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Iraq Wants Turkey To Withdraw Tanks, Artillery Immediately
December 5, 2015 @ 11:16 AMIraq has called on Turkey to withdraw forces that include tanks and artillery immediately. Turkey has deployed its troops in Iraqs north without Baghdads consent, Iraqi premiers office was quoted as saying AFP agency Saturday
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Only 29 Of 66 Germany’s Tornado Fighters Airworthy; Defense Ministry Report
December 3, 2015 @ 03:41 PMBarely two days before Germany goes to vote in favour of military action against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, German defense ministry report said that only 29 of 66 Tornado fighter aircraft are airworthy. German media quoted German Armys Chief of Staff Gen Volker Wieker saying that the German flying systems are unworthy
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British Typhoon and Tornado Fighters To Join Fight Against ISIL In Syria
December 3, 2015 @ 09:43 AMBritish Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets armed with Brimstone missiles will be joining the fight against the Islamic State as the British House of Commons voted in favor of the fight. The British lawmakers on Wednesday voted 397-223 backing airstrikes against ISIL in Syria
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German Troops To Fight Islamic State, No Cooperation With Assad
December 1, 2015 @ 09:52 AMThe German cabinet has approved plans to join military campaign against Islamic State in Syria will ruled out any cooperation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A German official quoted by Reuters said that, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen ruled out any cooperation between German forces due to take part in the military campaign and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his troops in their fight against Islamic State
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Germany’s Tornados, Frigate And Refueling Planes To Back France To Fight ISIS...
November 26, 2015 @ 07:43 PMGermany will back France in Syria and Iraq by deploying Tornado reconnaissance jets, frigate and refueling planes to fight the Islamic State. "Germany will be a more active contributor than it has been until now," Henning Otte, defense expert for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was quoted as saying by Todayszaman news website in a statement on Thursday
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Russia Confirms Sale of 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To China
November 19, 2015 @ 08:51 AMRussia has signed a contract with China to sell 24 Sukhoi 35 multi role fighter aircraft worth US$ 2 billion. Russias state technologies corporation, Rostec head Sergey Chemezov announced that Russia and China have signed a contract, estimated to be worth $2 billion, on the delivery of 24 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets
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Oshkosh To Upgrade US Army's 100 Mine-Resistant Vehicles
November 17, 2015 @ 07:55 AMOshkosh Defense has won a $11 million contract from the US Army to upgrade 100 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The MRAP vehicles are more resistant to improvised explosive devices than the older Humvees in which US troops suffered heavy casualties in Iraq
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French Aircraft Carrier Sails for Syria, To Triple France's Capacity To Attack...
November 17, 2015 @ 07:28 AMFrance has deployed the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria against IS militants. The 38,000t, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle will set off on Thursday for the eastern Mediterranean
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US, France Intensify Syria Air Strikes Amidst No Reports of Russian Action
November 16, 2015 @ 02:04 PMUS warplanes dropped bombs against Islamic State (IS) targets destroying 116 fuel trucks yesterday even as French air strikes hit weapons depots and a training camp in response to the attacks in Paris. However, there were no reports of airstrikes or missile attacks on IS or other terrorist group targets by Russia over the weekend
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Some 200 Terrorist Operatives Carried Out Paris Attacks: Debkafile
November 16, 2015 @ 09:44 AMAt least 200 terrorist operatives could have been involved in the planning and execution of the attack on six locations in Paris that led to the death of 127 people and 8 attackers, Israeli news website, Debkafile reported. Quoting ‘counterterrorism experts it said coordinating so many simultaneous terror attacks by a large team called for months of preparation, precise intelligence, a variety of weapons and a large team of dedicated killers backed by exceptional staff work and organization
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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