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Brazilian C-130 Hercules Planes To Douse Amazon Fire

August 26, 2019 @ 08:28 AM

Two Brazilian C-130 Hercules military planes have been sent to the Amazon state of Rondonia to put out the massive fire raging in the worlds largest tropical rain forest from over two weeks. The warplanes have been sent to dump thousands of gallons of water on the burning forests
Sri Lankan Navy Commissions China-Gifted Frigate

August 23, 2019 @ 02:25 AM

Sri Lanka Navy renamed China-gifted frigate "P625" as "Parakramabahu" and commissioned it into naval service. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan, Defense Attache of the Chinese Embassy Senior Colonel Xu Jianwei and Sri Lanka senior military officers and government officials attended the ceremony
Portugal Signs Contract to Buy 5 Embraer KC-390 Airlifters

August 23, 2019 @ 02:13 AM

The Portuguese Government and Embraer yesterday signed a contract for the acquisition of five multi-mission airlifters Embraer KC-390 whose delivery will start in 2023. Additionally, services and support and a flight simulator are included in the contract as part of the process to modernize Portuguese Air Force capabilities to support national Armed Forces operations and increase readiness in missions of public interest
General Dynamics To Supply 66 Gun Systems To Be Fitted Onto US...

August 22, 2019 @ 09:43 AM

General Dynamics has won a $20.8 million modification contract for procurement of 66 M61A2 20 MM Gun Systems in support of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets belonging to the US Navy and Kuwait
First Rafale Jet Handover to India on September 20

August 22, 2019 @ 07:36 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally receive the first of its 36 ordered Rafale multi-role fighters in France on September 20. In September 2016, India
Raytheon To Support Standard Missiles Of US, Korea, Taiwan & 4 Others

August 21, 2019 @ 08:18 AM

Raytheon has won a $13.25 million modification contract to exercise options for engineering and technical services in support of Standard Missile-2/6 shipborne guided missiles belonging to US, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Australia and Denmark
US Approves $8B Worth 66 F-16 Jets Sale to Taiwan Sans Weapons

August 21, 2019 @ 02:35 AM

In the face of stiff Chinese opposition, the US State Department yesterday approved an $8 Billion sale of 66 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan without its formidable array of air to air and air to ground weapons. China has already evinced fears that the latest Lockheed Martin F-16s have the capacity to get past Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) defences and attack the mainland
BAE Systems’ Robotic Ops Center to Automate Repetitive National Security Tasks

August 20, 2019 @ 12:14 PM

BAE Systems has launched a new Robotic Operations Center (ROC) to customize and deploy suites of software robots that automate high-volume, repetitive tasks in support of United States national security missions. The ROC, which builds on the companys partnership with UiPath, leverages machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) tools to transform large volumes of data into actionable intelligence
US Tests Cruise Missile, First After INF Treaty Withdrawal

August 20, 2019 @ 07:09 AM

The United States (US) test-fired a new ground-launched cruise missile on Monday, making it the first test launch after Washington opted out of the Cold War eras Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. “On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:30 p
Chinese Fighter Bombers Conduct Drills, Simulate Targeting Japanese Destroyers

August 19, 2019 @ 08:06 AM

In May of this year, Chinese JH-7 fighter bombers conducted a drill in the East China Sea simulating targeting destroyers belonging to Japans Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF). “The government considers this move an extremely dangerous military action

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