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Weaponized Version of Polish Black Hawk Helicopter To Debut At NATO Exercise

June 15, 2016 @ 05:36 AM

A weaponized version of Sikorsky's Polish-built S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter will be on display at the 'Anaconda 2016' NATO exercises in Drawko Pomorskie, Poland this week. Representative of how a future European-built BLACK HAWK helicopter could be configured for the armed mission, the display is designed to showcase the ease by which the proven multi-role helicopter could be adapted to meet the defense needs of Poland and other NATO allies
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June 9, 2016 @ 06:14 AM

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Turkey Relying On Local Drone Tech After US Restrictions On Weapons Sale

May 30, 2016 @ 02:59 PM

Turkey is now relying on the local drone technologies after the US restricted the sale of weapon systems to the country, defense industry head said last week. Defense Industry Undersecretary Ismail Demir said during a panel discussion at the Atlantic Council think tank on May 27 that the US restriction on defense projects has driven Turkey to develop its own technologies
MBDA To Win $590 Million UK’s Spear 3 Weapon Contract

May 16, 2016 @ 03:24 PM

MBDA is all set to win a £411million (US $590 million) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to develop the Spear 3 weapon. The Spear 3 is described as the sister weapon to MBDAs Brimstone already in service with the RAF in Iraq and Syria against so-called Islamic State,
Turkey To Employ Home-grown Combat Drones To Fight Terror

May 10, 2016 @ 12:35 PM

Turkey will employ indigenous armed drones to fight terror. Chief of General Staff Gen
Islamic State Producing Chemical Weapons On Its Own?

May 6, 2016 @ 12:26 PM

Islamic State (IS) group may be producing chemical weapons on their own in Syria and Iraq, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said. "Although they could not attribute this to Daesh (IS)
Russia Delivers New Batch Of Su-25 Fighters To Iraq

April 18, 2016 @ 03:40 PM

Russia has delivered a new batch of Sukhoi Su-25 strike fighters to Iraq. "A batch of Su-25 (three aircraft) has arrived in Iraq in accordance with the contract signed with the Russian side," spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry Nasir Nouri Mohammed al-Tamimi was quoted as saying by Tass Monday
US Deploys B-52 Bombers In Qatar To Fight IS

April 11, 2016 @ 03:57 PM

US Air Force (USAF) has deployed its B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in Qatar to counter Islamic State (IS) threat in Iraq and Syria. "The B-52 will provide the coalition continued precision and deliver desired airpower effects,” said Lt
Is US Trafficking Arms To Syrian Rebels?

April 11, 2016 @ 02:32 PM

The US may have helped Syrian rebels by delivering Russian origin weapons from Romania to Turkey and Jordan late last year. The US governments Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website had solicited bids to transport a number of weapons and ammunition being sent to from a port in Romania to Turkey and Jordan
Iraqi Mi-35 Helicopter Crashes

April 5, 2016 @ 04:00 PM

An Iraqi Mi-35 helicopter crashed south of Baghdad due to a technical glitch Monday. A colonel in Iraq's Joint Operations Command was quoted as saying by AFP that an "Mi-35 training helicopter crashed as a result of a technical problem," but that the crew survived

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