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BAE Systems Helo Countermeasures Against Shoulder-fired Missiles Ready For Export
March 3, 2015 @ 08:48 AMBAE Systems announced today that its advanced threat infrared countermeasures (Atirm) system for helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles has been approved by the Pentagon for export. BAE and the US Army developed the system to protect Army helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles
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Despite Falling Oil Revenues, Middle East Defense Procurement Continues To Boom
February 27, 2015 @ 02:00 PMFalling oil prices have not deterred Middle East countries from spending on defense procurement. UAE announced AED 18
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Australian KC-30 Multirole Tanker Transport Operational This Year
February 26, 2015 @ 03:18 PMThe Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport (MRTT) is likely to achieve final operating capability with the Royal Australian Air Force this year. The RAAF has five KC-30As, including one currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Okra
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Eurofighter Typhoon Gets $186 Million Brimstone 2 Missile Upgrade
February 23, 2015 @ 11:55 AMTyphoon combat jet will be integrated with the Brimstone 2 missile under a £165 million makeover deal, representatives of the four-nation program announced at the IDEX defense show on Sunday. The single part of the package is the £72 million deal with BAE Systems to complete integration of MBDA's air-to-ground Brimstone 2, which has won plaudits for its ability to strike small fast-moving targets with low collateral damage during missions in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq
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Lockheed Martin’s VOSS Sensor Program Gets Milestone C Certification
February 11, 2015 @ 10:32 AMMilestone C has certified US Army and Lockheed Martins Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS) program as the standard sensor package on mine resistant ambush-protected vehicles. The final certification is required for transition of quick reaction capability to a program of record, Lockheed said in a statement Monday
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UAE Re-joins Anti-ISIS Airstrikes, Orders F-16 Squadron for Jordan
February 8, 2015 @ 09:12 AMThe UAE has ordered the stationing of a UAE Air Force F-16 squadron in Jordan, marking it return to the coalition airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria and Iraq. The UAE had suspended airstrikes following the brutal murder of a Jordanian F-16 pilot by the ISIS last week
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Russia Delivers Four Mi-28 Attack Helicopters To Iraq
February 3, 2015 @ 11:12 AMRussia has delivered four Mi-28 attack helicopters to Iraq to counter Islamic State (IS), Russian Military Source was quoted as saying by Interfax Sunday. The helicopters were part of earlier contracts Iraq signed worth around $4
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Iran Shows Offs Home-Made Hovercraft
February 2, 2015 @ 02:23 PMIran on Monday unveiled two indigenized hovercrafts in its Northern territorial waters in the Caspian Sea. The Two hovercrafts were unveiled in a ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979) at the Naval base of Bandar Anzali port city in the Northern province of Gilan, FARS news reported
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Religious Extremism, Big Powers’ Dynamics Key Security Concerns: Singapore Def Minister
January 27, 2015 @ 07:58 AMThe threat of religious extremism in Asia stemming from the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the need to monitor the dynamics among US, China and Japan are some of the key security concerns facing Asia. Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen raised these issues in his keynote address at the third International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting in Singapore yesterday
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In Retreat, ISIS As Dangerous As In Attack
January 23, 2015 @ 12:42 PMImprovised explosive devices (IED) were planted in toys by IS militants, while retreating from Iraqi forces. “We have a list of 24 different types of devices they used in this area,” Darwish Mussa Ali, Bomb disposal expert was quoted as saying by Ary News, Iraq based news agency
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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