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US Threatens Elimination of Turkey from F-35 Program
July 24, 2018 @ 11:14 AMThe United States National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 bill released Monday has prohibited the delivery of F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey until the delivery of a report, which would include an assessment of changes in Ankaras participation in the F-35 program. The assessment also includes potential elimination of participation of Turkey in the F-35 program
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US to Exempt India, Indonesia and Vietnam from CAATSA Sanctions
July 24, 2018 @ 10:02 AMThe United States Senate Committee on Armed Services plans to exempt some US strategic allies; India, Indonesia and Vietnam from Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) that allows the nations to buy Russian military equipment without any threat sanctions. “The final piece of legislation will exempt just three countries—India, Indonesia, and Vietnam—from a robust sanctions regime enacted and imposed last year,” Sen
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Russian Defense Ministry Receives New Batch of Mi-8MTV-5 Military Transport Helicopters
July 20, 2018 @ 01:52 PMThe Russian defense ministry received a new batch of five Mi-8MTV-5 military transport helicopters on July 20, it was announced in a corporate press release Friday. During a video conference with the National Center for Defense of the State, the managing director of the Kazan Helicopter Plant, Yuri Pustovgarov, said that the next batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 helicopters had successfully passed all kinds of tests provided for by technical specifications and state contract
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Iran to Start Mass Producing 'Karrar' Main Battle Tank
July 19, 2018 @ 11:46 AMThe Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will begin receiving this year the domestically-built 'Karrar' (Striker) main battle tank which was unveiled in 2017. Deputy Defense Minister Reza Mozaffari-Nia was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency Wednesday that Iran manufactures 50 to 60 tanks every year and that the Karrar will be within that production schedule
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Iran, Pakistan Plan Joint Manufacturing of Defense Equipment
July 18, 2018 @ 01:00 PMIran and Pakistan are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said during his visit to Islamabad. The top military commander Major General Mohammad Baqeri said that the two countries are looking to enhance defense relations and are working on jointly building defense products and present them as joint achievement
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China Begins Large-scale Military Exercise Aimed at Taiwan
July 18, 2018 @ 11:06 AMChina's People's Liberation Army (PLA) began a six-day, large-scale, live-fire military drill in an area of the East China Sea on Wednesday, according to a Chinese media. Taiwans Defense Ministry said that the military has a firm grasp of the activities and was monitoring the Chinese movements closely
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Taiwan Deploys Apache Helicopters to Defend Against "Enemy Landing Corps"
July 18, 2018 @ 09:16 AMTaiwan on Tuesday put into service 15 Boeing Apache attack helicopters, nicknamed "tank killers," for its formidable firepower to defend against a possible invasion by "enemy landing corps." Beijing has been demanding unification of the little island of Taiwan with mainland China
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Philippine Navy To Test Newly Acquired Israeli Spike Missiles This Month
July 17, 2018 @ 08:44 AMThe Philippine Navy will test its newly acquired Israeli missile systems this July, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Monday. The Spike-ER surface-to-surface missile systems from Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be tested on July 17 and 18 and from July 24 to 26 within Corregidor Island, Defense Spokesman Arsenio Andolong said
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ISI Organizes Russian, Chinese, Iranian Spy Chiefs Meet in Pakistan
July 11, 2018 @ 10:55 AMRussian, Chinese, Iranian and Pakistani intelligence directors met in Islamabad to discuss regional cooperation to combat the Islamic State in Afghanistan. The meeting was held in Pakistan and included the participation of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) under the Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and was attended by senior officials from Pakistan, Russia, Iran and China, Sergei Ivanov, Spokesperson for SVR was quoted as saying by
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Taiwan’s Submarine Program Receives Six Foreign Design Proposals
July 11, 2018 @ 08:45 AMSix foreign companies have reportedly submitted design proposals for Taiwans ‘Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) program aimed at building a fleet of eight diesel-electric submarines to replace four aging vessels,
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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...
