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Chinese Fighter Bombers Conduct Drills, Simulate Targeting Japanese Destroyers
August 19, 2019 @ 08:06 AMIn May of this year, Chinese JH-7 fighter bombers conducted a drill in the East China Sea simulating targeting destroyers belonging to Japans Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF). “The government considers this move an extremely dangerous military action
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Bahrain Signs Agreement with US Army to Purchase Patriot Missile Defence Systems
August 14, 2019 @ 07:40 AMThe Kingdom of Bahrain signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon's Patriot air and missile defense system from the United States Army. This letter of offer and acceptance allows the US government to begin contract negotiations with Raytheon for production of an undisclosed quantity of systems and missiles
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New Version Of China's JH-7 Fighter Bomber Flies At Russian Event
August 8, 2019 @ 12:53 PMChina's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has sent new version of its JH-7AII fighter bomber warplane to the Aviadarts competition to be held in Russia under the International Army Games 2019, the Chinese media have reported. "Participating in a competition held abroad shows the newly upgraded warplane is technically mature and available for combat duty," Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst was quoted as saying by Global Times on Thursday
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BAE Systems Amends Qatar Typhoon, Hawk Contract to Accelerate Deliveries
July 31, 2019 @ 08:43 AMBAE Systems has amended its contract with Qatar to accelerate the delivery of Typhoon fighter jets and Hawk trainers. The information was revealed as part of its 2019 half-year financial results announcement today
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Bulgarian President Vetoes $1.26B F-16 Deal
July 24, 2019 @ 02:57 PMBulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the $1.26 billion (2
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South Korean Jets Fire Warning Shots After Russian, Chinese Aircraft ‘Violate’ Airspace
July 23, 2019 @ 07:38 AMSouth Korean fighters have fired warning shots, after two Russian TU-95MS bombers and one of its Beriev A-50 AEW&C aircraft, and two Chinese planes “violated the countrys airspace by flying over its east coast on Tuesday. Around 6
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Venezuelan Su-30MK2 Shadowed Our Naval Plane: US
July 22, 2019 @ 07:50 AMThe United States (US) has accused a Venezuelan Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter of “aggressively” shadowing its naval forces Lockheed EP-3 Aries II reconnaissance plane over international airspace on Friday. On Sunday, the US military said in a statement that the Russian-made fighter aggressively shadowed the EP-3 at an “unsafe distance” in international airspace for a prolonged period of time, “endangering the safety of the crew and jeopardizing the EP-3 mission
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China Conducts Military Drills On Its ‘South-East Coast’
July 15, 2019 @ 12:35 PMChinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)s recently-held military drills on its south-east coast may have involved all five military branches in a large scale joint exercise, Beijing-based military experts have said. “The recently announced PLA drills near the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland may have featured all five military branches in a large scale joint exercise
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US Firms To Renew Business With Huawei Soon: Official
July 15, 2019 @ 07:41 AMThe American companies may soon be allowed to re-start new sales to Huawei in two weeks, a senior US official said on Monday. “The US may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks,” the senior US official was quoted as saying by
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First Batch Of Russian S-400s Delivered To Turkey
July 12, 2019 @ 09:28 AMTurkey has received the first batch of Russian S-400 air defense system components on Friday, the Turkish ministry of defense has announced. “Turkey received the first batch of S-400 air defence systems components
Turkish Firm, Kale Signs Contract with Brazilian SIATT to Export Missile Engine
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
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...
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...