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Preparatory Work Commenced to Set Up Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Ethiopia

January 28, 2020 @ 08:09 AM

Ethiopia has kickstarted preparations in connection with building a new nuclear power plant in the country under an agreement initially signed with Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in October 2017. "Officials from Rosatom and Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology have met twice since the signing of agreement, during which a working group was set up," Alemayehu Tegu, Ambassador of the African Republic to Russia, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
Israel MoD Approves Five-year Military Readiness Plan

January 28, 2020 @ 07:05 AM

Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister of Israel, approved the lsrael Defense Forces' five-year readiness plan, the Momentum Plan, that calls for quick deployment of troops and military equipment, on Sunday. Known as "Tenufa" in Hebrew, the plan was designed by Defense Chief of Staff Lt
Thales Unveils AI Based Cybersecurity Platform

January 27, 2020 @ 08:45 AM

Thales has unveiled Cybels Analytics, an artificial intelligence based cybersecurity platform for faster, sharper, more exhaustive detection of the most complex attacks in real time or proactively in differed time (hunting). Cybels Analytics significantly reduce the time taken to detect advanced persistent threats from three months in average to just a few days, according to test results
Nearly 3 Dozen US Personnel Diagnosed with Brain Injury Post Iran Strike

January 25, 2020 @ 06:18 AM

The fifteen Iranian missiles that struck two Iraqi air bases (Ain al-Asad, Erbil) on January 7 hosting the US military has left 34 of them with traumatic brain injuries, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said Friday. The number has surpassed the military's last week's estimate of 11 injured personnel
Huntington Ingalls Wins $954M USAF-Europe's Persistent Multi-Role Operations Contract

January 24, 2020 @ 07:24 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a General Services Administration One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) task order to provide Persistent Multi-Role Operations (PMRO) support to the US Air Force-Europe (USAFE) by the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM). This task order will provide Contractor Owned-Contractor Operated (COCO) manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in support of Air Force requirements in the European and African theaters of operation
Iran Seeks Devices to Decode Black Boxes of Crashed Ukrainian Airliner

January 23, 2020 @ 09:52 AM

Iran has sought to buy devices to decode the black boxes of the Ukranian Airlines Boeing 737-800 that was shot down by a missile on January 8. A second preliminary report of the crash released by the Iran Civil Aviation Agency (ICAA) said it has requested French and US accident investigation agencies, the BEA and NTSB, respectively, to provide a list of the equipment required to decode the black boxes and to examine the possibility of transferring them to Iran
Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr's €110M Marder IFV Contract

January 23, 2020 @ 05:49 AM

Rheinmetall has won a €110 million ($122 million) contract to extend the service life of Bundeswehr's Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). The contract was awarded to the company in December 2019
Bell-Boeing’s Navy-specific CMV-22B Osprey Marks First Flight

January 21, 2020 @ 04:39 PM

The Bell Textron- Boeing Navy-specific CMV-22B Osprey completed first flight operations at Bells Amarillo Assembly Center. The United States Navy will use the CMV-22B to replace the C-2A Greyhound for transporting personnel, mail, supplies and high-priority cargo from shore bases to aircraft carriers at sea
Russian GLONASS Satellites Guided Iranian Missiles to US Target in Iraq

January 21, 2020 @ 11:47 AM

Iran used Russian GLONASS satellites to navigate its missiles while striking United States military bases in Iraq. The use of satellite guidance enabled precision strike on January 8- said to be with an accuracy of 10 meters- which has surprised US and Israeli specialists, Israeli news site, Debka File reported on Monday
Indonesia to buy Leonardo’s RAT 31 Air Defence Radar

January 21, 2020 @ 11:31 AM

Leonardo has signed a contract with Indonesian company PT Len Industri (Persero) to provide a RAT 31 DL/M radar system for the Indonesian Air Force (IAF). The IAF will operate the radar to strengthen the air defence system of the Republic of Indonesia

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