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China Plans More Aircraft Carriers
April 24, 2023 @ 06:35 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) revealed plans to build additional aircraft carriers for its Navy, while third such warship Fujian held propulsion tests. On April 23, China celebrated the 74th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy
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Vietnam Likely to Get Aircraft, Radars from Czech Republic
April 24, 2023 @ 05:16 AMVietnam has reportedly opened talks with the Czech Republic for military supplies including L-39NG aircraft, radars, firearms and modernization of armored vehicles. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and security firms visited Vietnam last week during which the two countries discussed on the delivery of military equipment
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U.S. Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine worth $325M
April 20, 2023 @ 04:50 AMThe Biden administration has announced critical new security assistance for Ukraine worth $325 million. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance with more ammunition for U
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Russia, Chinese Strategic Rocket Forces Could have "Exchanges" under New Cooperation
April 19, 2023 @ 11:54 AMAs part of agreements reached during Chinese and Russian defense ministers meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, more military services could start to have exchanges, like strategic rocket forces. Zhang Hong, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told this to government-owned Global Times on Tuesday
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Germany Orders Upgrade of 143 PUMA IFVs to S1
April 19, 2023 @ 08:07 AMGermanys Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM) an order to retrofit a further 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles. PSM is a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall
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Germany Delivers Patriot Systems to Ukraine
April 19, 2023 @ 06:22 AMGermany has handed over MIM-104 Patriot SAM system and anti-aircraft missiles to battle-scarred Ukraine. In an official
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British Voyager Plane refuels mid-air with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
April 18, 2023 @ 10:40 AMThe Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a Voyager air-to-air refueling flight, powered by an approximately 43% blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The aircraft used a blend of traditional fossil fuels and SAF such as cooking oil
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U.S. Approves Turkish F-16 Avionics Upgrade Package
April 18, 2023 @ 05:15 AMThe Biden administration on Monday notified Congress of the planned sale to Turkey of F-16 avionics software upgrades for an estimated $259 million. In an official statement April 17, the State Department said it “made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkey of defense articles and services to support upgrading its current fleet of F-16 aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $259 million
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Sudanese Army Praises MiG-29s in Operations against Rebels
April 17, 2023 @ 04:05 PMCommending MiG-29 fighters, the Sudanese armed forces said they were instrumental in operations against rebels. “The MiG is a plane that does not break dust, despite being an interceptor plane, but it taught the militias a lesson that they will not forget in the hours,” the army posted on its
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Italy Sends 20+ M109L Howitzers to Ukraine
April 17, 2023 @ 05:49 AMRoughly two dozens of M109L guns transferred to Ukraine by Italy were spotted operating in the frontlines recently. These howitzers were seen a few days ago at the Udine railway station heading to Ukraine are part of a larger batch, local newspaper
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