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Iran Appoints New Quds Force Commander Following Soleimani Assassination
January 4, 2020 @ 10:26 AMIrans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has appointed deputy commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Esmaeil Qa'ani, as the new commander following the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani in United States airstrikes. "Following the martyrdom of the glorious general Qasem Soleimani, I name Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa'ani as the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps," the Leader said in a statement posted on his official website
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US to Deploy Patriots in Middle East as Iran Puts Ballistic Missle...
January 3, 2020 @ 01:30 PMIran has reportedly put all of its ballistic missile bases "on high alert" and the US plans to deploy Patriot air defense systems in the Middle East as US-Iran tensions rise after the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Quds Forces in US air strikes. "IRGC Aerospace Force has put all of its ballistic missile bases on high-alert
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Did Trump Order Soleimani Killing to Boost Re-election Prospects?
January 3, 2020 @ 09:59 AMQasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Quds Force, was killed in a US airstrike approved by President Trump in Baghdad in the early hours of Friday. As Trump enters an election year buoyed by improved economic data over the Obama years, the Soleimani hit may bolster his tough commander-in-chief credentials just as the Osama Bin Laden kill did to President Obama
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Iranian General Qasem Soleimani Killed in US Airstrike
January 3, 2020 @ 07:41 AMQasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Quds Force, was killed in an drone strike carried out by the United States in Baghdad in the early hours of Friday. The “decisive defensive action” of eliminating the powerful Iranian general was ordered by US President Donald Trump, a Pentagon
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Malaysia May Become First International Customer of Russia MC-21 Jetliner
December 30, 2019 @ 12:29 PMExport of MC-21 airplane to Malaysia, which has signed a ‘soft agreement to buy the jetliner may start in 2023, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Monday to Rossiya-24 TV Channel. "Commercial deliveries will start in 2021
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Lockheed To Upgrade Hellenic Air Force F-16 Jets for $280M
December 28, 2019 @ 09:39 AMGreece has awarded US defense company Lockheed Martin $280 million to upgrade the Hellenic Air Forces fleet of F-16 fighter jets over the net seven years. The modernisation contract was signed this week after finalizing details on Lockheed's use of a Greek subcontractor, Athens-Macedonia agency reported on Friday
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Turkish Aerospace Inaugurates First Office in Pakistan
December 26, 2019 @ 01:05 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has set up a new office in Pakistan, weeks after Islamabad hosted a Turkish defense exhibition on its soil for the first time. "We have launched our new office at Pakistan's National Science & Technology Park
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Syria blames US for Mystery Drone Attacks on its Oil Refineries
December 24, 2019 @ 01:08 PMSyria has held the United States accountable for the December 21 drone strikes carried out at Homs oil refinery and al-Rayan Gas station. “The United States, using its illegal military base in Al-Tanf, sent unmanned aerial vehicles to Homs and carried out airstrikes on oil refining infrastructure," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was quoted as saying by UAWire
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Chilean C-130 Disappears En Route to Antarctic Base
December 10, 2019 @ 06:20 AMA C-130 Hercules transport plane belonging to Chiles Air Force with 38 people on board has disappeared over Antarctica. The aircraft took off from Punta Arenas and lost radio contact on its way to Chile's Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva base, on Antarctica's King George Island
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Russian Arctic to be Shielded by S-400s by Year-end
December 9, 2019 @ 01:43 PMRussian battalion in the Northern Fleet will be equipped with S-400 air defense systems to shield the Russian Arctic region from aerial threats, by the end of this year. "This year, S-400 systems will enter service with the air defense missile regiment stationed on Novaya Zemlya
Philippines Awaits Formal U.S. Offer on Proposed F-16 Fighter Jet Deal
Ukraine Tests First Swedish Saab-340 AEW Aircraft
Ammunition Depot Near Moscow On Fire, Ukrainian Sabotage Suspected
Rostec Begins Testing ‘Friend or Foe’ System for 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...
