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Damen to Setup Shipbuilding & Repair Facility in Bangladesh

January 17, 2020 @ 09:48 AM

Dutch shipbuilder Damen and Australias Gentium Solutions have signed an agreement with Bangladesh to setup a new shipbuilding and ship repair facility in the country. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Damen, Gentium and Bangladeshs Ministry of Industry was signed on January 14 in Dhaka, with an “aim to build ships in Bangladesh, for Bangladesh, with a long-term view of serving export markets
French Army Receives NERVA-LG Micro Surveillance Robots from NEXTER

January 17, 2020 @ 08:51 AM

The French defense procurement agency (DGA) received five first NERVA-LG extended recognition micro-robots on December 18, 2019. These robots are capable of evolving independently to listen, see and record on the battlefield
US Approves $1.5B Australian Surface Combatant Deal

January 17, 2020 @ 07:52 AM

The United States approved the $1.5 billion sale of long lead items, engineering development activities, and other defense services to support the Australian Surface Combatant Program to modernise three AEGIS capable Hobart-class destroyers, and build three Hunter-class frigates
Dassault Falcon 8X Planes Converted to Electronic Warfare Role

January 14, 2020 @ 11:25 AM

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has contracted Dassault Aviation to integrate three of its Falcon 8X aircraft with Thales CUGE universal electronic warfare capability, under the Archange program launched to strengthen France's signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities. “The contract awarded on 30 December 2019, covers the first two aircraft on the programme
Iraq Fears $35B Oil Revenue Freeze if it Expels US Troops

January 14, 2020 @ 09:34 AM

Iraqi officials have expressed fear of an economic meltdown if Washington imposed sanctions that it had previously hinted at, including freezing oil-revenue linked bank accounts in the United States in which Baghdad holds an estimated $35 Billion. Oil revenues constitute up to 90% of the states budget and are held in US
Turkey Invites Malaysia for “Hurjet” Combat-Trainer Project as Wedge with US Deepens

January 13, 2020 @ 11:15 AM

Turkish Aerospace has invited Malaysia to partner it in the production of its home-made Light combat-trainer jet, "Hurjet", the CEO of the aviation giant Turkish Aerospace said. Malaysia may contribute to the technology of the aircraft with its plane part production ability, Temel Kotil was quoted as saying in comments to Anadolu Agency
Iran Owns Up To “Unintentional” Downing Of Ukrainian Jetliner

January 11, 2020 @ 07:07 AM

Iran has admitted that its military shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) flight that
What Brought Down the Ukrainian Passenger Plane?

January 10, 2020 @ 10:08 AM

The reason behind Ukrainian Boeing 737 crash that killed all of the 176 onboard the aircraft on Tuesday remains shrouded in mystery- was it a technical glitch or did Iran “accidently” shoot it down as claimed by the US and its allies? The Ukraine International Airlines flight, PS752, crashed near Tehran minutes after take-off. Turbulence in the Middle East reached unprecedented heights when a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, was killed in US drone strikes just outside Baghdad airport on January 3
Indonesia Deploys F-16s, Warships to Ward Off Chinese EEZ "Intrusion"

January 9, 2020 @ 11:12 AM

Indonesia has taken a stance to secure its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from Chinese intrusion by deploying four F-16 fighters and six warships to the South China Sea. “Our Navy and Air Force have been deployed to the North Natuna Sea
Iranian Parliament Labels US Military as “Terrorist,” Dedicates €200M War Chest...

January 7, 2020 @ 11:49 AM

Irans parliament unanimously passed a bill designating the Pentagon, and the United States military as “terrorists” and has requested for a €200 million fund to strengthen the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, on Tuesday morning. The development has come after Qasem Soleiman, a top Iranian general, was assassinated in US drone strikes outside Baghdad airport on January 3, ratcheting up tensions between the arch-foes

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