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Russia to Supply 12 Su-35 Fighter Jets to Egypt for $2 Billion
March 18, 2019 @ 08:44 AMRussia has signed an estimated $2 billion contract for the supply of about 12 Su-35 multi-role fighter jets to Egypt. The agreement for the supply of ‘over two dozen aircraft and aviation aids will amount to $2 billion
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Ukraine Orders Six Bayraktar Combat Drones from Turkey
January 14, 2019 @ 12:00 PMThe Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced Saturday that Kiev is buying six Bayraktar TB2 combat drones from Turkey. According to a report by Turkish media agency,
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US Sanctions Halt Composite Material Supply to Russian MC-21 Airliner
January 10, 2019 @ 09:58 AMRussia has appealed against a US decision to impose sanctions against Aerocomposit, a company tasked with making wings made from lightweight composite material for its MC-21-300 airliner project which is currently undergoing prototype testing. Earlier Kommersant business daily wrote that the deliveries of materials for MC-21s composite wings from the United States and Japan were halted due to the US sanctions against Aerocomposit
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Armenia Negotiating Purchase of Su-30SM Fighters from Russia
November 15, 2018 @ 08:49 AMArmenia is negotiating the purchase of Su-30 fighter jets from Russia, the countrys acting Defense Minister, David Tonoyan said Monday. Tonoyan also said that no decision has been made to buy Swedish multipurpose Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighters for the Armenian Air Force, despite reports in the media
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Egyptian MiG-29M Fighter Jet Crashes due to ‘technical glitch,’ Pilot Ejects
November 5, 2018 @ 10:59 AMAn Egyptian MiG-29M fighter jet crashed during a training exercise Saturday, which the countrys air force attributed to a “technical glitch in the control tools.” The Russian-made MiG-29M is the latest generation MiG-29 and part of a batch of aircraft delivered to Cairo earlier this year
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Russia to Loan Cuba $50 Million to Buy Weapons
October 28, 2018 @ 11:45 AMRussia will grant Cuba a loan of $50 million to buy defence equipment such as armored vehicles and helicopters. Document approving the purchase are expected to be signed during the Cuban-Russian intergovernmental commission on trade and scientific-technical cooperation to be held in Havana tomorrow, Kommersant newspaper reported Saturday quoting unnamed Russian sources
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Russian Research Facilities in a Soup over Hypersonic Missile Tech Leak to...
July 23, 2018 @ 09:36 AMRussias Federal Security Services (FSB) has raided two research facilities linked to space agency, Roskosmos over suspected leak of secret hypersonic missile technology to the West from inside the research labs. This morning the FSB investigation group started searches in the offices of the employees of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (TsNIIMash), as well as in the office of Director of the Research and Analysis Center of the United Missile and Space Corporation Dmitry Payson,
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Turkey Pitches Joint Production of S-500 Defense Systems with Russia
June 14, 2018 @ 11:14 AMTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed interest in the joint production of new generation S-500 air and missile defense system with Russia. “I have contacted President Putin with a proposal about the joint production of the S-500,” Erdogan said in an interview with 24 TV Thursday
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High Tech Weaponry in Russia's Arms Procurement Program
February 27, 2018 @ 03:07 PMRussia's new state arms procurement program for 2018-2028 has been signed by President Vladimir Putin, which includes robotics, intelligence systems, UAVs and precision ammunition, among other things. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper that the new program had been prepared based on the experience of use of weapons and military equipment in combat conditions in Syria
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Russia-Saudi S-400 Missile System Deal Enters Technical Discussions Stage
February 19, 2018 @ 12:20 PMNegotiations on sale of Russian S-400 missile systems to Saudi Arabia have entered the technical and logistics details stage. "Regarding the S-400, detail discussions are continuing between the two sides on the final arrangements of this
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
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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...