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Wedgetail Aircraft Declared Ready For Operations
May 28, 2015 @ 12:30 PMThe six E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft have been declared fully operationally ready after it has directed Australian and coalition aircraft in strike missions against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for 1200 hours. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews was quoted as saying by various reports on Wednesday that Australia now had the most advanced air battle space management capability in the world
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India To Clear Apache, Chinook Helicopter Deals Soon
May 27, 2015 @ 12:04 PMThe Indian defence ministry has cleared more than $3.1 billion worth two deals to buy US-built attack and heavy-lift helicopters for equipping the Indian Air Force, Hindustan Times reported Tuesday
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US Anti-Tank Weapons To Reach Iraq Next Week
May 23, 2015 @ 07:06 AMUS Defense Department announced Thursday that it is supplying 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Iraq to help Iraqi forces to fight against the Islamic State (IS), various media reported Friday. The weapons will reach next week, said the department spokesman Steve Warren
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China Offers Missile-Firing Drones To Jordan
May 16, 2015 @ 10:21 AMChina is offering to sell Jordan missile-firing drones to fight against Islamic State following the US delay to aid, Washington Times reported Friday. Jordan urgently needed drones as ISIL captured one of the F-16 pilots and burned him alive
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General Dynamics Unveils First Two Peruvian Cayman Armored Vehicles
May 8, 2015 @ 02:01 PMGeneral Dynamics Land Systems Canada unveiled Thursday the two first LAV-II "Cayman" 8x8 armored vehicles of the 32 ordered in mid-2014 by the Peruvian Armed Forces. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony in London, Ontario, Commandant of the Peruvian Navy, Admiral Edmundo Deville del Campo said, “the Cayman will be used to patrol the coast, as well as lakes and rivers, as the Peruvian Marines prepare for expansion next year
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US Sells $395 Million Ammunitions To Iraq
May 6, 2015 @ 04:07 PMUS Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Tuesday that it has approved sale of $395 million worth Ammunitions to Iraq. Iraq had placed a request for 5,000 81mm High Explosive Mortar Ammunition, 684,000 M203 40mm High Explosive Ammunition, 532,000 MK19 40mm High Explosive Dual Purpose Ammunition, and 40,000 155mm High Explosives
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US Marine Gen Joseph Dunford Jr Likely To Be Next Joint Chiefs...
May 5, 2015 @ 02:26 PMUS Marine Gen.Joseph Dunford Jr is likely to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff succeeding Army Gen
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Australia To Buy Two Additional Globemaster III Transport Aircraft
April 10, 2015 @ 03:19 PMAustralian Government Today announced that it has decided to acquire two additional Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft for its Air Forces existing fleet of six lift aircraft. The acquisition of the two additional C-17s – and associated equipment and facilities – represents an investment of $1 billion in Australias security and the ability of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to respond to a range of contingencies
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Iraqi Trainee, Jordanian Lt.Col. Killed in T67 Firefly Crash
April 6, 2015 @ 03:32 PMThe Jordans light military training aircraft T67 Firefly crashed during a routine military exercise on Monday morning. The crash killed a Jordanian lieutenant colonel and his Iraqi trainee, during a routine training exercise, said Colonel Mamdouh al-Amiri, spokesman for the Jordanian military, Press Tv reported Monday
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Patriot Missile Systems Of US Allies To Be Upgraded By Raytheon
March 21, 2015 @ 09:14 AMRaytheons Integrated Defense Systems recently has won a $212.6 million contract to provide upgrades to the Patriot missile system purchased by US allies
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
Russian Forces Deploy Homemade Chemical Munitions on Drones
U.S. Army Orders Oshkosh PLS A2 Trucks Worth $95M
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...
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...