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Pakistan Denies Being In Saudi-led Anti-Terror Alliance
December 16, 2015 @ 01:33 PMIslamabad has denied being a part of the 34-nation Islamic military alliance against terrorism announced by the Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudi Arabian news agency has mentioned Pakistan together with Malaysia, UAE and Qatar being in the Saudi-led alliance which will establish a control center in Riyadh to coordinate operations against terrorist groups in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan among others
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Philippines House of Reps Scraps Fighter Aircraft Budget
December 15, 2015 @ 01:04 PMPhilippines House of Representatives has scrapped a P10 billion (US $580 million) proposed allocation for procurement of more fighter planes for the nations air force (PAF). “The house conferees did not accept their senate counterparts recommendation as it would have taken P8 billion (US $464 million) from funds allocated for conditional cash transfers (CCT) to poor families,” Davao City Rep
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Iraq Requests More Assistance From Germany To Fight Islamic State
December 10, 2015 @ 12:51 PMIraq has requested Germany to assist further in the fight against Islamic State (IS). Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had in particular asked the German government to provide help with troop training
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Turkey To Place First Order For Indigenous Regional Jets
December 8, 2015 @ 09:43 AMTurkey may place its first order for indigenous regional jets that are currently under construction. The defense procurement officials have said that the Turkish General Staff will place the orders for both models of the TRJ328 and the TRJ628 jets with the procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), Hurriyet Daily News reported Tuesday
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India May Order 50 Ka-226T Helicopters From Russia, Make 150 More In
December 7, 2015 @ 11:03 AMIndia could buy 50 Ka-226T Helicopters off- the-shelf from Russian helicopters and manufacture up to 150 more In India under the Make-in-India program. Russian sources told
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British Typhoon and Tornado Fighters To Join Fight Against ISIL In Syria
December 3, 2015 @ 09:43 AMBritish Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets armed with Brimstone missiles will be joining the fight against the Islamic State as the British House of Commons voted in favor of the fight. The British lawmakers on Wednesday voted 397-223 backing airstrikes against ISIL in Syria
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German Troops To Fight Islamic State, No Cooperation With Assad
December 1, 2015 @ 09:52 AMThe German cabinet has approved plans to join military campaign against Islamic State in Syria will ruled out any cooperation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A German official quoted by Reuters said that, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen ruled out any cooperation between German forces due to take part in the military campaign and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his troops in their fight against Islamic State
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Last Boeing C-17 Military Cargo Plane Goes To Qatar
November 30, 2015 @ 03:43 PMThe last C-17 Globemaster III, built at a Southern California Boeing plant did fly over, marking the end of an era for the californias once-thriving aerospace industry in the USA. The jet, which can hold more than 80 tons of cargo, will be housed in San Antonio, Texas, until it is delivered to the Qatar Emiri Air Force early next year, the company announced today
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US Air Force Denies Plans To Buy New F-15 Fighter Jets
November 27, 2015 @ 04:17 AMThe US Air Force has denied reports of it considering buying new 72 F-15 fighter jets due to cost overruns of the F-35. "At this time the Air Force has no plans to acquire 72 new F-15s or F-16s, although the Air Force is always looking at options to be prepared for a dynamic global security environment," Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick said in a email statement to the Telegraph news daily Wednesday denying any plans to buy F-15s
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US Marine Corps Selects BAE Systems, SAIC To Build Amphibious Combat Vehicle...
November 25, 2015 @ 09:00 AMThe US Marine Corps has selected BAE Systems and SAIC to build engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) prototypes for the US Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) to transport troops ashore. Designs offered by Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Land Systems and Advanced Defense Vehicle Systems did not make it to the finalist stage
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Claims 70 Ukrainian Troops Neutralized Following Attempted Belgorod Invasion
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
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...