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Saudi Seeks Israeli Military Help To Support New Crown Prince?

June 23, 2017 @ 03:32 PM

Saudi Arabia's King Salman made his son Mohammed bin Salman next in line to the throne on Wednesday as the Kingdom seeks to transform economy by 2030 and reduce the countrys reliance on oil revenue. Mohammed bin Salman replaces his cousin, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a veteran security chief who led the Saudi campaign against Islamic State and al Qaeda
Indian Navy To Deploy L & T Built Floating Dock At Andaman

June 23, 2017 @ 12:52 PM

Indian Navy is planning to deploy an additional floating dock at Port Blair, which is very close to the Strait of Malacca that connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea. The move is aimed at strengthening naval power on the eastern coastline
Japan Orders Three Additional Airbus H225 Helicopters

June 21, 2017 @ 09:01 AM

Airbus Helicopters has won a contract to deliver three additional H225s to Japan Coast guard. With the new order, the JCG will have a total of nine helicopters by February 2020
Iran Launches Six ‘Zulfiqar’ Ballistic Missiles At ISIS Targets In Syria: Local...

June 20, 2017 @ 11:41 AM

Iran launched series of ballistic missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria on Sunday, in response to ISIS double terror attack in Tehran last week, local media reports. The missiles, which were variously estimated to be between four and six in number, were reportedly launched against Takfiri (extremist) terrorists key sites in Syrias eastern region of Deir Ez-zor by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Irkut MC-21 Flight Tested with Landing Gear Retraction- Paris Air Show 2017

June 19, 2017 @ 12:53 PM

Russias airliner MC-21 today performed another flight with the landing gear retraction and extension at Irkut aviation plant. The prototype MC-21- 300 aircraft performed a flight within the program of in-plant development tests, the companys press release states
USAF F/A-18 Fighter Shoots Syrian Su-22 Jet On Bombing Mission, Pilot Missing...

June 19, 2017 @ 11:57 AM

A USAF F/A-18 fighter jet, part of the US-led coalition shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 on a bombing mission against anti-government forces. The US led coalition said that it dropped bombs on American backed forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in northern Syria
Indonesia Deploys Sukhoi 30 Jets Against Possible ISIS Infiltration From Philippines

June 19, 2017 @ 10:14 AM

Indonesias military has bolstered its border security with three Sukhoi jets to drive away the Islamic State Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from crossing the border from southern Philippines into the Indonesian territory. Chief of the Air Force base in Tarakan, Colonel Didik Krisyanto was quoted as saying by Antara news Sunday that the three Sukhoi aircraft, arrived on Friday to stay for a month in Tarakan to help forestall possible infiltration of the radicals from entering Indonesia after large scale offensive by the Philippine government military
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $3 Billion For US Marines’ Amphibious Assault Ship, LHA

June 17, 2017 @ 03:53 AM

Huntington Ingalls Awarded $3 Billion Contract For US Marines Amphibious Assault Ship Huntington Ingalls Industries was yesterday awarded a US$3 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8). Ingalls was awarded the original long-lead material contract for the third ship in the America (LHA 6) class on June 30, 2016
Russia Suspects US Deploying HIMRAS Rocket Launchers in Syria To Attack Assad...

June 16, 2017 @ 12:30 PM

Russian is suspecting that United States is likely to attack Syrian soldiers with the HIMARS multiple rocket systems as Washington has earlier moved the launchers to the al-Tanf military base in Syria from Jordan. However, "the range of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is not enough to support the US-backed units of the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting against the Islamic State terror group in Raqqa," , the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday
US Navy To Modernize Obsolete Reagan-Era Frigates For Redeployment

June 15, 2017 @ 12:38 PM

US Navy is eyeing to modernize obsolete Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to bring it back to service in a move to achieve its goal of a 355-ship fleet. "The move is worth, if the cost of upgrading the obsolete vessels does not turn to be expensive," the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm

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