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China Announces 12.2 Percent Increase In Defense Budget At $132 Billion
March 5, 2014 @ 08:23 AMChina, in the midst of a massive military modernization, will increase it its annual defense budget to $132 billion, a 12.2 percent increase from the previous year
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LCA Tejas Achieve IOC II Clearance
December 20, 2013 @ 03:59 PMIndia's indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas today received the initial operational clearance (IOC II) at a ceremony in Bengaluru. The LCA is designed to ultimately replace the MiG 21 fleet of IAF
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FN Herstal Showcases New Light Machine Guns At Milipol Paris Expos
November 19, 2013 @ 01:12 PMBelgium-based small arms manufacturer FN Herstal unveils the next generation FN MINIMI light machine gun in both 5.56mm and 7
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India To Conduct Ballistic Missile Test By Year End: Reports
October 7, 2013 @ 10:23 AMIndia is likely to conduct a trials on its ballistic missile system by the year end, for intercepting the 'enemy or target ballistic missile', at a distance 'longer than 100 kilometres. "We know that the talks about installing the BMD system at Delhi and some other cities have been doing the rounds for quite some time
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Eurofighter Typhoon Completes 200,000 Flying Hours
September 9, 2013 @ 12:14 PMEurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet, the company said in a statement adding that with 719 aircraft on contract, 571 aircraft ordered and 378 aircraft delivered, the programme has “never looked stronger”. Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, said, “This impressive milestone underlines the outstanding track-record of the Eurofighter Typhoon
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Israel, U.S. Conduct Missile Test In Mediterranean
September 4, 2013 @ 08:41 AMIsrael and the United States tested a new air-defense system on Tuesday morning, launching a missile from deep in the Mediterranean Sea causing fear across Syria. The first test of the latest version of the so-called Sparrow target missile had been successful, with the missile following its planned trajectory toward the Israeli coast and the Arrow radar system detecting and tracking its path, Israels MoD was quoted by The New York Times
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BAE System Wins $149.9 Million HERCULES Contract
August 22, 2013 @ 12:32 PMBAE Systems has been awarded a $149.9 million firm-fixed price, no option, multi-year contract by the U
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U.S To Acquire 10 Mi-17 Helicopters From Russia
June 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMOn behalf of the Afghan Forces, the U.S will buy 10 Mi-17 helicopters from Russian arms makers Rosoboronexport
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Indian Air Force Signs Contract with Pilatus for PC-7 MkII
May 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMPilatus Aircraft Ltd is proud to announce that the Indian Air Force has enteredtoday into a contract in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleetof 75 PC-7 MkII turboprop aircraft, together with an integrated ground basedtraining system and a comprehensive logistics support package. The contractalso contains an option clause for extending the scope of this contract withinthree years from initial signature and we are optimistic that this will indeed beexecuted
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America's $1 Trillion "Defense" Budget
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLast Monday, after the Pentagon released its 2013 budget materials, just about every news article I read inaccurately reported the totals. These articles did not just miss some significant bits not in DOD's press release; they ignored another $380 billion in spending for US national security spending if you take the time to parse through OMB's far more complete and accurate budget materials
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
Netherlands Helping to Train 26 Ukrainians to Become Crew Chiefs for F-16
Trump's First Diplomatic Victory- Panama Abandons China for Better U.S. Ties
Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
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