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Russia Flies Around NATO Airspace To Supply Weapons To Syria: Debka File
September 10, 2015 @ 01:28 PMMoscow has opened an alternate route over the Caspian Sea and northern Iran and Iraq to supply weapons to Syria after Turkey, Greek, Bulgaria and Cyprus closed their airspace to Russian military aircraft. The route for its ongoing military airlift from Sevastopol in Crimea and other bases in southern Russia runs over the Caspian Sea and northern Iran and Iraq and terminates with deliveries at the Syrian Mezze Airbase in Damascus and the new Russian air and ground base at Jablah, near the Syrian port of Latakia, DEBKAfile reported Wednesday
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Brazil To Buy Russian Pantsir-S1 Missile Systems Next Year
September 8, 2015 @ 12:49 PMBrazil will buy Pantsir-S1 close-range air defence system from Russia in 2016. “Russia has been notified that an allotment from the Brazilian budget for the purchase of Pantsirs is planned for 2016,” a highly-ranked official in the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation was quoted as saying by Sputnik International Tuesday
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F-16, ‘Smart Weapons’ Used In Iraqi Fight Against IS
September 7, 2015 @ 03:29 PMIraq has for the first time used F-16 fighter jets acquired from the US along with ‘smart weapons against Islamic State. “Fifteen air strikes were carried out in the past four days,” staff lieutenant general Anwar Hama Amin was quoted as saying in a news conference in Baghdad by the Guardian Sunday
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Iran Sets Up Production Line For Air-iaunched Cruise Missile
August 25, 2015 @ 03:34 PMIran has begun a production line for air-to-surface cruise missile, Nasr, that is capable of hitting targets accurately within the 35-kilometer range. The missiles have high precision capability, and capable of being fired by various fighters, Irans Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by the countrys ISNA news agency at the inauguration ceremony in a report today
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Construction Of US Navy's Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier To Begin
August 22, 2015 @ 09:47 AMUS navy has set to construct Gerald R Ford class second nuclear-powered super aircraft carrier on Saturday. The 100,000 ton ship will be the second US aircraft carrier named after former president Kennedy, who served as a naval officer during World War II, Sputnik International reported today
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DynCorp To Provide Multi-Platform Vehicle Support Services To Iraqi Army
August 18, 2015 @ 12:35 PMDynCorp International (DI) has won a $45 million contract from the US Army to provide multi-platform vehicle support services to the Iraqi Army. This contract with one-year options has a total potential value of $139
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Israel Sells 12 Heron, Skylark Drones To Jordan To Fight IS
August 17, 2015 @ 11:15 AMIsrael has sold 12 advanced unmanned aerial vehicles of the Heron TP and Skylark types to Jordan. The Jordanian Royal Air Force had requested for the drones to beef up counter terrorism campaign against the Islamic State (IS) and Levant
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US Plans 50% More Drone Flights For Attack, Reconnaissance
August 17, 2015 @ 10:38 AMThe US military plans to increase the number of daily drone flight to 90 by 2019 from the present 61 to enhance its intelligence and strike capability. The new plan indicates the first effective increase in the US drone program since 2011
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Boeing Delivers Seventh C-17A Globemaster III aircraft To Australia
July 30, 2015 @ 03:45 PMBoeing has delivered its seventh C-17A Globemaster III aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), strengthening its military, humanitarian and disaster relief support capabilities. The arrival of the new aircraft at RAAF Base in Australia marks the fastest C-17A delivery to the RAAF fleet as it is delivered after three months it was ordered from the United States, the company announced Wednesday
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Jordan Receives 16 Retired Cobra Combat Helicopters From Israel For Border Security
July 24, 2015 @ 10:11 AMJordan has received close to 16 retired US supplied Cobra combat helicopters free of charge from Israel to counter insurgents on the Syrian and Iraqi borders. “The handover initiated last year was approved by Washington, which provided mechanical overhauls for the aircraft before they were incorporated free of charge in Jordans existing Cobra fleet,” Reuters quoted an US official as saying Thursday
European Consortium Secures EDF Funding to Develop Multipurpose Unmanned Ground Systems
Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences Begins Production Of Upgraded Skiron-X UAS
Indian MoD Directs Media Against “Live Coverage” Of Indo-Pak Conflict
MiG-35 Jets Deployed Around Moscow to Shoot Down Ukrainian Drones
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...
