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Kuwait Seeks $1.42 Billion Patriot PAC-3 Missile Systems to Protect Oil and...
May 29, 2020 @ 03:12 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of 84 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements (MSEs) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $800 million. Patriot PAC-3 MSEs will supplement and improve Kuwait's capability to meet current and future threats and provide greater security for its critical oil and natural gas infrastructure, a US DoD release said
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India to get 3 US Navy MH-60R Helicopters in 2020
May 27, 2020 @ 09:35 AMThe Indian Navy will receive three new (undelivered) MH-60R helicopters formerly meant for the US Navy by the end of this year. “The US Navy has allowed us to leverage three helicopters from their inventory of brand new aircraft that have never been introduced into the fleet – in order to provide them to the Indian Navy so they can begin training on a more accelerated basis than might normally be possible,” Tom Kane, Director, Sikorsky Naval Helicopter Programs told
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US Approves $180M Heavy Weight Torpedo Sale to Taiwan; Overpriced and Useless...
May 21, 2020 @ 09:12 AMThe United States has given the go-ahead to sell 18 Heavy Weight Torpedoes to Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) for $180 million. TECRO had requested to buy eighteen (18) MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology (AT) torpedoes
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German Naval Yards, Lürssen Announce Merger
May 14, 2020 @ 03:50 PMGerman Naval Yards Kiel and Lürssen shipyards announced plans to form a joint venture on Thursday. Earlier this week, owners of both shipyards laid the foundation for a final JV agreement
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Hungary to Acquire AMRAAM-ER Missiles to be fired from NASAMS Air Defense...
May 9, 2020 @ 08:23 AMThe US State Department has approved Hungarys request to buy 60 AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, two spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAM-ER guidance sections and related equipment from Raytheon for $230 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Hungary of sixty (60) AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, and two (2) spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAM-ER guidance sections and related equipment for an estimated cost of $230 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement today
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UAE cleared to buy up to 4,569 Armored Vehicles for $556M
May 9, 2020 @ 07:59 AMThe US State Department has given its nod to sell 4,569 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles not used by the US Army, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for $556 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the UAE of Excess Defense Articles (EDA) of up to four thousand five hundred sixty-nine (4,569) MRAP vehicles for an estimated cost of $556 million
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Egypt to Modernize 43 Apaches for $2.3B
May 9, 2020 @ 07:08 AMEgypt plans to modernize its fleet of 43 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.3 billion
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AI robots to help recover Korean War remains
May 7, 2020 @ 10:44 AMThe South Korean Ministry of Defense is targeting development of a robot to recover the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, by 2024. In 2000, the ministry launched the project to recover human remains buried underground
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Kim Jong-un Awarded Russia’s Korean War 75th Anniversary Victory Medal
May 5, 2020 @ 06:29 AMNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been awarded Russias Korean liberation war 75th anniversary Victory medal “for his major contribution in commemorating Soviet soldiers, who died in 1945 during Koreas liberation,” the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang wrote on its Facebook page. Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora handed over the medal to the DPRKs Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho at a ceremony on Tuesday at the Mansudae Palace of Congress in Pyongyang
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US Offers Philippines Apache, Viper as Attack Helicopter Options
May 1, 2020 @ 01:36 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Philippines of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, 200 Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for an estimated $1.5 billion
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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