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Indian Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya to Undergo Maintenance, Upgrade in 2020

July 8, 2019 @ 10:51 AM

Indian aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya will undergo scheduled maintenance and upgrade to some of its systems in 2020 which will be carried out by Russian shipbuilding firm, Sevmash. “Since ship delivery in 2013, its crew has been provided with qualified technical support in the maintenance and repair of shipboard equipment, regular supply of the necessary spare parts has been organized, and retrofitting of the corresponding onshore infrastructure has been underway,” Alexander Mikheev, head of Russian arms exporting agency, Rosoboronexport said
Ukraine Arrests State Defense Plant Employee Over Charges Of Spying For Russia

July 6, 2019 @ 07:30 AM

A Ukrainian state-owned defense industry worker has been taken into custody over suspicion of sharing sensitive information regarding Ukrainian military equipment with the Russian intelligence in exchange for money, Prosecutor Generals Office of Ukraine said in a
France To Order 150 Additional Griffon Armoured Vehicles

July 5, 2019 @ 09:07 AM

France is likely to order 150 additional VBMR Griffon multi-role armoured vehicles, Florence Parley, Minister of the Armed Forces of France said on July 4, during the ceremony held to accept the delivery of first of the ordered 1,722 VBMR 6x6 Griffon vehicles. “Concerning the Griffon, it will be 150 more vehicles that will be ordered, to reach 1872 copies by 2030,” Parley
Russian Su-27 Fighter Scrambled To Intercept US Reconnaissance Plane Near Border

July 5, 2019 @ 06:37 AM

A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was scrambled to intercept a US-made Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft near Russias southern border, Russian defense ministry said in a statement Friday. "A Su-27 fighter jet of the Air Force on duty in the Southern Military District was scrambled to intercept a target," the ministry said
Discovery Of US-made Javelin Missiles In Libya To Hit USA-UAE Arms Sales

July 4, 2019 @ 11:13 AM

The US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles allegedly belonging to the "Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates" seized in Libya last week, is expected to worsen the already sour military sales between Abu Dhabi and Washington. “You are surely aware that if these allegations prove true you may be obligated by law to terminate all arms sales to the UAE,” US Senator Bob Menendez wrote in a letter sent to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to
Russia Supplies Three Ka-32 Helicopters to Turkey

July 3, 2019 @ 11:38 AM

Russian Helicopters has completed delivery of three multipurpose Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey, the company's CEO said on July 3. "We have completed execution of the contract to supply three Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey," Andrey Boginsky, the CEO of JSC Russian Helicopters, told reporters on the sidelines of the ARMY-2019 forum in Moscow Oblast
Russian Mini-Submarine in which 14 Sailors were Killed, Believed to be Nuclear

July 3, 2019 @ 06:19 AM

A fire broke out in a Russian mini-submarine near the Barents Sea killing 14 sailors on July 1, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. Reuters quoted Per Strand, a director at the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority as saying that his agency "made checks" and was "not monitoring too high radiation levels in the area" where the accident took place, suggesting that the vessel is nuclear-powered
Norway To Spend 10,000 Working Hours To Estimate Cost Of F-35s After...

July 1, 2019 @ 11:00 AM

A core team consisting of ten people will be assigned 10,000 working hours to estimate the price of the F-35 aircraft after a Norwegian newspaper alleged in April that the government inflated the cost of the fighters by NOK 16 billion (almost $1.9 billion)
Saudi Coalition Forces Intercept Houti Drone Over Yemen

June 27, 2019 @ 09:40 AM

Saudi Coalition forces intercepted and brought down an armed drone flown by Yemens Houti forces in the direction of Saudi Arabia last night. The spokesman of the coalition forces, Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that at 10:20 pm on Wednesday, the Coalition Air Forces managed to intercept and down a drone in Yemeni airspace after it was launched by the Houthi terrorist militia from the north of Sana'a towards the Kingdom
IAF Jaguar Fighter Aircraft Suffers Engine Failure Mid-air Due To Bird Hit

June 27, 2019 @ 08:01 AM

An Indian Air Force fighter plane suffered a minor mishap while on its way to taking part in a training sortie when it was hit by a bird. The engine of Jaguar fighter aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after taking off from the Ambala air base on Thursday morning

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