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US Approves Fast Patrol Boats Sale to Kuwait
February 21, 2018 @ 05:48 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait of fast patrol boats for an estimated cost of $100 million. The prime contractor will be Kvichak (a Vigor Company), Kent, Washington
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Russia-Saudi S-400 Missile System Deal Enters Technical Discussions Stage
February 19, 2018 @ 12:20 PMNegotiations on sale of Russian S-400 missile systems to Saudi Arabia have entered the technical and logistics details stage. "Regarding the S-400, detail discussions are continuing between the two sides on the final arrangements of this
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Russian, Chinese Firms to Design, Manufacture Engine Ignition Systems
February 17, 2018 @ 01:04 PMRussias Technodinamika Holding and Chinese AVIC Shaanxi Aero Electric Company have signed a cooperation protocol to design and manufacture engine ignition systems and their accessories. Under the protocol, Technodinamika is viewed as a partner in developing an ignition system for the engine to be installed in narrow-bodied short & medium range civil aircrafts
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Israeli Firms Can Participate in NATO Tenders
February 13, 2018 @ 10:05 AMIsraels Ambassador to the European Union (EU) and NATO Aharon Leshno-Yaar this week signed a logistics agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The agreement enables Israeli companies to compete in NATO tenders and be part of NATO's database of authorized exporters – in cyber, optics, defense, and software sectors
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Myanmar To Receive Six Additional Yak-130 Combat Trainers This Year
February 7, 2018 @ 03:57 PMRussia will deliver an additional batch of six Yak-130 combat training aircraft to Myanmar, Mikhail Petukhov, a deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told Sputnik. "In December 2016, a contract was signed with Myanmar on delivery of an additional batch of six Yak-130 combat training aircraft," Petukhov said on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow-2018
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Russian Helicopters, Thai Company MOU on Helicopter Maintenance
February 7, 2018 @ 09:54 AMRussian Helicopters and Thai company Datagate Limited signed a memorandum of intent on cooperation in setting up a maintenance service center for Russian-made helicopters at the Singapore Airshow. The document was signed by Deputy General Director on Aftersales of Russian Helicopters, Igor Chechikov and Director of Datagate Ms
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US Approves Harpoon, SEASPARROW Missiles Sale to Finland
February 6, 2018 @ 06:20 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FSM) to Finland of RGM-84Q-4 Harpoon Block II+ ER Grade B Surface-Launched Missiles and RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Grade B Surface-Launched Missiles for an estimated cost of $622 million. Another FMS Finland approval was made for sixty-eight (68) Evolved SEASPARROW Missiles (ESSM) and one (1) ESSM inert operational missile for an estimated cost of $112
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Russia Trying to ‘Exclude’ Ukraine from Soviet-era Equipment Repair Contracts
February 2, 2018 @ 12:23 PMRussia is pressuring countries operating Soviet-era military equipment from taking services of Ukraine based companies for repair and overhaul. Sergii Sliusarenko, CEO of Ukrinmash, a Ukrainian firm specializing in military-technical cooperation with foreign entities said, "The Russian side has recently been resorting to tactics of, for instance, bombarding potential customers with letters demanding to exclude Ukrainian enterprises from tenders
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Rostec to Supply 50 Medium-range MC-21 Aircraft to Aeroflot for $5B
February 2, 2018 @ 11:30 AMRostec has received a firm order to supply 50 medium range MC-21 passenger aircraft to Aeroflot. Under the firm order, Rostec leasing subsidiary Aviacapital-Service will supply Aeroflot with 50 MC-21-300 aircraft on operating leases
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Indonesian Agency, Australian Counterpart to Create Cyber Defence Standards
February 1, 2018 @ 04:25 AMIndonesias cyber defence organization, the State Code and Cyber Agency (BSSN) said it will team up with Australian counterpart in creating standard of handling cyber attacks. "Yesterday we organized a workshop with friends from Australia and we will cooperate technically at least in incident handling, in creating the standard," BSSN spokesman Anton Setiawan told ANTARA News Agency on the sidelines of Indonesia-Australia Digital Forum 2018 here on Wednesday
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles