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Bulgarian President Vetoes $1.26B F-16 Deal
July 24, 2019 @ 02:57 PMBulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the $1.26 billion (2
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Bulgaria To Axe Defense Procurement Projects, Increase Budget Deficit to Finance $1.25B...
July 22, 2019 @ 10:07 AMThe Bulgarian parliament on Friday approved the purchase of 8 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets worth $1.25 Billion (2
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Strained Russia-Ukraine Relations Behind Delay In India's An-32 Upgrade: Report
July 21, 2019 @ 10:55 AMThe reason behind the delay in the upgrade of India's fleet of An-32 aircraft is the strained relationship between Russia and Ukraine, the two countries that supply components of the aircraft. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently admitted in the Parliament that one of the reasons for slow upgrade of An-32 fleet has been the procurement of spares which was hampered because of strained relations between Russia and Ukraine, IANS reported Saturday
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HAL Has Order Book of 12 Su-30MKIs, 61 Engines
July 18, 2019 @ 10:16 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has an order to manufacture 12 Su-30MKI jets and 61 AL-31FP engines at its Nashik and Koraput plants respectively. Indian Minister of State, Defence, Shripad Naik said in a written reply in Parliament yesterday that HAL had prepared a proposal to enhance the Repair and Overhaul (ROH) facility for the AL-31FP engines used in the SU-30MKI fighter
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Bulgaria Okays $1.26 Billion F-16 Purchase, Delivery By 2023
July 11, 2019 @ 06:37 AMBulgaria has signed a $1.26 billion contract with the United States for 8 Lockheed Martin F-16 combat aircraft, delivery of which will be completed by 2023, the country's defense ministry announced Wednesday
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Putin Signs Law Which Cuts Russia's Participation In INF Treaty
July 4, 2019 @ 12:52 PMPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that axes Moscows participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed between the US and Russia in 1987 to avoid a repeat of incidents such as the ‘Cuban Missile Scare. The law, which was backed by parliament was published on the government portal for legal information on July 3, Repors Radio Free Europe
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Norway To Spend 10,000 Working Hours To Estimate Cost Of F-35s After...
July 1, 2019 @ 11:00 AMA core team consisting of ten people will be assigned 10,000 working hours to estimate the price of the F-35 aircraft after a Norwegian newspaper alleged in April that the government inflated the cost of the fighters by NOK 16 billion (almost $1.9 billion)
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High Price Of F-16 May Sway Bulgaria To Favour Eurofighter Typhoon Or...
May 17, 2019 @ 12:41 PMBulgaria is likely to halt negotiations with the US and remove Lockheed Martins F-16 Block 70 jet from the countrys fighter jet procurement plan, to sway the deal in the favour of Eurofighter Typhoon or Saabs Gripen, owing to the high price of the American jet. The Bulgarian Air Force wants to acquire 8 fighters to replace its ageing Russian Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters with a western jet
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India To Purchase 10 Fewer MQ-9 Sea Guardian Drones For Its Navy
May 17, 2019 @ 08:20 AMIndia is likely to approve the proposal to buy 12 MQ-9 Sea Guardian drones from the US for its Navy and not 22 of them for $2 billion as planned last year. “India had plans to purchase 22 Sea Guardian drones for the navy, valued at around $2 billion
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Ukraine to Liquidate Scandal-hit Defence firm Ukroboronprom
April 29, 2019 @ 11:26 AMUkraine is planning to liquidate scandal-hit defence firm Ukroboronprom and replace it with a state agency with broader powers, deputy chairman of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Sergei Krivonos has said. A statement submitted to the country's unicameral parliament on April 24 revealed that the concern and its enterprises have become inefficient
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
Russia Shows All-weather Anti-drone Electronic Warfare System 'Radon-O'
In a First, Australian Army Fires Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile from NASAMS Surface-to-Air...
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...
