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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
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Global Hawk Joins NATO Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Exercise
July 9, 2014 @ 08:25 AMGlobal Hawk took part in Unified Vision 2014 (UV14), NATO's largest trial of Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) capability. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, a derivative of the Global Hawk
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Iraq’s New Sukhoi Jets Likely From Iran
July 3, 2014 @ 12:24 PMThe Iraq Air Force reportedly received over a dozen of Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircrafts from Russia to reinforce its forces in their battle against militant offensive. In a video released on Wednesday by the defense ministry, three Sukhois shown landing are likely from Iran, media reports reported
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Al-Qaeda Launches Improved Encryption Platforms, Crytography Programs
June 23, 2014 @ 02:10 PMIn response to Edward Snowden's revelations, terrorist organization Al-Qaeda has adopted “stronger encryption techniques to bypass the standard cryptographic protections in its various communications”. The U
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
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As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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