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US To Use BAE System’s APKWS Laser Guided Rockets On F-16s In...
June 9, 2016 @ 06:14 AMThe U.S
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Turkey Relying On Local Drone Tech After US Restrictions On Weapons Sale
May 30, 2016 @ 02:59 PMTurkey 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
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MBDA To Win $590 Million UK’s Spear 3 Weapon Contract
May 16, 2016 @ 03:24 PMMBDA 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,
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Turkey To Employ Home-grown Combat Drones To Fight Terror
May 10, 2016 @ 12:35 PMTurkey will employ indigenous armed drones to fight terror. Chief of General Staff Gen
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Islamic State Producing Chemical Weapons On Its Own?
May 6, 2016 @ 12:26 PMIslamic 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)
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Russia Delivers New Batch Of Su-25 Fighters To Iraq
April 18, 2016 @ 03:40 PMRussia 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
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US Deploys B-52 Bombers In Qatar To Fight IS
April 11, 2016 @ 03:57 PMUS 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
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Is US Trafficking Arms To Syrian Rebels?
April 11, 2016 @ 02:32 PMThe 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
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Iraqi Mi-35 Helicopter Crashes
April 5, 2016 @ 04:00 PMAn 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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Textron Wins $65 Million Contract To Supply APCs To Iraq, Columbia
April 5, 2016 @ 03:49 PMTextron has won $65 million contract to provide variants of Commando Select Armored Personnel Carriers to Iraq and Columbia. Textron has to provide 54 Commando Select APCs each along with 40/50 turret; four Commando Select APCs with 40/50 turret and command and control variant and two each Commando Select APCs to Iraq and Columbia, the Pentagon said in a statement Tuesday
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...