The U.S and Israel today announced what they called a “a significant step in U
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The second edition of the Security and Defence Exhibition (SDE) in Baghdad this week saw some 54 companies from 13 countries hawking their wares to an Iraqi government which has seen the nations military might devastated over the past 10 years. All are eyeing the estimated $16
Russia sold weapons worth $2.5 billion to militaries around the world in the first two months of 2013, according to the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation
Ukraine has come under fire after a senior Iraqi official accused the country of delivering low-quality armored personnel carriers and breaching the delivery terms of a contract signed in 2009. “A probe into Ukrainian arms deliveries to Iraq revealed corruption with regard to Part 3 of the contract, concerning the sale of 420 armored personnel carriers, of which only about 100 have been delivered to date despite the fact that the contract was ratified several years ago,” Shiwan Muhammad Taha, a member of the Iraqi parliaments security and defense commission, said in an interview with RIA Novosti
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The evolution of this decade's most fearsome weapon was initiated with the delivery of the MC-130J Combat Shadow II by Eglin Air Force Base. About 37 MC-130Js will be upgraded to the AC-130J Ghostrider, as part of the $2
The U.S Navy announced today that it has delivered two 60-meter Offshore Support Vessels (OSV 1/ OSV 2) to the Iraqi navy on December 19
Lockheed Martin has delivered a C-130J Super Hercules to the Iraqi Air Force with another two en route. Iraq will receive another three C-130J aircraft in 2013
The successful delivery of the first three upgraded MiG 29 aircraft to the Indian Air Force could open doors for JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation to upgrade similar aircraft in other countries. The company has been facing losses as several nations such as Algeria, Malaysia, and Lebanon are retiring their MiG 29 aircraft in favor of other manufacturers citing reliability and durability problems