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Spain Will Deploy Patriot Missile Battery To Turkey After Netherlands Backs Out
September 18, 2014 @ 10:21 AMSpanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday that his country will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey's southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative replacing the Netherlands' contribution to the deployment. The announcement comes soon after the Netherlands said it no longer had the resources to keep its batteries deployed, and will end its contribution to the initiative at the end of January 2015, according to Reuters
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Netherlands To Increase Defense Spending By $129 Million From 2015
September 17, 2014 @ 09:18 AMNetherlands King Willem-Alexander announced an increase in defence spending Wednesday as a result of global conflicts including the downing the MH17 flight over Ukraine. The Dutch government will increase its defence spending by 100 million euros ($129 million) per year from 2015, the king said at his traditional opening of parliament speech, which this year marks the 200th anniversary of the Dutch kingdom
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UK sells 123 Surplus Recon Vehicles To Latvia
September 4, 2014 @ 02:40 PMUK has sold surplus 123 combat reconnaissance armored vehicles to Latvia in a $64.6million package, the UK ministry of defense said in a statement
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Germany Ready To Deliver Weapons Worth $91 Million To Kurdish Forces
September 3, 2014 @ 09:01 AMGermany has agreed to deliver weapons and munitions worth a total $91 million to Kurdish forces in northern Iraq in their fight against Islamic State (IS). The weapons will be delivered in three tranches to a secure region of Iraq that has not been affected by the civil war, according to the German Defense Ministry
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Mexican Navy Receives Beechcraft T-6C+ Military Trainers
August 22, 2014 @ 02:27 PMBeechcraft Corporation has delivered two T-6C+ military trainers ordered earlier this year to the Mexican Navy Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), as well as one King Air 350ER. “Being chosen by the Mexican Navy for this modernization program shows a superior level of confidence not only in Beechcraft products to fill its mission requirements, but in the product support well provide as part of the agreement,” said Russ Bartlett, president, Beechcraft Defense Company
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Rosoboronexport Supplied Weapons Worth $5.1 billion In First-Half Of 2014
August 12, 2014 @ 10:59 AMRosboronexport, Russias main weapons exporter supplied approximately $5.1 billion worth of military goods in the first half of 2014, according to Director General Anatoly Isaykin
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US Supports Iraq With More Hellfire Missiles
July 30, 2014 @ 02:45 PMLockheed Martin has won a $700 million Hellfire missiles contract for Iraq, the defense Security Cooperation agency reported. The contract involves sale of 5000 AGM-114/N/R Hellfire missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support
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Business to Boom For Rosoboronexport Despite US Sanctions Threat
July 24, 2014 @ 02:53 PMRosoboronexport could benefit from a growing demand for low priced arms despite the looming threat of US sanctions. The Obama administration has passed international sanctions against Kalashnikov, the Russian automatic weapons manufacturer but is yet to take a decision against Rosoboronexport which exports most of Russias ships, tanks, aircraft and other heavy weapons
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South Korea Joint Chiefs Endrose Home Built Fighter Jets
July 18, 2014 @ 01:22 PMSouth Koreas KF-X program costing up to $8.2 billion could soon be developed
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Czechs To Sell 13 Combat Jets To U.S. Draken
July 15, 2014 @ 09:17 AMCzech Defense ministry has signed a $12 million deal for the sale of 13 subsonic L-159 combat jets to Draken in the US. Draken placed a bid last November to buy 14 of the L-159 planes with an option for 14 more
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...
