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North Korea Attempts To Sell Submarine Technology To Taiwan: Report
April 10, 2019 @ 03:56 PMNorth Korea attempted to sell air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology meant for non-nuclear submarines to Taiwan, according to Taiwanese media. A Taiwanese trading company that frequently dealt with North Korea received a "mandate" from the countrys national defense commission
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China’s AVIC Plans Airplane Cabin Manufacturing Plant in Croatia
April 10, 2019 @ 05:21 AMAviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC), China state-owned civil and military plane manufacturer plans to set up a plant in the European country of Croatia. AVIC makes several civilian airplanes and has big plans to get into the global market for single and double aisle airliners challenging the traditional dominance of Airbus and Boeing
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US Not Aware Of Any Pak F-16 Count: Report
April 8, 2019 @ 10:04 AMThe United States Department of Defense on Friday said it was “not aware” of any counting of Pakistani F-16 aircraft to ascertain if the country had lost one in an aerial fight that ensued with Indian fighters on February 27. On Thursday, a report by
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US Finds No Pakistani F-16 Missing: Report
April 5, 2019 @ 11:13 AMThe United States (US) defense personnel recently counted Pakistani F-16 fighters and found none of the jets missing, contradicting Indias claim that it had downed a Pak F-16 during the aerial combat between the countries in February. “Pakistan invited the US to physically count its F-16 planes after the incident as part of an end-user agreement signed when the foreign military sale was finalized,”
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Second Batch Of S-400s To Be Delivered To China This July
April 4, 2019 @ 12:54 PMRussia will deliver the second batch of S-400 missile defense systems to China by sea in late July this year. "The transport vehicle with the first batch of equipment from the second S-400 regimental set for China will put to sea in the Baltic in late July this year, that is almost five months earlier than the term set in the contract,”
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Russia Likely to Launch Zircon Hypersonic Rocket from a Warship by Yearend
March 14, 2019 @ 09:30 AMRussia is likely to launch its home-grown hypersonic rocket, Zircon, for the first time from a warship by the end of 2019. "At the end of this year, it is planned to begin testing the missile from the sea carrier, the lead frigate of project 22350, Admiral Gorshkov, which is part of the Northern Fleet,"
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Taiwan Confirms Request to Buy 66 F-16V Fighters from US
March 7, 2019 @ 09:44 AMTaiwans Ministry of National Defense has submitted a request for sale of 66 F-16V Block 70/72 fighter jets from the United States for an approximate $13 billion costing an approximate $70 million to $90 million apiece. Taiwan raised the request in late February this year, the Taipei Report reported quoting unnamed government officials as confirming the proposal
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Pak Pays ‘Tributes’ to Two Pilots who shot down Indian Aircraft on...
March 6, 2019 @ 05:58 PMPakistan today officially named two pilots - Squadron Leader Hassan Siddiqui and Wing Commander Nauman Ali Khan who it claimed shot down two Indian jets on February 27 when its aircraft were engaged in a dogfight with Indian warplanes. Pakistani media has since speculated that the second Indian Air Force (IAF) warplane was a Su-30MKI jet, the main strike arm of the IAF
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Pakistan Can Use F-16 Fighter Jets Against Any Nation Other than US,...
March 6, 2019 @ 10:08 AMPakistan is not restricted to use F-16 fighter jets against any nation other than the United States and its NATO allies, the Express Tribune reported Tuesday. Concerns had been raised whether Pakistan can use F-16s against India after the recent skirmish between the two countries, but Pakistani armed forces are "fully authorized" to use the aircraft against India, according to tweet posted by a user,
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China Hikes 2019 Defense Budget by 7.5 Percent to $177.5 Billion
March 5, 2019 @ 09:54 AMChina has announced an increase of 7.5 percent from 2018 in its defense budget for 2019
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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