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US Arms Find East-European Market After Russia’s Crimean Conflict
October 11, 2014 @ 10:08 AMEastern European nations such as Romania, Poland and Bulgaria have increased arms imports, mostly from the US to counter possible Russian aggression. The Ukraine crisis has left Russias neighbors vulnerable and have all announced plans to buy aircraft, electronic warfare systems and missiles from Western countries
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Russian Helicopters Receives Export License From Govt, Will Sell Military Products Outside...
October 10, 2014 @ 09:07 AMRussian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has received an export licence to sell a range of military products outside Russia, including spare parts, components and technical documentation. The company may now also provide a full range of support services (technical maintenance, repairs, upgrades, etc
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Bulgaria To Stop Using Russian Fighter Jets And Bombers
October 8, 2014 @ 09:14 AMBulgaria's military will stop using three dozen of its Russian-made fighter jets and bombers to reassert its independence from Moscow, the defense minister, Velizar Shalamanov said, Bulgaria's Trud newspaper reported Monday. The military will present a list of new airplanes to replace 15 MiG-29 and six MiG-21 fighters and 14 Sukhoi Su-25 bombers within six months, the report said
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Saudi Arabia to Gift Russian Arms to Lebanon
October 1, 2014 @ 09:41 AMLebanon is reportedly in talks with Russia to buy weaponry and special equipment sponsored by Saudi Arabia, Lebanese Interior and Municipalities Minister Nouhad Machnouk told International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya. "There are talks on buying Russian arms and special equipment by Lebanon … there will be a lot of positions
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Netherlands To Increase Defense Spending By $129 Million From 2015
September 17, 2014 @ 09:18 AMNetherlands King Willem-Alexander announced an increase in defence spending Wednesday as a result of global conflicts including the downing the MH17 flight over Ukraine. The Dutch government will increase its defence spending by 100 million euros ($129 million) per year from 2015, the king said at his traditional opening of parliament speech, which this year marks the 200th anniversary of the Dutch kingdom
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Russia To Test New Strike Drone In 2015: Reports
September 8, 2014 @ 11:14 AMRussian reconnaissance and strike drone "Chirok" will begin tests in 2015, the CEO of the Moscow Research Radio Engineering Institute Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti on Sunday. "After the new year , we will launch the test
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Russian Army Receives Upgraded Mi-8AMTSh Helicopters
September 1, 2014 @ 02:36 PMRussian Helicopters has delivered the first batch of four upgraded Mi-8AMTSh transport helicopters to the Russian Defence Ministry. A long-term state contract for upgraded Mi-8AMTSh helicopters was signed in Ulan-Ude in August 2013
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Post US, EU Sanctions, Russia Looks to China for Defence Components
August 28, 2014 @ 11:22 AMChina may supply components required for Russias defence industry following US and EU sanctions against Russia. Although Russia does not buy many weapons from foreign sources it does procure a lot of electronic and mechanical components to be used in its weapons systems
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Croatia, Ukraine And US To Swap Helicopters In A Deal
August 28, 2014 @ 10:43 AMCroatia plans to supply Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine and instead buy 20 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the US military. The proposed helicopter deal was discussed during an Aug 14 meeting between Croatian defense personnel and a delegation from the US House of Representatives headed by Harold Rogers, the Chairman of the House's Committee on Appropriations, local media reported
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Moscow To Co-Develop Weapons Within BRICS?
August 19, 2014 @ 10:22 AMWith the success of Indo-Russian defence projects such as BrahMos and the production of the SU-30MKI jets, Russia intends to use the success as a model for joint development with Brazil and South Africa within BRICS. Anatoly Isaykin, general director of Rosoboronexport last week said that negotiations between Russia, Brazil and South Africa on the joint development of weapons and military equipment within the framework of BRICS should be held by the end of this year
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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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?
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