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NATO Selects Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail As its Next Early Warning Aircraft...
November 15, 2023 @ 05:56 PMNATO has selected Boeings E-7A Wedgetail as its next command and control aircraft as the Alliances existing Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) fleet nears retirement. Production of the six new E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is set to begin in the coming years, with the first aircraft expected to be ready for operational duty by 2031
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Estonia, Latvia Sign Contract to Purchase IRIS-T SLM Air Defense System
September 12, 2023 @ 08:28 AMEstonia and Latvia signed a framework agreement with Diehl Defence for the acquisition of IRIS-T SLM medium-range ground-based air defense systems. Magnus-Valdemar Saar, the Director General of the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI), stated that the first IRIS-T SLM systems will be operational by 2025
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Germany May Withdraw from Deal with Poland to Repair Ukraine-damaged Leopard Tanks
July 12, 2023 @ 02:08 PMGermany may bow out of the deal with Poland to repair Leopard tanks damaged in the ongoing Ukraine war. A German defense ministry official told local newspaper
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F-16 Deal to Turkey to Move Forward
July 11, 2023 @ 01:31 PMThe United States and Turkey are inching close towards signing the $20 billion F-16 contract after a previous F-35 deal hit the snag over Ankaras purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. Turkey has been seeking to buy 40 new F-16 fighter jets as well as nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes from the U
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U.S. Destroys Chemical Weapons Stockpile
July 8, 2023 @ 05:23 AMThe U.S
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Establishing NATO-Ukraine Defense Council on the Cards
June 17, 2023 @ 06:11 AMNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed at a press conference today in Brussels that NATO plans to invite Ukraine into a new NATO-Ukraine defense council as an equal member. Stoltenberg said the details of the council will be announced next month at
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NATO Invites Defense Firms to Discuss Arms Supply for Ukraine
June 13, 2023 @ 01:19 PMNATO defense ministers will convene with the heads of 25 major defense manufacturers on Thursday (June 15) to discuss Ukraines need for more weapons and replenish their own stockpiles. This was reported by
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Swedish 'Mortar Ships' to get Patria's 120mm Turrets
May 26, 2023 @ 08:35 AMPatria will equip eight Swedish mortar ships with NEMO Navy turreted 120 mm systems under a new contract signed between the two parties. Patria is delivering its mortar system to the Swedish armed forces for the first time as a subcontractor to Swede Ship Marine AB
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Rolls-Royce Tests All-New UltraFan Technology Demonstrator
May 19, 2023 @ 12:27 PMRolls-Royce completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator at its facility in Derby, UK. The first tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
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U.S. Asks Turkey to Send S-400s to Ukraine, Ankara Refuses
May 8, 2023 @ 07:43 AMTurkey has rejected United States proposal to send Russia-produced S-400 missile systems to battle-ravaged Ukraine. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister,
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...