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US Approves Billion Dollar Abrams Tank, Machine-gun Sale to Saudi Arabia
August 10, 2016 @ 09:54 AMEven as fresh civilian deaths were reported in a Saudi Arabian attack on Yemen, the Pentagon has approved the sale of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in a deal worth $1.15 billion to the country
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Insitu Wins $8M ScanEagle UAV Support Contract For Iraq
August 10, 2016 @ 06:26 AMInsitu Inc. has won the US Navy contract worth $8 million to procure support equipment, and support services for the ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System operations for Iraqi armed personnel
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Iraq Receives Four F-16 Fighter Aircraft From US
August 9, 2016 @ 11:28 AMIraq has received four new F-16 fighters from the US as part of its $2 billion purchase of 36 aircraft. "The new aircrafts will have a substantial impact on the advancing ground troops especially when the Mosul offensive starts," said Nasir Nouri a spokesperson from the ministry was quoted as saying by
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Pakistan Continues To Use Bogus Bomb Detectors Despite Global Ban
August 8, 2016 @ 03:05 PMPakistan continues to use bogus bomb detectors ADE-651 to guard its high-value facilities such as airports and government installations despite being officially banned last month. Pakistan bought more than 15,000 of a new variant of the absolutely useless handheld device,
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ATK To Provide Logistics Support For Iraqi Cessna 208B Caravan fleet
August 4, 2016 @ 10:09 AMAlliant Techsystems (ATK) has won the US Air Force contract to continue providing logistics support for the Iraqi Air Forces Cessna 208B Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Caravan and the Cessna 208B Armed Caravan fleet. “Alliant Techsystems Inc
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AM General Wins $356 Million To Provide 1673 HUMVEES To Afghanistan
August 2, 2016 @ 07:53 AMAM General has received a $356 million U.S
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French Air Force Mirage 2000 Upgrade Nearly Similar To That Of IAF
August 1, 2016 @ 01:02 PMThe French defense procurement agency (DGA) recently awarded Dassault a contract for mid-life upgrade (MLU) of its Mirage 2000D fighters which looks similar to the upgrade program carried on the Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 Fighters. Under the DGA contract, the aircraft will be upgraded with new automatic cannon, MBDA MICA IR short and medium range air to air missile replacing the existing MBDA Magic 550 besides improved avionics
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No Ground Troops, Only French Weapons For Iraq : Hollande
July 22, 2016 @ 02:30 PMFrance will supply weapons to Iraq but will not deploy troops in its fight against the Islamic State group, President Francois Hollane said Friday. "This morning at the defence council, I took the decision as part of the anti-Daesh coalition to make weapons available to Iraqi forces," Hollande was quoted as saying by AFP
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Russian Uralvagonzavod Halted Armored Vehicle Shipments To Iraq Over Payments
July 20, 2016 @ 02:39 PMRussian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) scientific-research corporation has halted the deliveries of armoured vehicles to Iraq due to delayed payments last year, according to the UVZ`s 2015 annual report. "In 2015, the UVZ Corporation stopped the shipping of the defense production to the No
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General Dynamics Wins FMS Contract Worth $169 Million For Hydra Rockets
July 12, 2016 @ 09:14 AMGeneral Dynamics has won Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract worth $169 million to provide Hydra rockets to Colombia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, and Belgium. “General Dynamics – OTS Inc
Estonia Receives Six HIMARS Units From Lockheed Martin
Newly Introduced North Korean Artillery Guns Alarm Ukrainians
Taiwanese Female Officer Sucked into Fighter Jet Engine, Dies
Germany Commissions Thyssenkrupp for Submarine Missile Development
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