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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
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AM General Wins $10 Million Humvee Contract For Iraq
March 22, 2016 @ 06:59 AMThe government of Iraq has requested for an undisclosed number of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) under the foreign military sales contract from the US firm AM General. “AM General, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $10,402,481 modification (P00017) to foreign military sales contract W56HZV-15-C-0155 (Iraq) for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
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Saudi Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles For Syrian Rebels
March 4, 2016 @ 01:37 PMSaudi Arabia is willing to supplu Syrian rebel groups with anti-air and anti-tank missiles capable of striking Russian T-90 tanks and MLRS rocket launchers. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi defense minister, plans to arm Syrian rebels militias with missiles capable of striking the new Russian T-90 tanks,
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US Working On New Cyber Attack Tactics To Overload IS Computer Networks
March 1, 2016 @ 07:58 AMThe Pentagon has accelerated the anti-IS campaign with the new cyber war tactics to be used against Islamic States widespread computer networks. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told AFP today that the US-led coalition is working to disrupt IS's command chain "to cause them to lose confidence in their networks
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Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs
February 27, 2016 @ 04:03 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a contract for the sale of an unspecified number of BLU-109 bunker bursting bombs to Turkey. Ellwood National Forge and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have been awarded a $682,900,000 foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components
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Germany Considers Training Tunisian Soldiers To Counter Islamic State
February 22, 2016 @ 10:32 AMGermany is mulling to send troops to Tunisia in order to train soldiers in the fight against IS. Representatives of the defense and foreign ministries will be holding discussions on Thursday and Friday on how Germany could support a training mission
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US Firms Win $49 Million Orders To Supply Nonstandard Weapons To Multiple
February 19, 2016 @ 07:43 AMCulmen, Defense Technology, Multinational Defense Services, Sierra Four and UDC US were awarded a $49 million contract for the production of nonstandard weapons parts and accessories for multiple countries under foreign military sales. The weapon parts and accessories will be for Chad, Afghanistan, Iraq, Romania, Somalia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Pakistan, Peru, Congo, Jordan and Colombia, US department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
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UK, Sweden Reject Pro-Assange Ruling By UN Panel
February 5, 2016 @ 01:03 PMThe UK and Sweden have rejected the ruling by the UN panel favouring Julian Assange. The UN Panel examining the case of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange on Friday ruled that he should be allowed to walk free and compensated for his, “deprivation of liberty”
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US Air Force Awards $272 Million Contract To Expand Balad Air Base...
January 30, 2016 @ 08:09 AMThe US Air Force has awarded a $272 million contract to Sallyport Global Holdings in Virginia to run security and life support operations at Balad Air Base in Iraq over the next year. Work is expected to be completed by January 31, 2017, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
Chad Receives Chinese-made FK-2000 Air Defense Systems from U.A.E.
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
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...
