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Anti-Islamic State Operations Helped Clinch Kuwaiti Eurofighter Deal
September 12, 2015 @ 01:29 PMItalys close cooperation with Kuwait as part of the coalition against the Islamic State terrorist group may have played a part in the Emirate placing an order for 28 Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft. The Inter-governmental agreement for the eight billion Euro deal was signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to Rome on Thursday, Italian publication Analisidifesa reported
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Russian MoD May Order 75 More Su-30SM Jets
September 10, 2015 @ 02:32 PMThe Russian Ministry of Defense might order an additional 75 Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets with Irkut. “Russia might teed up a larger contract for up to 75 of the military planes
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Airbus Withdraws From Japanese Tanker Aircraft Tender Citing Terms Favor Boeing
September 8, 2015 @ 04:09 PMAirbus has decided not to bid for the Japanese air-to-air refueling tanker aircraft contract worth over a billion dollars citing terms of tender favor its rival, Boeing. “The RFP allowed Japan to buy tankers under the US government's foreign military sale mechanism, which involves the two governments negotiating the contract directly,” Airbus was quoted as saying in a statement by Reuters Tuesday
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Brazil To Buy Russian Pantsir-S1 Missile Systems Next Year
September 8, 2015 @ 12:49 PMBrazil will buy Pantsir-S1 close-range air defence system from Russia in 2016. “Russia has been notified that an allotment from the Brazilian budget for the purchase of Pantsirs is planned for 2016,” a highly-ranked official in the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation was quoted as saying by Sputnik International Tuesday
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Expensive Weapons Purchases To Burden Next South Korean Government
September 7, 2015 @ 11:46 AMThe next South Korean government will be burdened with more than 24.8 trillion won (US $20
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Rockwell To Introduce Wearable FireStorm Integrated Targeting system At DSEI 2015
September 7, 2015 @ 10:34 AMRockwell Collins will introduce a new lightweight, wearable version of its FireStorm Integrated Targeting system at Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2015, September 15-18 in London. The company announced Friday that it is also showing for the first time in Europe its new TruNet networked communication solution
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China Is World's Third Largest Fighter Aircraft Exporter: Russian Think Tank
August 31, 2015 @ 04:26 PMChina has emerged as the third-largest exporter of fighter planes in the list of worlds top fighter plane exporters prepared by Russian think tank. The country has handed over 92 fighter planes with a total US$2
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Additional MC-130J Commando II To US Air Force
August 28, 2015 @ 10:25 AMLockheed Martin has delivered an additional MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Crews from the US Air Force ferried the aircraft to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Hypersonic BrahMos Prototype In 6-7 Years
August 27, 2015 @ 11:57 AMThe development of Indo-Russian first BrahMos hypersonic missile prototype may take six to seven years. Sudhir Mishra, Director General of the joint company BrahMos Aerospace in an interview with Ria Novosti at MAKS-2015 on Wednesday said, “This new missile is thought of as a revolutionary weapon, capable of flying at speeds of 5-7 mach
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US To Deploy B-52 Bombers, Nuclear Submarine In South Korea
August 24, 2015 @ 09:29 AMThe US is planning to deploy B-52 strategic bombers as well as nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea. The bombers will be equipped with bunker buster bombs, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported today
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...