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Russia Deploys Land-to-Ship Missile Systems In Kuril Islands Off Japan’s Hokkaido

September 3, 2019 @ 09:42 AM

Russia has deployed Bastion land-to-ship missile systems on two islands in the northern portion of the Kuril islands chain, off Japans Hokkaido, completing Russias defensive line stretching from the Kamchatka Peninsula to Hokkaido. The installed missile systems were moved from Kamchatka Peninsula to Paramushir and Matua islands in the chain
Taiwan's $8B F-16Vs Said To Be Of 'Downgraded Standards,' Govt Rejects Claim...

August 31, 2019 @ 03:27 PM

Taiwan's newly ordered $8 billion-worth 66 F-16V fighters are of downgraded standards and may not include ammunition and other accessories, Taiwanese media have claimed. The island nation has agreed to pay about $110-120 million per jet, way less than net price of "weaponised" Bulgarian F-16
Irkut Corp Starts Preparations for Mass Production of MC-21 Airliner

August 29, 2019 @ 09:29 AM

Irkut Corp of Russia has started tooling, raw material sourcing and other preparations for the mass-production of the MC-21-300 passenger aircraft even as the airliner is undergoing its final set of certification tests. Ravil Hakimiv, General Director of Irkut together other company executives said during a press conference at MAKS 2019 event in Moscow that all the main confirmation tests to prove the main characteristics of the aircraft had been completed
Russia’s MC-21 Airliner to Debut at MAKS-2019

August 26, 2019 @ 12:13 PM

Irkut Corporation will present MC-21-300 new generation passenger aircraft for the first time at Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019. The aircraft participating the MAKS flying display is the FTV-1, which has performed maiden flight
Iran Details Features of Bavar-373 Air defence System

August 23, 2019 @ 12:18 PM

The Bavar-373 is a mobile missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy incoming hostile targets. The system employs missiles that have a maximum range of 300 kilometers
Sri Lankan Navy Commissions China-Gifted Frigate

August 23, 2019 @ 02:25 AM

Sri Lanka Navy renamed China-gifted frigate "P625" as "Parakramabahu" and commissioned it into naval service. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan, Defense Attache of the Chinese Embassy Senior Colonel Xu Jianwei and Sri Lanka senior military officers and government officials attended the ceremony
Raytheon, US Navy Complete First Test of Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar

August 22, 2019 @ 05:44 AM

Raytheon and the United States Navy completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V) 2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) built for aircraft carriers and future frigates, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, VA. In the first test the radar searched for, detected, identified and tracked numerous targets – including commercial aircraft
US Tests Cruise Missile, First After INF Treaty Withdrawal

August 20, 2019 @ 07:09 AM

The United States (US) test-fired a new ground-launched cruise missile on Monday, making it the first test launch after Washington opted out of the Cold War eras Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. “On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:30 p
Bulgaria Completes $1.2B Payment For F-16s

August 13, 2019 @ 08:17 AM

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence on August 8 reportedly transferred $1.2 billion (2
China Starts Week-long Muscle Flexing Military Exercises Near Taiwan

July 29, 2019 @ 12:15 PM

China has started military exercises in both the East and South China Seas near Taiwan in a clear message that it could invade the island from two sides. According to two navigation restriction notices issued by maritime safety authorities, the exercise in the East China Sea started at 6pm on Sunday, and is scheduled to conclude at 6pm on Thursday

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