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Indonesia Seeks Warships to Protect EEZ from Chinese Intrusion

January 4, 2020 @ 08:09 AM

Indonesia has put forward a proposal to buy patrol vessels and frigates to guard its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) after Chinese coast guard vessels escorted tens of Chinese fishing boats to poach on Indonesia's EEZ near the Natuna waters last month. “The government has agreed to have more patrol vessels to safeguard its territorial waters and EEZ rights from violations by foreign ships
Iranian General Qasem Soleimani Killed in US Airstrike

January 3, 2020 @ 07:41 AM

Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Quds Force, was killed in an drone strike carried out by the United States in Baghdad in the early hours of Friday. The “decisive defensive action” of eliminating the powerful Iranian general was ordered by US President Donald Trump, a Pentagon
Chinese Shipyard Delivers First Littoral Warship to Malaysia

January 2, 2020 @ 11:13 AM

Chinas Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group delivered first of the four ordered Keris-class littoral mission ships (LMS) to the Royal Malaysian Navy on Tuesday. LMS Keris, the lead ship of the class, was handed over to Malaysia at a base in Qidong, East China's Jiangsu Province, the manufacturer announced on its official WeChat account
Elbit to Supply Ammunition to Israeli MOD worth $144M

January 1, 2020 @ 11:52 AM

Elbit Systems has been awarded contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) worth $144 million to supply small caliber ammunition to the Israeli Defense Forces. Work will begin in 2021 on a five year contract, which will be a continuation of the existing multi-year contract with the Israeli MoD
US Navy Awards Lockheed $2.1B for F-35 Components, Logistics Support

January 1, 2020 @ 08:43 AM

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts worth $2.1 billon combined to provide logistics support for the Navys F-35 fleet, and to supply long lead components for the production of new jets
US Strikes Iran-backed Militia Bases In Iraq, Syria Following Rocket Attacks

December 30, 2019 @ 06:42 AM

In retaliation to a series of rocket attacks on US-led coalition bases in the last few weeks, the US military carried out airstrikes in five locations in Iraq and Syria targeting multiple weapons and munitions depots linked to Iran, on Sunday. “In response to repeated Kata'ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi bases that host Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) coalition forces, US forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five KH facilities in Iraq and Syria that will degrade KH's ability to conduct future attacks against OIR coalition forces,” the Pentagon said in a
Kazakhstan Suspends Fokker Bek Air 100 Flights After Deadly Crash

December 27, 2019 @ 03:00 PM

Government of Kazakhstan has suspended flight authorisation for local operator Bek Air following the fatal Fokker 100 crash at Almaty, on Friday. Ninety-three passengers and five crew members were onboard flight Z92100 enroute to Nur-Sultan city, when it lost height after take-off and crashed into a concrete wall and subsequently a two-storey building, Kazakh ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development said in a statement on December 27
US to Sell Engines, Support for Argentina’s P-3C Aircraft

December 20, 2019 @ 04:48 PM

The United States has approved the sale of equipment including engines, support and services for Argentina's Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina of equipment, support and services in support of Argentinas EDA purchase of four (4) P-3C aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $78
US Navy Awards BAE $2.7B for APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets

December 19, 2019 @ 08:22 AM

The United States Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract valued $2.68 billion to supply thousands of additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
Huawei Leads Chinese Exports of AI Surveillance Tech

December 16, 2019 @ 03:22 PM

Huawei is a market leader in Chinese exports of AI surveillance technology having sold it to at least 50 countries, many of which have dismal human rights record. According to a report by a pro-US think tank, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "technology linked to Chinese companies -- particularly Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua and ZTE -- supply AI surveillance technology in 63 countries, 36 of which have signed onto China's Belt and Road Initiative," it said

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