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Is US Trafficking Arms To Syrian Rebels?
April 11, 2016 @ 02:32 PMThe US may have helped Syrian rebels by delivering Russian origin weapons from Romania to Turkey and Jordan late last year. The US governments Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website had solicited bids to transport a number of weapons and ammunition being sent to from a port in Romania to Turkey and Jordan
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Pyongyang Jamming GPS Satellites, Flight Paths of 962 Aircraft Affected: S.Korean Reports
April 8, 2016 @ 09:20 AMNorth Korea has been jamming Seouls Global Positioning System (GPS) signals since last month, according to South Korean officials. The signals began last week and continued on and off till February 6, Yonhap news reported quoting the military and information and communication technology (ICT) sector officials as saying
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Egypt Planning to Buy French Frigates, Military Satellite Systems Worth Euro 1
April 8, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEgypt and France are planning to seal agreements worth €1 billion this month for the sale of fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. The agreements will be signed during a visit by French President Francois Hollande to Cairo this month, Sputnik reported
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Lockheed Martin Demos Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor
April 6, 2016 @ 11:12 AMLockheed Martin successfully launched its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an engineering demonstration today at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The launch demonstrated the agility and aerodynamic capability of the MHTK missile, which is designed to defeat rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) targets at ranges greatly exceeding those of current and interim systems
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HAL Manufactures 12 Su-30MKI During 2015-16 From Raw Material Phase
April 6, 2016 @ 08:56 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said Tuesday that it has produced 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft from raw material phase during the fiscal year 2015-16. Stating that the companys turnover has surged to INR 16524 crores for the year 2015-2016, T
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Iraqi Mi-35 Helicopter Crashes
April 5, 2016 @ 04:00 PMAn Iraqi Mi-35 helicopter crashed south of Baghdad due to a technical glitch Monday. A colonel in Iraq's Joint Operations Command was quoted as saying by AFP that an "Mi-35 training helicopter crashed as a result of a technical problem," but that the crew survived
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Kalashnikov Delivers Vikhr-1 Guided Missiles To Russia
April 5, 2016 @ 01:58 PMKalashnikov has delivered Vikhr-1 guided missiles worth $191 million to the Russian Armed Forces. " We have not only managed to establish large-scale production of the new missiles, Vikhr-1 but also have been able to complete the order in the shortest possible time to solve the problem of replacement of imported components for domestic missiles,” General Director of Kalashnikov, Alexei Krivoruchko said in a press statement Tuesday
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Western Sanctions Force Kalashnikov To Increase Civilian Arms Share
April 4, 2016 @ 11:06 AMKalashnikov is forced to strive for an increase in the share of civilian products due to the western sanctions against the company since July 2014. The US prohibited imports of Kalashnikov products to the nation citing Russias alleged interference in the Ukrainian internal conflict
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Philippines Anti-Submarine Chopper Deal Signed
April 1, 2016 @ 11:26 AMThe Philippine Department of Defense has signed a $116 million contract for the purchase of two Agustawestland AW 159 anti-submarine helicopters for the navy. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and AgustaWestland Limited Senior Vice President Stefano Bortoli on Tuesday inked the deal,
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Croatia Probes Faulty MiG-21 Purchase From Ukraine
March 30, 2016 @ 06:32 AMThe Croatian military police has launched a corruption probe in the July 2013 purchase of 12 Mikoyan MiG-21 fighter jets after they found five of the aircraft actually belonged to Yemen Air Force. Five of the aircraft purchased were quickly removed from service due to technical problems
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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