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Saudis Patriots Intercept Yemini Scud missiles
August 27, 2015 @ 03:50 PMSaudi Arabia has shot down the scud missile fired by Yemens rebels towards the territory on Wednesday. The kingdom's air defence further said that they directed air attacks against the source of fire and destroyed missile launch pad inside Yemen, various media reported today
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Taiwan To Build Submarine: President Ma
August 24, 2015 @ 09:34 AMTaiwan plans to build diesel-electric submarines for its navy, president, Ma Ying-jeou, said Sunday. Ma made the remark during a visit to a propeller factory in the southern county of Pingtung, where he was urged to address the problem of a brain drain in Taiwan's shipbuilding industry, Want China Times reported
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US, Germany To Withdraw Patriot missile system From Turkey
August 17, 2015 @ 12:35 PMGermany and the US have plans to withdraw patriot missile batteries deployed in Turkey. These had been deployed about three-years-ago as a part of NATO mission to Strengthen Turkeys air defense against a possible attack from Syrias Bashar al-Assad regime
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Spain Approves US Reaper Drone Purchase
August 6, 2015 @ 04:29 PMSpain has approved a proposal to buy four US Reaper surveillance drones worth a $27 million. The defence ministry has selected the bid from General Dynamics, which has a teaming agreement with Spanish engineering firm Sener, to supply it with four Reaper drones, a ministry spokesman said
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Military Satellite System For US, Allies Goes Live
July 31, 2015 @ 07:12 PMOne of the world's most impenetrable satellite communications systems, built by Lockheed Martin to serve the U.S
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Nexter Systems and Krauss‐Maffei Wegmann (KMW) merger agreement signed
July 29, 2015 @ 07:34 PMNexter Systems and Krauss‐Maffei Wegmann today signed an agreement to merge into a Franco‐German defence technology group with a 2 billion euro turnover, 9 billion euro order book and over 6,000 employees. Nexter and its owners view this step as decisive for the consolidation of the defence technology industry in Europe
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Is This The New Manhattan Project?
July 11, 2015 @ 03:12 PMThe US Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration tested a B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb last month which has raised alarms of a throwback to the Manhattan project which started the age of nuclear annihilation. The $11 billion program which seeks to upgrade the B61-12 bombwith precision guidance ability has had commentators in Russia and China and some in the US claim that it will trigger another arms race, an euphemism to mean that the two nuclear powers may go on to develop a similar weapon, if not already having it in their arsenal
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Netherland Maritime Academy Gets VSTEP Simulators
July 2, 2015 @ 02:20 PMThe Maritime Academy Holland has chosen VSTEP simulator for their new Inland Navigation Center in Harlingen to provide simulation training. The VSTEP announced on Tuesday that the deal includes the purchase of a Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator and three Inland console trainers
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Elbit Systems to Develop Benelux Countries' 'Smart Vest' Soldier Network Program
July 2, 2015 @ 10:35 AMElbit Systems has won a US$150 million contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to supply advanced systems for the infantry soldiers in the Benelux countries. The contract will be performed over a five-year period in Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, the company announced today
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NHI Delivers 15th NH90 Caiman TTH Helicopter To French Army
June 16, 2015 @ 04:13 PMNH Industries announced that it has delivered the 15th NH90 Caiman TTH helicopter to the French Army on Monday in Paris Air Show. This new-generation helicopter is currently deployed by the French Army in Mali for tactical transport missions
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
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
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