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Iran Says will Export Arms, Pompeo Threatens Sanctions
October 19, 2020 @ 12:31 PMFollowing the expiry of UN arms embargo against Iran, Tehran asserted that United States is afraid of its potential for arms exports and hence threatening sanctions against countries that trade in arms with the Islamic republic. “Iran possesses more export potential rather than being a market for purchase [of arms],” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a press conference on Monday, reminding that 90 percent of the countrys defensive needs are being manufactured indigenously
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Saab Delivers Second GlobalEye Aircraft to UAE
September 30, 2020 @ 01:43 PMSaab announced today it delivered the second GlobalEye aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. This follows Saabs delivery of the first GlobalEye aircraft in April 2020 to the U
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Iran Gears up for Major Defence Exports Ahead of UN Arms Embargo...
September 29, 2020 @ 01:18 PMIran may have sold its Bavar-373 air defence system and Khordad-3 anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria giving an indication that it plans to become a major arms exporter to regimes under sanctions or those unable to afford US or Russian arms. While news of the two high-tech systems sale has not been revealed by either Iran or Syria; indications that a sale may have taken place came from a statement made by Iran's Army spokesman Abu Fadl Shikaraji, "We have deployed some air defense systems to Syria at the request of the government in Damascus
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UK Carrier Embarks Largest Number of Warplanes Ever for NATO Exercises
September 23, 2020 @ 05:36 PMThe UK Navys HMS Queen Elizabeth has embarked the largest number of warplanes ever onto deck as it prepares to take its place at the heart of a UK-led NATO Carrier Strike Group. Two squadrons of F-35B stealth jets, the RAFs 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) and the US Marines Corps VMFA-211 (The Wake Island Avengers), have joined the 65,000-tonne carrier as it sails for exercises with allies in the North Sea
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China Commences Exercises to Test Deploying Dual-Aircraft Carrier Combat Group
September 7, 2020 @ 09:28 AMChinese two aircraft carriers Shandong and Liaoning, embarked on a training voyages in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea respectively last week which Chinese media said was for simultaneous exercises. This is the first time China has deployed two aircraft carriers in exercises simultaneously
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Russian Helicopters Unveils Modernized Mi-171Sh at Army-2020
August 26, 2020 @ 04:37 PMRussian Helicopters presented upgraded Mi-171Sh Storm military transport helicopter at the Army-2020 international military-technical forum. The helicopter, featuring enhanced protection and unique strike capabilities, was manufactured at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
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Iran in talks with Russia over S-400, Pantsir Purchase
August 24, 2020 @ 10:29 AMIran is trying to get its hands on S-400 and Pantsir air defense systems from Russia, with the two parties currently holding negotiations. A source from state-owned Rosoboronexport reportedly revealed during the ongoing Army-2020 Forum that Tehran is looking to soon place a mega order for four S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries, besides acquiring 40 Tor-M2 and Pantsir systems
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Turkey Hires Washington Lobbyist to Help Clear Helicopter Sale to Pakistan
August 19, 2020 @ 01:19 PMTurkey has hired a Washington law firm to lobby with the US administration for securing an export licence which will help complete a $1.5 billion sale of ATAK helicopters to Pakistan
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India to Implement Ban on Import of Transport Aircraft, Light Combat Helicopters,...
August 9, 2020 @ 05:37 AMIndian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced embargo on import of 101 types of military equipment in an attempt to develop and promote indigenous weapons. "The Ministry of Defence is now ready for a big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative
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Iran’s First Military Satellite Beams images of US Bases in Middle East...
July 30, 2020 @ 08:51 AMIrans Nour (Light)-1 military satellite has relayed image of the United States biggest airbase in West Asia in its first attempt at imaging from the space since launch in April this year. The Aerospace Division of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that launched and controls the satellite, provided an image of the al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar that the space bird had taken using the “mosaic imaging” method, Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Claims 70 Ukrainian Troops Neutralized Following Attempted Belgorod Invasion
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
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...
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...