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Sri Lanka to Receive Naval Frigate from China
July 24, 2018 @ 12:31 PMChina plans to gift a Naval Frigate to Sri Lanka as part of their mutual military trust, a Chinese official said Tuesday. Senior Colonel Xu Jianwei of the Chinese Embassy speaking at a reception held at the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo today to mark the 91st Anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army said,“this year China will continue to provide various training courses for the Sri Lankan tri-forces, to complete building a Chinese-funded auditorium complex at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, and make preparations to hand over a gift frigate to the Sri Lanka Navy,” ...
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UK’s new Fighter Jet Model Unveiled at Farnborough
July 16, 2018 @ 02:41 PMThe United Kingdom today revealed a model of its proposed new fighter jet, the Tempest at the Farnborough Air Show. Once manufactured, the aircraft will be able to fly either as a piloted aircraft or as an unmanned drone, UK Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, said adding that the UK would be investing £2bn in the new project
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Committee to Look into HAL’s ‘High Price’ for Indian Improved Tejas Fighter...
June 27, 2018 @ 09:54 AMThe Indian defense ministry has set up a commercial negotiations committee to look into the ‘high price quoted by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for the manufacture of Tejas Mark1A fighter jet. The HAL based in Bangalore has quoted a price of Rs 463 crore ($67
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China Investigating Shipyard Executive For Leaking Aircraft Carrier Info To US
June 22, 2018 @ 09:44 AMChinas national anti-graft watchdog is investigating the alleged involvement of one of the top executives at the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) in passing secrets about the Liaoning aircraft carrier to US intelligence operatives, according to the latest reports. The Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission posted a one-line announcement on June 18 alerting the public that the senior executive was under investigation
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US, UK, France Block Central African Republic's Request for Chinese Arms
June 15, 2018 @ 02:01 PMThe US, France and the UK have put on hold, a request from the Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of Chinese Weapons deliveries for its national forces. All the three nations have raised concerns about the use of lethal equipment CAR requested that include Chinese-made armored vehicles, machine guns, tear gas grenades and other weaponry for its army and police
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UK’s £850m Sea Ceptor Missile System Enters Service
May 24, 2018 @ 11:20 AMUK's new Sea Ceptor missile system worth £850 million meant to protect Royal Navys new aircraft carriers has entered service. “Sea Ceptor provides a shield against airborne threats, including hostile combat jets, helicopters and other missiles, and has been developed and manufactured through Ministry of Defence contracts worth around £850m,” UK MoD said in a statement Thursday
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Taiwan to Modernize 30-year Old Submarines
May 23, 2018 @ 02:49 PMThe Taiwanese navy plans to modernize two Hai Lung-class submarines as part of its planned four-year program after Netherlands-based RH Marine gave a go-ahead for the programs technical feasibility. “The submarines, modified from the Dutch Zwaardvis-class subs have been in service for more than 30 years of their 35-year life span
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Royal Air Force To Manage "Command and Control" of UK Military Space...
May 21, 2018 @ 07:00 PMBritain has unveiled a major defense space strategy where the countrys air force would be responsible for “command and control” of the nations space missions, aiming to safeguard UK operations against “emerging space-based threats”. Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has vowed to bring the number of specialists working in the countrys defense space sector to 600 which is a 20- percent jump from what Britain currently has, the ministry said in a release Monday during first ever UK Defence Space Conference
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BAE Systems Wins £2.4bn Worth Contracts for Royal Navy Submarine Programmes
May 15, 2018 @ 10:21 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £1.5bn contract for the seventh Astute class submarine and a further £900m for the next phase of the Dreadnought submarine programme for the Royal Navy
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Britain to Invest £2.5 Billion to Build New Nuclear-capable Submarines
May 14, 2018 @ 02:04 PMThe UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) is investing £2.5 billion to boost Britains submarine building projects
Netherlands Donates Mobile Lab to Ukraine for War Crimes Investigations
Philippine Navy Patrol Ship Assists South Korean Passenger Vessel Experiencing Mechanical Malfunction
U.S. Approves $1B Military Construction Sale to Kuwait
Russia Studied Some 90 Captured Western Weapons to Improve Its Air Defense,...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U