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UK-based Sub-contractor Accused of Fund-misuse In Afghanistan Training Contract
August 10, 2017 @ 09:45 AMA US Senator has accused a UK-based sub-contractor of misusing funds meant for training intelligence officers in Afghanistan by spending on luxury vehicles and six-figure salaries to employees' 'significant others.' Senator Claire McCaskill on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee blew the whistle on a federal contract following an audit that left taxpayers on the hook for over $50 million in questionable costs, including seven luxury vehicles and $400,000 average salaries for 'significant others' of corporate officers to serve as “executive assistants
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Germany's SPD Wants European Army, No To Trump's NATO spending Hike Plan
August 7, 2017 @ 04:57 PMGermany's Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday rejected NATO's target of spending 2 percent of national output on defense. The party leaders also accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the other conservatives that they are bending down to the demands of US President Donald Trump,
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Non-aggression Pact with ASEAN Nations May Start This Year: China
August 7, 2017 @ 06:11 AMThe talks for a non-aggression pact aimed at preventing clashes in disputed South China Sea region may start this year if, “outside parties dont cause a major disruption, Chinese top diplomat has said. The start of talks for a "code of conduct" in the disputed waters may be announced by the 10-member association, ASEAN in November during their annual summit in Philippines, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying by
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US Army Seeks Ban on Chinese-made DJI Drones By Its Members
August 5, 2017 @ 09:31 AMThe US Army has asked its members not to use off-the-shelf Chinese-made DJI drones due to cyber-vulnerabilities, Reuters reported. The US Army August 2 memo posted online and verified by Reuters applies to all DJI drones and systems using DJI components or software
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Air Tractor, L3 Enter OA-X Experiment With AT-802L Longsword
August 1, 2017 @ 06:02 PMUS firms Air Tractor and L3 will be offering their jointly developed AT-802L Longsword aircraft to participate in the fly-off at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico on Aug. 8 and 9
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US Likely To Deploy Patriot Anti-Missile System In Estonia
July 31, 2017 @ 04:05 PMUS Vice President Mike Pence has raised the possibility of deploying Patriot anti-missile defense system in Estonia. "We spoke about it today, but we didn't talk about a date or time," Estonias Prime Minister Juri Ratas said after Pence began a visit to the small Baltic nation on the border with Russia
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Pro-US Defense Publication Excludes Russian Helicopters In List Of Top 100 Companies
July 27, 2017 @ 11:39 AMThe Russian state-run defense corporation, Rostec which is under US sanctions has lashed out at a US periodical for not including Russian Helicopters in their yearly list of top 100 defense companies. Rostec questioned Defense News as to how the periodical drop ‘Russian helicopters from its yearly list when it has been on every list of major global defense companies for the previous five years
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British Typhoon Scrambled To Intercept Russian Bombers In Black Sea
July 26, 2017 @ 11:54 AMThe Royal Air Force scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept two Russian bombers in the Black Sea on Tuesday morning. A British Typhoon operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast responded to Russian Federation Air Force Tu-22 Backfire strategic bombers heading south near NATO air space, the air force issued a statement Tuesday
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UK Air Force Tanker, US F-15 Jets Involved In Near-miss Over North...
July 24, 2017 @ 02:12 PMMisunderstanding Air Traffic Control instructions lead to a near-miss between A Royal Air Force tanker and two US F-15 fighters over the North Sea. The pilots of the RAF Voyager said that one of the United States Air Force jets was as near as 160ft (50 metres) when it flew directly across their path
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Turkish Military Loses 40 Percent Number Of Generals, Admirals After Military Coup...
July 24, 2017 @ 03:57 AMTurkish military has 40 per cent decreased number of generals and admirals due to dismissals after the attempted coup, retirement and resignations. The number of generals and admirals decreased from 326 to 196 since July 15 last year after the military coup attempt, the state-run
Armed Group Attacks Bangladesh Air Force Base in Cox’s Bazar, One Killed...
Iranian Yak-130 Trainer Jet Modified for Combat, Fires Missile during Drill
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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