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Qatar Becomes World's Third Biggest Military Spender: UK Report

August 10, 2017 @ 11:00 AM

The tiny Kingdom of Qatar has moved up three places on the list of the World's biggest military spenders in two years and now ranks behind Saudi Arabia and India. Qatar, which entered the Top Ten for the first time in 2015 (ranked sixth), is now ranked third, with significant imports from the USA, Germany, Switzerland and France, according to data released by UK Defense and Security Export Statistics for 2016 released last month
Turkey Building ‘Security Wall’ Along Its Border with Iran

August 10, 2017 @ 08:52 AM

Pictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved along part of Turkeys border with Iran were published on the website of governors office of the eastern province of Agri. Turkey is building a 144-kilometer ‘security wall to stop cross border movements
Armtec Awarded $18M to Provide Infrared Countermeasures To Egypt and Iraq

August 9, 2017 @ 08:56 AM

Armtec Countermeasures Co., has been awarded an $18 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Egypt and Iraq) contract for the procurement of infrared countermeasure flares (409,400, M206; 42,840, MJU-7A/B; and 11,472, MJU-10/B) to protect military aircraft
Prosecutors Suspect Korean Aerospace Of Fudging Financial Records In Iraqi FA-50 Aircraft...

August 3, 2017 @ 04:56 PM

Prosecutors in South Korea have launched an investigation into suspicions of accounting fraud at Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), with its top executives already under probe for cost manipulation and slush funds
RAF Sentinel Aircraft Helped In Recapture Of Mosul From Daesh

August 3, 2017 @ 12:05 PM

UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Sentinel surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft played an 'important part' in the gathering of information to support the ground campaign by Iraqi forces in the recapture of Mosul city from Islamic State (Daesh) terrorists, the UK MoD has announced. UK Air Force Sentinel R1 aircraft based at RAF Waddington has returned after performing the latest mission in support of coalition in the fight against Daesh in the Middle East
US Approves $150M for Iraqi Ship Repair Facility to Service US-origin Navy...

August 2, 2017 @ 03:46 AM

The US state department has approved $150 million to an Iraqi ship repair facility to service US-origin Navy vessels. The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for various US-origin Navy vessels and a ship repair facility in Iraq to include procurement of spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training equipment, engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release on Tuesday
US Military Drops Leaflet Bombs to Test B-52 Bombers’ Ability

July 28, 2017 @ 07:37 AM

The US military has successfully dropped eight PDU-5/B leaflet bombs from B-52 Stratofortress bombers to test its ability to drop the bomb from its external hardpoints. The 419th Flight Test Squadron recently completed two successful sorties where a B-52 released eight PDU-5/B leaflet bombs over the Point Mugu Sea Test Range and eight more over the Precision Impact Range Area on Edwards Air Force Base, USAF said in a statement Wednesday
Turkey Discloses Secret US Military Locations In Syria

July 20, 2017 @ 03:53 PM

The US department of defence has raised its concerns with Turkey after a Turkish news agency published a map of US military bases in northern Syria. The Turkeys state-run Anadolu News Agency printed the map Wednesday, showing 10 U
Philippine Army To Examine Singapore’s Offer Of Reconnaissance Drones

July 20, 2017 @ 10:06 AM

The Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) will examine Singapores offer to use its drones for reconnaissance and surveillance in Marawi city where the AFP is fighting Islamic insurgents. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was quoted as saying to local media yesterday that Singapores offer, made by its Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, had been agreed to ‘in principle and forwarded to the AFP to examine the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance(ISR) offer that Singapore is ready to provide
US, Coalition Strike Islamic State Targets 31 Times Since July 15 in

July 17, 2017 @ 02:19 PM

The US and coalition military forces have intensified strikes on the Islamic States of Syria and Iraq since July 15, conducting 31 strikes consisting of 51 engagements, a press release by Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve states. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 34 engagements against ISIS targets destroying IS check points near Abu Kamal, and three weapons caches, two staging areas, a wellhead, 18 fighting positions, two vehicle bomb factories, mortar system and a tactical vehicle in three other cities

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