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Sikorsky Readying HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Training System
September 19, 2018 @ 03:28 PMSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has begun the final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers, supporting the smooth entry of the aircraft into the U.S
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BAE Systems Receives Down-payment from Qatar to Buy 24 Typhoon, 9 Hawk
September 19, 2018 @ 01:56 PMQatar made a down payment today to BAE Systems to secure a deal from the UK to buy 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets and nine Hawks besides a training package altogether worth about GBP 5 Billion in a deal underwritten by UK Export Finance. UK Export Finances (UKEF) £5bn package of support helped to secure the deal including by providing financing and insurance
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South Korea Launches Ballistic-missile Launching Submarine
September 14, 2018 @ 06:59 PMSouth Korea today launched a 3,000-ton home-made submarine capable of launching ground-attack ballistic missiles from six vertical launching tubes. The launch of the diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine, took place at the Okpo Shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co
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Airbus Helicopters To Lease Five H145 Choppers To Saudi Aramco
September 11, 2018 @ 09:03 AMMilestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), a helicopter leasing firm, and Airbus Helicopters announced Monday they will provide five H145s to Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. The five aircraft are sourced from Milestones orderbook with Airbus and are expected to be delivered to Aramco over the next twelve months
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US Approves Patriot Missiles Sale To Netherlands For US$105M
September 6, 2018 @ 12:47 PMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Patriot Fire Units for an estimated cost of $105 million for the Netherlands, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Wednesday. According to the release, the Netherlands has requested Recapitalization (RECAP) of four Netherlands Patriot Fire Units
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China Begins Construction Of US$411 Million Worth Submarine For Thai Navy
September 6, 2018 @ 07:44 AMChinas leading shipbuilding firm China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) started building a Type S26T submarine on Tuesday for the Royal Thai Navy, an important cooperation project between China and Thailand, CSIC announced on its WeChat account Tuesday. Senior officers from the Thai and Chinese militaries attended a steel-cutting ceremony at a shipyard in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, to mark the start of the project, the announcement said
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Iran Supplied Su-25 Fighters to Iraq, Baghdad Denies
August 30, 2018 @ 11:14 AMAn Iranian official said the country has supplied Iraq with Sukhoi Su-25 fighter planes for intensifying anti-ISIS operations, but Baghdad has denied the claims, according to a report by Asharq Al-Awsat
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Lockheed Martin, Fincantieri Deliver Sixth, Seventh Freedom-class Combat Ships
August 24, 2018 @ 06:19 AMLockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) delivered the future USS Sioux City, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 11, and future USS Wichita, LCS 13, to the United States Navy. LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team and will be commissioned at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Nov
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INS Vikramaditya To Get Marine Hydraulic Systems Next Year
August 23, 2018 @ 09:25 AMRussias state hi-tech corporation Rostec announced Wednesday that its subsidiary Technodinamika has begun installation of marine hydraulic systems on Indian Navys aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The GS-1MF and GS-3 marine hydraulic systems are used for refueling, cleaning and pressurization of hydraulic systems of aircraft and helicopters which form part of the air-capable wing of the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
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Iran Unveils First Indigenously-built Fighter Aircraft
August 21, 2018 @ 11:47 AMIran today unveiled countrys first homegrown fighter aircraft dubbed “Kowsar”, a day before the National Day of Defense Industry, which will be marked on August 22. The advanced fighter jet has been manufactured following extensive research and efforts by the Iranian Defense Ministrys experts
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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