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Turkey Will Not Give up S-400 Deal for US Patriot: Foreign Minister

January 10, 2019 @ 12:19 PM

The Turkish Foreign Minister has stated that Ankara is ready to consider buying the Patriot missile defense systems from the United States in the future but does not agree to the precondition by Washington to abandon buying S-400 from Russia. "Turkey may buy Patriot systems in the future
BDL Signs $110 million Contract with Indian Army to Supply Konkurs Anti-tank

January 10, 2019 @ 07:19 AM

India's state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth INR 760 crore ($110 million) with the Indian Army for the supply of Konkurs Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and Launchers. The contract was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday by Gurudatta Prasad, Director of production at BDL
Boeing Experiences Decline in Defense Product Deliveries in 2018

January 9, 2019 @ 01:50 PM

Boeing has experienced a decline in deliveries of its defense products in 2018 compared to the previous two years. The company delivered 17 F/A-18 fighter jets in 2018 in comparison to 25 and 23 units in 2016 and 2017 respectively
Locally-made A-100 Rocket for Multiple Launch System Inducted into Pakistan Army

January 8, 2019 @ 12:22 PM

Pakistan Army has inducted an indigenously developed A-100 Rocket in Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) of its Corps of Artillery. The rocket was developed by Pakistani scientists and engineers,
Used Australian F-18 Fighter Jets to be Installed with Canadian Software

January 8, 2019 @ 09:37 AM

Canada has planned to install its own software onto the used F-18 multirole combat aircraft it procured from Australia last year. The jets will also be installed with new ejection seats and lighting system which are currently being used on the Royal Canadian Air Forces CF-18s,
Philippines Cancels Order for Surion Helicopters from South Korea

January 8, 2019 @ 08:31 AM

Philippines government has cancelled its order of purchasing Surion choppers from Korea Aersospace Industries (KAI) since the South Korean company has apparently failed in its bid to export the choppers. Manila had opted to purchase United States Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in late 2018 and it informed the South Korean embassy in Philippines regarding the same,
South Korean Air Defence System Beat Russian Tunguska-M1, Pantsir in Indian Trials

January 7, 2019 @ 07:20 PM

Moscow is lobbying against a South Korean anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense system, the K30 Biho which beat two Russian competitors, the Tunguska-M1 and Pantsir in trials for an Indian procurement program. A South Korean publication, J
Patriot Missile Deal with Turkey in Jeopardy as US Fails to Block...

January 7, 2019 @ 01:36 PM

The United States attempt to sell Patriot missiles to Turkey appear to have hit a roadblock following Ankaras rejection of a US proposal that it cancel the impending purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system. Last month, the US State Department issued a notice of sale of Patriot Missile System to Turkey worth $3
Raytheon Wins $81 Million to Supply Components for US Navy, Australian F/A-18...

January 3, 2019 @ 12:37 PM

Raytheon was awarded $81 million modification contract for the procurement of 228 configuration components required for completion of Configuration D Retrofit Component engineering change proposals for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the United States Navy and the government of Australia. Work is expected to be completed in February 2022, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
Taiwan Coast Guard Ship Confronts Chinese Fishing Vessels with Water Cannons

January 3, 2019 @ 12:01 PM

A Taiwanese coast guard ship, CG 126 Tainan was used to repel 25 Chinese fishing boats by shooting water jets at them over the last three days for bottom trawling at waters around Penghu, located in Taiwan Strait. On Saturday, the 2000 tonne CG 126 Tainan and an armed patrol vessel were dispatched by the coast guards immediately after a police squad leader observed two of the boats fishing using bottom trawling- a process in which the net dragged across the seafloor scoops up everything in its path – from the targeted fish to incidentally caught, centuries-old corals, Taipei Times reported

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