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US Senate Clears Bill To Enhance Military Cooperation With India
June 16, 2016 @ 01:01 PMThe US Senate this week approved a move to enhance military co-operation with India for developing threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical support and intelligence collection and analysis. An amendment titled “to authorise military-to-military exchanges with India”, as passed, asks the Secretary of Defence to ensure that the India-US co-operation is at a level appropriate to enhance engagement between the militaries of the two countries for developing threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical support, intelligence collection and analysis, tactics, techniques and procedures and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, PTI reported
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US Rejects $455 Million Increase In Israel Defense Missile Aid
June 15, 2016 @ 10:35 AMThe White House has rejected Congress proposal to add nearly half a billion dollars to US aid for Israels missile defense program in the 2017 financial year. The Obama administration rejected the Senate bill to raise 2017 aid from $150 million to $605 million
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South China Sea Dispute: Chinese Vessels Prevents Filipino Flag Planting At Panatag
June 14, 2016 @ 01:46 PMThe territorial row in South China Sea has further escalated with an incident where Chinese coast guard vessels prevented members of a Filipino nationalist youth group from planting a Philippine flag on a rocky outcrop at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal last Sunday. The incident between the Chinese and the Kalayaan Atin Ito movement (Freedom Its Ours) took place as the country was commemorating Independence Day and just as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries and China were preparing for a meeting in Kunming to discuss territorial rows in the hotly contested South China Sea, The Philippine Star reported
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Vietnamese Su-30 Fighter Jet Crashes Into The Sea
June 14, 2016 @ 10:28 AMA Vietnamese Air Force Su-30 fighter aircraft crashed into the sea after taking off from Sao Vang airport on a training mission this morning. A local fisherman, said he saw a plane falling down into the sea at around 8:30 a
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Spanish Cristobal Colon Frigate To Undergo Combat System Certification Test
June 14, 2016 @ 04:23 AMSpanish frigate will undergo tests of its combat systems certification for over a period of six-weeks. The certification will be a milestone for the country's shipbuilding industry as well as the Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
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Irkut Announces Price-war Against Boeing 737, Airbus A320 with MC-21 Roll Out
June 8, 2016 @ 03:00 PMIrkut Corporation of Russia today announced a price war in the medium-haul category of airplanes promising to undercut the price of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 by 15%-20%. “Our aircraft will be cheaper to buy, cheaper to operate and offer enhanced passenger comfort”, said Kirill Budaev, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Irkut Corporation, a member of the (United Aircraft Corp) group
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Mexican Navy Christens New Logistic Support Ship
June 8, 2016 @ 01:06 PMThe Mexican navy christened its latest logistic support ship, ARM Isla Maria Madre, during a ceremony on May 27. The ceremony took place at the Port of Guaymas in Sonora
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China’s Marine Surveillance Aircraft Crashes, Crew Members Killed
June 8, 2016 @ 09:59 AMChina's State Oceanic Administration said four crew members were killed when a Marine Surveillance aircraft crashed in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday. The plane was carrying a routine mission to monitor conditions in Zhejiang province whose coastline is dotted with hundreds of islands, the administration said in a statement on its website
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Pakistan Eyes Buying T129 Attack Choppers From Turkey
June 6, 2016 @ 02:30 PMPakistan is in talks with Turkey to buy T129 multi-role T129 attack helicopters. “One of the most important issues between [the two countries] is a deal for T129 attack helicopters,” Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency at a joint press conference after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad Friday
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British Forces "Bomb" Islamic State With Bollywood Music
June 3, 2016 @ 09:28 AMBritish Special Forces troops are using Bollywood music to fight Daesh troops in Libya, as the terrorist group has banned music in several territories that they have control over, believing the music to be un-religious and a dangerous influence. On the advice of a Pakistani-born British Army Intelligence officer Special Forces troops with the Special Boat Service (SBS), the use of Bollywood music is not just to 'annoy' the militia, but to study the exact location and strength of Daesh forces, Sputnik reported
U.S. Firms Turn to Ukraine for Drone Technology
QinetiQ Tests Australia's First High-Power Anti-Drone Laser Prototype
Spanish Navy’s S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ Submarine Completes Key Electrical Test
Dutch Navy Frigate Fires Tomahawk Missile for First Time
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