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Denmark To Take Part In Removing Chemical Weapons From Libya
August 19, 2016 @ 04:50 PMThe Danish parliament has given green signal to the governmental proposal for the country to participate in a UN-backed international maritime operation to remove chemical weapons from Libya. Currently, the two Danish vessels have got the permission to remove the remaining chemical weapons in Libya, Ritzau news agency reported
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Russia To Turn Syrian Base To Fully Operational Facility
August 11, 2016 @ 12:39 PMRussia plans to turn the Hmeymim base in Syria into a fully operational facility for its armed forces. "After an agreement on its legal status, Hmeymim will become a base of Russian armed forces, all the appropriate infrastructure will be built there and our servicemen will live in decent conditions," Franz Klintsevich, the first deputy chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council (the upper house of Russia's parliament) was quoted as saying in an interview with the Russian Izvestia newspaper
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Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster Aircraft Underutilized: CAG Report
July 27, 2016 @ 10:19 AMIndias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its report tabled in the Parliament Tuesday, has slammed both the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Boeing for various shortcomings in $2.7 billion contract for the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft
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Indian Carrier-Borne MiG-29K Serviceability Unsatisfactory: Government Auditor
July 27, 2016 @ 08:30 AMIndias only aircraft carrier capable aircraft, the MiG-29K suffers from an unsatisfactory serviceability rate ranging from 15.93 per cent to 37
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British Parliament Votes To Renew Its Nuclear-Armed Submarine Fleet
July 19, 2016 @ 12:10 PMBritish parliament on Monday voted to replace its aging fleet of nuclear-armed submarines with new vessels. Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government is committed to keeping the country's nuclear arsenal, a powerful but costly symbol of the country's military status that consists of four Royal Navy submarines armed with Trident missiles
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German Army Plans 20000 Additional Recruitment: White Paper
July 18, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe German Defense Ministry has released a new plan outlining the country's future defense and security policies. The Bundeswehr, seen domestically as overstretched, underfunded and beset by equipment failures, is now set to see its budget boosted and will implement its first increase in troop strength since it was a conscript army in the Cold War
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Debuts Dual Role Version Of M-346 Trainer At Farnborough Airshow
July 11, 2016 @ 08:50 AMA new dual role version of M-346 jet trainer, a Leonardo-Finmeccanica built aircraft has been launched on the eve of the Farnborough Air Show 2016, held from July 11-17, in London, UK. The aircraft known as the M-346FT will fly at the Farnborough Air Show on Monday and Tuesday and will be ready for service within two years, company officials were quoted as saying by Defense News at the show yesterday
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Saudi Arabia To Receive 200 Armored Vehicles For Lebanon From France
July 7, 2016 @ 05:40 PMSaudi Arabia is set to receive 100 VAB Mk3 6X6 armored personnel carriers and 100 Sherpa light tactical vehicles for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) it ordered from France. The armored vehicles are part of a $3 billion package from to Lebanon
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US Shelves Plans To Provide Afghanistan With More Armored Vehicles
July 5, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThe US has decided not to supply around 300 additional armored vehicles to support Afghanistan in its fight against Taliban citing budgetary reasons. The decision not to supply extra vehicles, taken largely for budgetary reasons, remains a sore point, as local forces struggle to implement a US-led push to get them off bases and into active battle against a resilient insurgency, Reuters reported Tuesday
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Germany To Up Defence Spending in Post-Brexit Europe
June 30, 2016 @ 01:11 PMGermany will increase its military spending exceeding by 1.2 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) following Britains exit from the European Union
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...