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Silvercorp Planned to Deploy Armed Drones, AC-130 Gunships in Venezuelan Coup Attempt
May 12, 2020 @ 01:03 PMUS security contractor Silvercorp, had planned to deploy AC-130 gunships, Armed Predator drones and air-to-ground Maverick missile assets to plan and execute "an operation to capture/detain/remove 'Primary Objective' [Venezuelan President Maduro]”, and facilitate Opposition leader Juan Guaidos government-in- waiting to take power. According to details of a leaked contract between Silvercorp, led by a former decorated US soldier and Venezuelan opposition groups, the firm “may also authorize employment of AC-130 gunship, Armed Predator (drones) and Maverick (air-to-ground) Missile assets” - ie deploy drones and conduct missile strikes - and “employ any available assets to engage no or low collateral...
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First K-9 SP Artillery Guns made by Indian L&T Rolled out Today...
January 16, 2020 @ 09:09 AMAn year after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a facility to manufacture the K-9 self-propelled artillery gun at the L & T company facility in Gujarat, the first locally-made SP guns rolled-out today. Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh tweeted this morning, “heading to Surat (Gujarat) today
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Thailand Upgrades F5 TH Jets to Bring them on Par With Gripen...
November 15, 2019 @ 05:30 AMThe Royal Thai Air Force has upgraded two of its 30-40 year-old F5 TH aircraft which will being them on par with the Gripen 39 C/D fighters. The upgrades to two aircraft include German IRIS-T and Israeli Python 4 missiles, Italian radar and smart bombs and they can work just as well as Gripen 39 C/D fighter jets, air force chief Maanat Wongwat told the media in Bangkok today
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Pakistan rolls-out first locally overhauled JF-17 Fighter Jet
September 27, 2019 @ 09:58 AMPakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) rolled out the first indigenously-overhauled JF-17 aircraft from its factory in Kamra yesterday. A roll-out ceremony was held at the Aircraft Rebuild Factory Kamra, on Thursday
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Pakistani JF-17 Block-3 Fighter Jet’s First Flight by Year End: Reports
July 10, 2019 @ 01:19 PMPakistan Air Force (PAF)s JF-17 Block 3s first flight has been planned for the end of 2019, BulgarianMilitary.com reported from Islamabad
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Discovery Of US-made Javelin Missiles In Libya To Hit USA-UAE Arms Sales
July 4, 2019 @ 11:13 AMThe US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles allegedly belonging to the "Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates" seized in Libya last week, is expected to worsen the already sour military sales between Abu Dhabi and Washington. “You are surely aware that if these allegations prove true you may be obligated by law to terminate all arms sales to the UAE,” US Senator Bob Menendez wrote in a letter sent to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to
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Former Israeli Minister Jailed 11 Years on Charges of Spying for Iran
January 9, 2019 @ 02:55 PMFormer Israeli cabinet minister Gonen Segev has been sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment on charges of spying for Iran. The 63-year-old will be formally sentenced at a hearing on 11 February
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Syrian Air Force Claim Shooting down Israeli Aircraft, Four Missiles: Reports
November 30, 2018 @ 08:46 AMSyrian air defense forces have shot down an Israeli war plane over the town of Kiswah, south of the capital Damascus. Syrian air force also shot down four Israeli missiles, according to Russian RIA news agency report citing a Syrian security source Thursday
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Israel to Upgrade F-15 Fleet to Supplement F-35 Fighters
November 21, 2018 @ 09:54 AMThe Israel Air Forces (IAF) has decided to upgrade its F-15 fleet with improved capability of carrying 13 tons of explosives and advanced avionics to supplement its F-35 multi-role fighter jets. The new F-15 IA was chosen by the IDF and Israel Air Force (IAF) as the new fighter jet to be acquired over the next decade, according to an official announcement Saturday
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Turkey Could Evaluate Russian Su-57 Aircraft if US Blocks F-35 Sale
May 28, 2018 @ 08:32 AMTurkey could consider buying Sukhoi Su-57 fifth generation fighter jets if the United States abandons a deal to sell F-35 aircraft to Ankara as punishment for procuring
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U