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Pakistani AH-1Z Viper Helicopters to get General Dynamics V4 Gun Turrets
December 8, 2017 @ 03:37 AMGeneral Dynamics- Ordnance Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) is being awarded $9,064,921 for the procurement of 41 A/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets for AH-1Z helicopters in support of the government of Pakistan and the US Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Williston, Vermont (50 percent); and Saco, Maine (50 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2021
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Massive Hike in S Korean Defence Budget
December 7, 2017 @ 08:25 AMSouth Korea will increase its military budget next year to 43.2 trillion won ($39
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Lockheed Martin, NATO Sign Five-year Agreement for Purchase of Laser Guided Training...
December 6, 2017 @ 10:31 AMLockheed Martin and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) have signed a five-year agreement for the agency to purchase Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) on behalf of member countries. The follow-on agreement is in effect through 2021 and provides for the purchase of up to 3,000 ELGTRs a year for the next five years, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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India Test fires ‘Akash’ Missile With Locally-made Target Seeker
December 5, 2017 @ 06:46 PMIndias Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) today test-fired the Surface to Air Missile (SAM) ‘Akash with indigenous radio frequency seeker against a mobile target, Banshee. This is the first Surface to Air Missile with indigenous seeker that has been test fired
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China’s Amphibious Aircraft Clears Technical Quality Assessment for Its Maiden Flight
December 5, 2017 @ 04:56 PMChinese home-grown amphibious aircraft, AG600 has cleared the official technical quality assessment for its maiden flight. Designed to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the 37-meter-long AG600 has a wingspan of 38
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Iranian Caspian Naval Fleet Gets Home-grown Missile-launching Corvette
December 5, 2017 @ 01:25 PMIrans naval fleet in the Caspian Sea has received a new home-grown missile-launching corvette, ‘Separ (shield). The 47 meters long vessel can sail at a maximum speed of 35 knots, and is about four meters in height
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Afghan Air Force’ First Ever UH-60 Black Hawk Pilots Graduate
December 4, 2017 @ 08:36 PMSix Afghan Air Force members became the first ever AAF UH-60 Black Hawk pilots, after graduation from Aircraft Qualification Training during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Maj
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Israeli Aircraft Attacks Iranian Base Outside Damascus: Local Media
December 2, 2017 @ 04:24 AMIsraeli aircraft attacked an Iranian base outside of Damascus according to media reports in Syria. “In the past, Israel has reportedly carried out attacks against Syrian convoys and installations, in order to prevent Syria from transferring sophisticated weapons to Iran's local proxy Hezbollah,” the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday
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Saudi Anti-Missile Systems Intercept Houti Missile
December 1, 2017 @ 11:55 AMSaudi Air-defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile launched from inside Yemini territory on Thursday. This is the second missile launched by the Houti-controlled area of Yemen and the 78th since the conflict over two years ago
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First 50 Missiles, Firing Posts from MMP Combat System Delivered to French
December 1, 2017 @ 09:49 AMFrances defence procurement agency, DGA, has accepted delivery of the first batch of 50 missiles and 20 firing posts from the new MMP land combat missile system manufactured by MBDA, last week. The new system will gradually replace the Milan, the HOT missiles mounted on VAB Armoured Fighting Vehicles and the ERYX for some of these missiles
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles