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Oshkosh Debuts A2 Variant of Medium Tactical Vehicles at AUSA 2018
October 8, 2018 @ 03:52 PMOshkosh will debut A2 variant of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), as well as showcase multiple Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) at the 2018 AUSA Conference from October 8 to 10. The Oshkosh FMTV A2 will be on display for the first time at AUSA 2018
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US Blames Beijing for its Defense Industry's Dependency on Chinese Materials
October 6, 2018 @ 03:22 PMWashington has blamed Beijing's intellectual property theft as the reasons for its defence industry's dependency on Chinese raw material that go into critical American weapons such as missiles and munitions. A report prepared or President Trump released yesterday says, “All facets of the manufacturing and defense industrial base are currently under threat," and the US is faced with the issue of entire industries being "near domestic extinction
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Agreement Likely on Kalashnikov 103 Rifle Manufacture in India
October 5, 2018 @ 07:45 AMAn inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to explore the possibility of setting up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing the latest Russian Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles in India could be a part of the slew of agreement expected to be signed during President Putins visit to India today. The AK103 is the third generation of the Kalashnikov assault rifles, an upgrade of the popular AK47 and AKM rifles of Russian origin
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Thirteen NATO Allies Sign Maritime Unmanned Systems Declaration
October 4, 2018 @ 10:01 AMDefence Ministers from thirteen NATO Allies signed a declaration of intent to cooperate on the introduction of Maritime Unmanned Systems. At NATO Summit in Brussels in July, NATO leaders had endorsed the implementation of NATOs reinforced maritime posture
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Ukroboronprom Hands Over 20 Tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers to Ukrainian Army
October 3, 2018 @ 02:25 PMKharkiv enterprises of DK Ukroboronprom handed over 20 units of heavy armament and equipment to the Ukrainian army. On October 3, 2018, the Ukrainian military received 16 T-80 and T-64 tanks on the territory of the State Enterprise "Malyshev Plant", which were reinstated on the State Enterprise "Kharkiv Armored Plant"
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India, Russia Likely to Sign BrahMos-equipped Frigate contract
October 3, 2018 @ 11:15 AMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a contract for the supply of four Russia-designed Project 11356 frigates which will be equipped with the BrahMos missile, during the upcoming bilateral summit in Delhi later this week. “The deal is ready for signing during the Indo-Russian summit in Delhi
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Russian Future Semi-catamaran Aircraft Carrier gets New Design Concept
October 3, 2018 @ 09:44 AMRussias Krylov State Research Center (KSRC) has devised a new design concept for its future semi-catamaran aircraft carrier. The model of a future non-nuclear multirole aircraft carrier was presented for the first time at the Army-2018 forum in August this year
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Biggest-ever Indo-Russian Arms Deals Expected Amidst US Sanctions Shadow
October 2, 2018 @ 01:28 PMWhen Russian President Putin visits India on October 5, he is expected to oversee the signing of defence deals worth an estimated US$10 billion, the single-biggest bunch of defence contracts to be concluded at one time between the two countries. The deals include the US$5
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Rostec to Build Test Facility for Engine of Russian-Chinese Wide-body Aircraft
October 2, 2018 @ 11:11 AMUnited Engine Corporation (UEC), a Rostec subsidiary, will build a $300 million test facility for the prospective PD-35 aircraft engine, which is proposed to be used in the Russian-Chinese CR929 Long Range Wide Body aircraft. The testing facilities will be created at JSC "UEC-PERM ENGINE"
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Turkey's F-35 Jet Deliveries on Schedule, Ankara to get Two more in
October 2, 2018 @ 09:52 AMTurkey will receive two more F-35 fighter jets in March 2019 and the deliveries are as per the schedule, Vice Admiral Mat Winter, the military head of F-35 program said Monday. There is no indication of a change in the delvery of Turkeys 100 jets, Winter, the executive officer for the F-35 program was quoted as saying by Hurriyet Daily Tuesday
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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