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Elta, Triton Expected to Bag Contracts from Philippines
January 4, 2016 @ 08:25 AMThe Philippines Defense Department is expected to award military modernization projects to Elta System Ltd and Triton Communication Corp for the supply of air surveillance radars and drones respectively. Data obtained by The STAR showed that the military projects awaiting the issuance of notices of award are the air surveillance radars worth P2
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Russia-Iran Agreement on Helicopter Maintenance Center
December 24, 2015 @ 09:52 AMRussian Helicopters and its Iranian partners signed an agreement for the technical evaluation of the IHSRC plant for developing after-sales service for Mi-8/17 helicopters. Russian Helicopters has held talks with Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) as part of the Trade and Industry Dialogue: Russia-Iran 2015 exhibition, Rostec said in a statement Tuesday
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NATO's First Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Takes To Skies
December 22, 2015 @ 08:38 AMNorthrop Grumman and NATOs Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) successfully tested an AGS derivative of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. “The NATOs first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft is part of a system that will allow NATO to meet the requirements of emerging situations around the world
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Rosoboronexport To Tighten Export Rules To Combat Counterfeiting
December 21, 2015 @ 09:59 AMRussia is working on a stricter legal and regulatory framework for companies offering repair services abroad for previously supplied military equipment without appropriate license issued by the Russian authority. A meeting of the Economic and Information Security Section of Rosoboronexport discussed issues of combating unfair competition in military-technical co-operation (MTC) including supply of counterfeit spare parts and material maintenance by unlicensed organizations, the company said in a statement December 9, 2015
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Russian Helicopters To Overhaul Egyptian Mi-8T and Mi-17 Chopper Facility
December 15, 2015 @ 10:57 AMRussian Helicopters will supply required equipment and training and technical assistance in repairing Mi-8T and Mi-17-1V helicopters with the Egyptian Air Force. The company will retrofit the existing maintenance and repair facility at the plant in Helwan and offer technical assistance in the repair of the choppers, the company said in a statement last Friday
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Orbital ATK Patents Helicopter Protection System Against Airborne Threats
December 11, 2015 @ 12:54 PMOrbital ATK has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Helicopter Active Protection System (HAPS), a system to protect helicopters against airborne threats. This represents the first patent awarded to Orbital ATK for its development of methods and systems of active protection from aerial threats by dispensing a kill vehicle from either aerial or ground platforms, the company said in a press release Thursday
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Indian Navy To Issue RFP For First Refit Of INS Vikramaditya Aircraft...
December 10, 2015 @ 10:29 AMIndian Navy will soon be issuing a Request For Proposal (RFP) to carry out the first refit of its newest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya which is set for overhaul by September 2016. “Dry docking of an aircraft carrier is a critical task and the Navy has asked the two shipyards to ready their existing infrastructure to meet the requirement
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Islamic State Uses Weapons, Ammunition Seized From Iraqi Army: Amnesty International
December 8, 2015 @ 10:29 AMPoorly regulated arms flow and careless handling on the ground in Iraq for decades has led to Islamic State (IS) to get weapons, ammunition and equipment that were looted from the Iraqi army. In a report by Amnesty International that draws expert analysis of thousands of videos and images, ‘Taking Stock: The arming of the IS catalogues how IS fighters are using arms, mainly looted from Iraqi military stocks, which were manufactured and designed in more than two dozen countries, including Russia, China the USA and EU states
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Yemeni Rebel Army Wreck Six Saudi Warship With Missiles Since October; Iranian...
December 5, 2015 @ 10:25 AMThe Yemeni rebel army with a backing from Houthi Ansarullah movement have hit a sixth Saudi warship by a missile since October 7 this year. According to PressTv which quoted a Yemeni Arabic al-Masirah news website, the Yemeni rebel army hit a Saudi military vessel by a missile off Mukha coast in Taizz early on Saturday
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Mig-35 Jet Fighters To Receive Platform-Less Inertial Navigation System
December 5, 2015 @ 08:24 AMRussian multirole fighter jets will be equipped with a platform-less inertial navigation system. “The MiG-35 will receive the navigation system
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
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Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U