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UAE Military Helicopter Crashes, Crew Killed
June 13, 2016 @ 09:30 AMA United Arab Emirates military helicopter crashed into the sea on Sunday, killing two crew members, the countrys armed forces said in a statement. The aircraft crashed “during a routine flight over international waters, causing the death of its pilot and co-pilot,” said the statement on the official WAM news agency
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Russia Grounds Su-27 Jets After Crash
June 13, 2016 @ 09:14 AMRussia has grounded all Sukhoi Su-27 jets until the investigation related to the crash of a plane of this type is completed. "According to preliminary findings, technical problems were to blame," the defense ministrys statement said Friday
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South Korean New 8x8 Amphibious Armored Vehicle To Enter Service This Year
June 8, 2016 @ 10:02 AMSouth Korea has developed 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle powered by a 420 hp diesel engine. It should enter service this year
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Buk Missile Component Recovered At MH17 Crash Site
June 7, 2016 @ 11:08 AMThe investigating team of MH17 airliner crash has found a component belonging to the Russian-made Buk missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) published an image which shows a "Venturi", which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust
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Russia To Develop Naval Version Of Tor Anti-aircraft Missile System By 2019
June 7, 2016 @ 05:59 AMThe naval version of the Tor antiaircraft missile system may be developed in 2018-2019. The Russian Navy command shows interest in this project, Almaz-Antey said at the KADEX-2016 international weapons exhibition on Friday
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S. Korea Developing New Prototype Of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
June 2, 2016 @ 10:38 AMThe South Korean military is developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) likely to be launched from the Jangbogo-III attack submarine currently under production. “On the 3,000-ton Jangbogo-III submarine, which is currently under production, we are installing a vertical launching pad,” a high-ranking official told
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Bulgarian Cabinet Approves 1.16B Euros Worth Jet Fighter, Patrol Ship Projects
May 30, 2016 @ 02:34 PMThe Bulgarian Cabinet last week approved defense projects worth well more than a billion euro to acquire new jet fighters and two new naval patrol vessels. The Bulgarian Parliaments committees on defence and on budget and finance has approved the military shopping list, also including armoured vehicles, at the end of March, The Sofia Globe reported
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US Lifting Vietnam Arms Embargo Should Worry Russia
May 23, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS lifting a 50 year old arms embargo against Vietnam should have Russia worried as Moscow currently meets over 80% of Hanois defence imports in value terms. Russia recent despatched the last of six Kilo-class submarines as part of a procurement contract worth US$2 billion signed in 2009
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ISRO Tests Reusable Launch Vehicle Tech Demonstrator
May 23, 2016 @ 11:42 AMThe Indian Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator mission Monday. The flight began at 07:00 Indian Standard Time on 23 May (01:30 UTC), resulting in a successful launch for the winged, reusable space plane that conducted a suborbital mission to gather in-flight data
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Boeing Challenges Danish Government’s Decision To Purchase F-35
May 20, 2016 @ 03:04 PMBoeing has challenged the Danish governments decision to buy 27 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin instead of its F/A-18F Super Hornet. Boeing questioned the data used by the government which suggested that the super-hornet fighter jet was more expensive than the F-35, reuters reported Friday
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...