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Russian Helicopters Delivers Two Mi-172 Choppers to Equatorial Guinea
November 7, 2018 @ 05:36 PMEquatorial Guinea in Central Africa has received two Mi-172 helicopters from Russian Helicopters holding company, one which is in the Salon VIP configuration. The vehicle is designed for transportation of up to 12 passengers in great comfort
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Chinese Firm Shows Five Radar Early Warning Systems at Airshow China 2018
November 5, 2018 @ 06:29 PMFive major radar early warning systems for anti-missile operations, space attack and defense, joint theater operations, ocean warfare and global surveillance and combat were unveiled at the Airshow China 2018 today. The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) which developed the systems said that the radars will provide users with overall detection and perception solutions
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Ukrainian S-300 Air Defence System Destroy Targets in First Test in 19
November 5, 2018 @ 11:55 AMA Russian origin S-300B1 air and missile Defence System, tested for the first time in 19 years, destroyed two airborne targets with its missiles Saturday, Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) reported. “For the first time in 19 years, there was combat use of the mobile S-300B1 anti-air missile system, whose crew destroyed two targets
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Iran Inaugurates Production Line of Kowsar Fighter Jets
November 5, 2018 @ 09:10 AMIran has launched the mass production of Kowsar fighter jet , which is the fourth-generation all-indigenous aircraft, revealed PressTV, a news network affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Saturday. The interceptor has been designed to provide logistical support for ground operations
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Ukrainian Army Develops Mobile Mortar System
November 2, 2018 @ 10:49 AMA new 120 mm mobile mortar system Bars-8MMK which uses automated deployment and fire control systems has been developed and tested by the Ukrainian Army. According to a Ukrainian National Security Council press statement, the mobile mortar system is based on on the “Bars-8” armored vehicle
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Leonardo OTO 76/62 Naval Guns Selected for German Navy Corvettes
October 31, 2018 @ 05:40 PMLeonardo signed a contract with the German Federal Office in charge of defence acquisitions, to provide seven OTO 76/62 Super Rapid Naval Gun systems that will equip the new K130 corvettes of the German Navy. The contract also includes training and spare parts supply
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Israel Aerospace Wins $550M to Supply Sky Capture Anti-aircraft Systems to an...
October 29, 2018 @ 01:31 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a $550 million contract to provide its “Sky Capture” Air Defense system to an unnamed Asian nation. Sky Capture is a command and control system for anti-aircraft systems, with information fusion based on multiple sensors, including advanced fire control and detection radars, electro-optical sensors all made by IAI and ELTA systems, the company said in a statement Monday
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Rheinmetall to Supply MK281 Grenade Practice Ammunition to US Marines
October 29, 2018 @ 12:32 PMRheinmetall has received a $59 million contract to supply nearly 70,000 cartridges of MK281 MOD3 40mm grenade practice ammunition to US Marines. The company is scheduled to start the production by the third quarter of 2019, Rheinmetall said in a statement Monday
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South Korean Patriot Missile ‘Self destructs’ During Test-fire
October 29, 2018 @ 06:35 AMA South Korea Patriot surface-to-air missile (PAC-2) exploded seconds after launch at a South Korean firing range last Thursday. The South Korean Air Force said that The PAC-2 missile ascended for about four seconds after blastoff at the seaside Daecheon range in South Chungcheong Province during an annual air defense guided missile practice, Yonhap News reported quoting an Air Force statement
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Inter Korean Joint Security Area Disarmed
October 25, 2018 @ 01:25 PMNorth, South Korea and the UN completed the work of withdrawing military posts, armed troops and firearms from the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the buffer zone separating the two Koreas today. Earlier the area was de-mined under UN observation and declared mine-free
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