mature its Freedom-variant Frigate design as a part of the Navy's FFG(X) competition. Lockheed Martin submitted its Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) parent design in response to the U
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China's Latest Stealth Drone Marks First Flight
February 14, 2018 @ 01:56 PMChinas newest stealth drone, a long-endurance unmanned aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on Monday, Peoples Daily Online reported. According to a WeChat account affiliated with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the main contractor and research center for the Chinese program, the stealth drone, dubbed “Tianying,” successfully conducted three test flights, four years after the drone program was first initiated
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South African Light Reconnaissance, Attack Aircraft to Begin Production
February 7, 2018 @ 10:52 AMParamount Group of South Africa and its partners in AHRLAC Holdings is ramping up its facility for production of the Advanced High Performance and Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) and its military variant, the MWARI. The production ready aircraft (PDM), which follows on from the successful AHRLAC prototype (XDM) has a retractable landing gear, Martin Baker ejection seats, revised cockpit canopies, improved avionics and a 8G-rated airframe
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Russian-made Anti-tank Weapon Suspected in Attack on Turkish Tank
February 6, 2018 @ 02:00 PMThe Turkish security sources have claimed that the anti-tank weaponry used in the attack against a Turkish army tank on Saturday could be a Russian-made 9M113 Konkurs. The claim is being evaluated
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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