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Dutch Military Received Buk Anti-aircraft Missile System from Georgia to Investigate MH17...
October 20, 2017 @ 06:20 AMThe Dutch military has received an actual Buk anti-aircraft missile system from Georgia to use in its investigation of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 downing in July 2014. According to a report by Dutch television news service
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Raytheon Tests SM-3 Missile System During NATO-led Exercise
October 18, 2017 @ 01:20 PMA Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea as part of a multinational operational exercise off the coast of Scotland. The NATO-led exercise, Formidable Shield 17, was an integrated air and missile defense exercise simulating real-life threat scenarios
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US Approves $53M Sale of AMRAAM Missiles to Netherlands
October 12, 2017 @ 04:45 AMThe State Department has approved $53 million worth sale of AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Netherlands. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today, the DSCA said in a statement Wednesday
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Turkey In Talks For US Patriot Missiles
October 9, 2017 @ 10:59 AMTurkey is reportedly in talks with the United States for the possible sale of Patriot missile defense system, local media reports. The Turkish official told
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Lockheed Martin Wins $29 Million F-35 Tooling and Test Equipment Contract
September 26, 2017 @ 07:46 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded $29 million modification contract for the procurement of non-recurring special tooling and special test equipment that are required to meet current and future F-35 production rates. Work is expected to be completed in May 2021, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $53M to Supply MK48 CBASS Torpedo Kits to Australia,...
September 23, 2017 @ 01:13 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $53 million modification contract for the production of Mk 48 Mod 7 guidance and control sections and Mk 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) functional item replacement kits for Australia, Netherlands, Canada, Turkey and US Navys. The contract also includes factory test equipment, spares, production support material and related engineering services and hardware support for guidance and control sections and CBASS kits, the US department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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European F-35 Pilots Take Part In Simulation Exercise To Evaluate Interoperability
September 12, 2017 @ 01:19 PMThe UK Royal Naval and Air Force Pilots teamed up with fellow F-35 pilots from Italy and the Netherlands as part of a series of simulation exercises to evaluate F-35 interoperability. “We are working towards establishing an IOC interoperability baseline for the UK and F-35 Partner nations and helping them develop a Coalition Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and common tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs),” Tony Hall, F-35 Programme Manager for the interoperability trials at BAE Systems The trial is part of a series of simulation exercises that links together facilities from multiple locations across the UK and creates a common synthetic environment...
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US F-16 Fighting Falcon Crashes In Arizona
September 6, 2017 @ 02:32 PMUS F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet attached to the Arizona Air National Guard crashed leaving its pilot dead on Tuesday afternoon in southeastern Arizona. A male pilot died in the crash, the Graham County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday night
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US Denies Transfer of Critical Technology and F-16 Fighter Production in India
August 2, 2017 @ 07:25 AMUS has denied transfer of critical technology and production of F-16 fighter jets under the ‘Make in India initiative. To a question on whether the US has agreed for transfer of sophisticated technology and production of F-16 jets under the ‘Make in India initiative, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defense said “no”
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Lockheed Martin To Manufacture 50 F-35 Aircraft Worth $3.6B For Partners, FMS
July 29, 2017 @ 08:52 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $3.6 billion low-rate initial production Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II advance acquisition contract to manufacture 50 aircraft for international partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
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