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Leonardo to Provide pre-flight Threat Simulation Support to UK MoD
July 3, 2018 @ 10:05 AMLeonardo will provide 5 years support to UK MoD for its pre-flight threat simulation equipment for multiple air platforms. The unique capability assurance solution delivers through the supply of specialist RF-emitting equipment that ensures a defensive aids suite which will work correctly during a mission
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Saudi Arabia Launches Land-mine clearing Project in Yemen
June 26, 2018 @ 07:27 AMThe King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) announced on Monday the Saudi project for land mine clearance to rid the country of some 800,000 mines at a cost of US$40 million. Adviser at the Royal Court and KSRelief Supervisor General Dr
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BAE Systems Wins $198 Million to Deliver 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles to...
June 20, 2018 @ 01:52 PMThe US Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a $198 million contract to deliver an initial 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), with options for a total of 204 vehicles which could be worth up to $1.2 billion
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Saab to Provide Additional Functionality for UAE’s GlobalEye Airborne Warning System
June 18, 2018 @ 12:56 PMSaab has received an order from the United Arab Emirates for additional functionality for the advanced airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) solution GlobalEye for an approximate $39 million. The UAE placed its first order for GlobalEye in November 2015
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US, UK, France Block Central African Republic's Request for Chinese Arms
June 15, 2018 @ 02:01 PMThe US, France and the UK have put on hold, a request from the Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of Chinese Weapons deliveries for its national forces. All the three nations have raised concerns about the use of lethal equipment CAR requested that include Chinese-made armored vehicles, machine guns, tear gas grenades and other weaponry for its army and police
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Oshkosh Showcases Special Purposes All-Terrain Vehicle at SOFEX 2018
May 9, 2018 @ 04:41 PMOshkosh Defense, LLC is showcasing its Special Purposes All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV) at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX), taking place May 8-10 in Amman, Jordan. The S-ATV is lightweight and agile, with a modular design to meet a diverse range of mission requirements for armed forces in the United States, Middle East, and around the world
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India Unveils Prototype of Quad Launcher for BrahMos Missiles
May 7, 2018 @ 04:22 PMIndia is aiming to achieve 75 per cent localisation for the worlds fastest supersonic cruise missile ‘BrahMos in the next six months and has successfully designed and built a prototype of the Quad Launcher for the homegrown missiles. The Quad launcher is designed for supersonic cruise missiles in an inclined configuration on-board the Indian navy ships
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Iranian Anti-aircraft Missiles Destroyed In Israeli F-15 Jets’ Attack On Syrian Military...
May 3, 2018 @ 04:15 PMIsraels F-15 fighter jets carried out strikes a Syrian military base near Hama on Sunday destroying a shipment of anti-aircraft missiles stored by Iran in the facility, NBC news reports. Citing unnamed American sources, the report said Iran has delivered weapons to the military base, including surface-to-air missiles, adding that Iran in the past two weeks has increased cargo flights to Syria with weapons shipments, which includes small arms and anti-aircraft missiles
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Leonardo Demos AW159 Wildcat Helicopter To Malaysia’s Armed Forces
April 18, 2018 @ 10:23 AMLeonardo, with the support of the UKs 847 Naval Air Squadron, presented its AW159 Wildcat helicopter to Malaysias Armed Forces at Royal Malaysian Navy Base Lumut and Leonardo Helicopters facility at Subang Airport, near Kuala Lumpur last week. The two AW159 Wildcatsare part of the French Navys five month amphibious deployment, Exercise Jeanne dArc, to the Middle East, Asia and South Pacific and are embarked on the helicopter assault ship FS Dixmude to provide a battlefield reconnaissance capability to the deployed forces
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Turkish-designed Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker Completes Maiden Sea Trials
April 13, 2018 @ 04:59 PMTurkish defense contractor STM announced Thursday the first successful sea trials of the 158-meter Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT), built in cooperation with Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works. According to STM's website the ship embarked on its maiden voyage on March 31, 2018, Anadolu Agency reports
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
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...
