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Buk Missile Component Recovered At MH17 Crash Site
June 7, 2016 @ 11:08 AMThe investigating team of MH17 airliner crash has found a component belonging to the Russian-made Buk missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) published an image which shows a "Venturi", which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust
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Israel To Receive Three Super Hercules Transport Planes By Yearend
June 2, 2016 @ 05:36 AMThe Israel Defense Forces will be receiving another three Super Hercules transport planes by the end of the year, supplementing the three aircraft it already has at its Nevatim airbase in the southern part of the country. In 2014, Haaretz reported that the Israel Air Force had reached agreement to buy one additional Hercules and was considering buying three
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Pakistan Fails To Clinch F-16 Deal As Letter Of Acceptance Deadline Expires
May 28, 2016 @ 12:00 PMPakistan will no longer be able to purchase US-made F-16s as Islamabad failed to provide a letter of acceptance to the Pentagon by its May 24 deadline. The US$699 million deal for eight F-16C D Block-52 multi-role fighters (2 C and 6 D models), was to be partially financed through the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme but the US Congress disallowed selling the fighters at a subsidized price of US$270 and asked Islamabad to pay the full price
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Rosoboronexport Eyes Joint Development Of Automated Control System For Kazakhstan
May 27, 2016 @ 11:24 AMRussian Rosoboronexport is eyeing localization of military and dual-use production and modernization of previously supplied equipment to Kazakhstan. Potential future deliveries of aircraft, naval and engineer equipment, ammunition and unmanned aircraft systems will be discussed and the prospects for joint development of an automated control system for the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan will be considered, the company said in a press statement Friday
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Boeing Challenges Danish Government’s Decision To Purchase F-35
May 20, 2016 @ 03:04 PMBoeing has challenged the Danish governments decision to buy 27 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin instead of its F/A-18F Super Hornet. Boeing questioned the data used by the government which suggested that the super-hornet fighter jet was more expensive than the F-35, reuters reported Friday
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Iran To Stop Western Warships From Entering Strait of Hormuz
May 6, 2016 @ 10:42 AMIran has warned US and its allies that it may close Strait of Hormuz if US continue to use the passage for maritime exercise involving 30 nations. "We have to counter any harmful and ill-intended passage through Strait of Hormuz
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Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change To Leonardo
April 29, 2016 @ 10:26 AMFinmeccanica announced Thursday that the company is changing its name to ‘Leonardo S.p
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Modi Government Blacklisted AgustaWestland In VVIP Chopper Scam: Defense Ministry
April 29, 2016 @ 09:24 AMRubbishing the previous governments claim that the Anglo-Italian helicopter maker AgustaWestland was blacklisted by the UPA government, the defence ministry said Thursday its the current government that had actually put on hold all procurement and acquisition cases in the pipeline of six companies involved in the VVIP chopper scam. “It is the present Government which through its order dated 03 July 2014, put on hold all procurement / acquisition cases in the pipeline of six companies figuring in the FIR registered by the CBI, namely: M/s Agusta Westland International Ltd
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Dassault Well Positioned To Supply Additional 90 Fighters To India: Eric Trappier
April 25, 2016 @ 12:52 PMWe will be well positioned to provide additional 90 aircraft, if New Delhi confirms its need for 126 combat aircraft, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said. In an interview with French news daily,
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CIA Funds Skincential Sciences’ New Skincare Products For DNA Extraction
April 9, 2016 @ 09:52 AMSkincential Sciences, cosmetic products sellers new skin care product which can be used to collect users DNA has grabbed the attention of the In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The documents obtained by
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
EU Conducts First Multinational Operational Trials of UGV, UAV Systems
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
