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Rafael to Unveil Spike-ER II Fifth-gen Missile

September 3, 2018 @ 08:21 AM

Israeli firm Rafael will unveil a fifth-generation version of its Spike anti-tank missile, the Spike-ER II at the MSPO international defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland later this week. A company announcement said that the Spike-ER II is a tactical electro-optical precision multi-purpose missile that can be launched from all the existing Spike missile launchers
Russian Radar to Protect Pakistani Nuclear Power Plant

August 31, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

Russian firm, RTI Group will supply radar to Pakistan to protect a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Karachi. "A memorandum of cooperation in the field of organizing the delivery of the civilian radar Surok was signed at the Army-2018 event in Moscow last week between RTI Group and the Pakistani company TechWin Enterprise, the press office of RTI hi-tech company said on Thursday
Israeli Drone Maker Targeted Armenian Soldiers During Demo For Azeri Customers

August 30, 2018 @ 03:23 PM

Employees of an Israeli drone manufacturer, Aeronautics are facing charges for allegedly demonstrating its weapons targeting skills on Armenian soldiers at the request of potential Azerbaijan customers, various Israeli media outlets said. "Aeronautics and 10 of its employees were informed that they were set to be charged, pending a hearing," the justice ministry said in a statement released to the Israeli media
No Sanctions Waiver Guarantee if India Buys Russian Weapons: Pentagon

August 30, 2018 @ 02:39 PM

The United States cannot guarantee India a waiver from sanctions if it purchases the S-400 air defence system from Russia, a top Pentagon official has said. "I would say that is a bit misleading," Randall Schriver, the Pentagon's top Asia official told an audience at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington yesterday
Russia’s Rostec Signs Agreements Worth $1.5 billion at Army 2018 Show

August 30, 2018 @ 01:07 PM

Member-companies of Russias Rostec State Corporation signed agreements worth over 100 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2018" held in Moscow last week
Raytheon Awarded US Navy Contract For Aircraft Infrared Systems

August 30, 2018 @ 12:22 PM

The US Navy has awarded over a $59 million worth contract to Raytheon for logistics services in support of MV-22 Ospreys and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters. The contract, awarded by U
China to Debut Blackhawk Replacement, Z-20 Utility Helicopter at Zhuhai Air Show

August 30, 2018 @ 12:15 PM

China will unveil the Z-20 utility chopper, a replacement for the US-built UH-60 Blackhawk, at the Zhuhai air show later this year. Photos showing the Z-20 taking off and flying appeared on Chinese social media in recent days, Sina Military reported on Monday
Lockheed Martin To Provide Modernized Day Sensor Assembly Kits To UAE

August 30, 2018 @ 12:12 PM

The Pentagon has awarded a $44 million Foreign Military Sales worth contract to Lockheed Martin to supply Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) kits to the United Arab Emirates, according to the DOD statement made on Wednesday. The awarded contract also includes the supply of the modernized laser range finder designators, and flight code processors to UAE, the statement said
Indonesia Confirms Hercules C-130 Purchase, Gets Sanctions Waiver to buy Sukhoi-35

August 30, 2018 @ 11:26 AM

Indonesia has confirmed a plan to buy Hercules C-130 transport planes from the United States while also getting waiver from US sanctions to purchase Russian Su-35 fighter jets. "In future, Indonesia plans to buy several primary weaponry systems, including Hercules C-130 planes, and other heavy-duty transport planes from the US," Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said, while paying a courtesy call on US Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Washington DC, on Tuesday,
US Navy Conducts Operational Test of F-35C Lightning II Aircraft Aboard USS...

August 29, 2018 @ 04:19 PM

The US Navy is conducting Operational Test-1 (OT-1) of the F-35C Lightning II aircraft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 and Carrier Strike Group 12. OT-1 evaluates the full spectrum of the F-35Cs suitability for operation within a carrier air wing and mission effectiveness to the maximum extent possible

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