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Russia Test Fires 10,000 Km Ballistic Missile
August 22, 2015 @ 07:49 PMRussia's Strategic Missile Force (SMF) test-launched a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile with a 10,000 km range. The single warhead missile can carry a nuclear weapon with a 550 kiloton yield
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Airbus Helicopters To Upgrade Tiger Attack Helicopter
August 22, 2015 @ 11:41 AMAirbus Helicopters is working to develop a new version of its tiger helicopter known as the Mk3. The work is being conducted under an 'architecture study' commissioned by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) on 31 July
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Saudi Apache Helicopter Shot Down Over Yemen, Pilots Killed
August 22, 2015 @ 10:26 AMA Saudi Arabias Apache military helicopter crashed in the Jizan region on the border with Yemen while conducting airstrike against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Whille a Saudi Arabian report said the chopper crashed, a Yemini report said it had been shot down
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Brazil Negotiating To Buy Russian Anti-Aircraft Artillery
August 21, 2015 @ 03:29 PMBrazil is negotiating with Russia for the purchase of anti-aircraft artillery and Pantsir batteries. In order to advance the military-technical cooperation between Brazil and Russia, military and civilian officials gathered at the Ministry of Defence (MD), in Brasília (DF) on Tuesday (Aug 18)
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Saudi, Iran Arms Deals Expectations at MAKS 2015 Show
August 21, 2015 @ 03:13 PMPossibility of major arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Iran has increased interest in the Russian air show- MAKS 2015. Saudi Arabia and Iran have been in contact with Russian officials to purchase the Iskander-E tactical missiles and the S-300 air defence system respectively besides a host of other weapons including attack helicopters, aircraft and air-to-air missiles
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Czech MoD Approves Wheeled Armored Vehicles PANDUR Purchase Order
August 21, 2015 @ 02:56 PMThe Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the implementation of a public contract for the acquisition of 20 wheeled armored vehicles PANDUR. The contract will be the purchase of 6 wheeled armored vehicles, command-staff and 14 wheeled armored vehicles connecting to the landing platform PANDUR II 8x8, as well as the related logistics support and training
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Belarus, Russia Begin Development Of New Air Defense System
August 21, 2015 @ 02:46 PMBelarus and Russia have started joint development of a new short-range air defense system to replace the outdated Strela-10M systems currently in service with their armed forces. “The work is being carried out in the framework of the [Russia-Belarus] Union State
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Harris Corp Wins US Navy Airborne Jammer Contract
August 21, 2015 @ 02:18 PMHarris Corporation has won a $97 million order to provide the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) with self-protection jammers for the integrated defensive electronic countermeasures (IDECM) program. The order was received during the fourth quarter of Harris fiscal 2015, the company announced Thursday
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Unresolved Issues In Su-30MKI Could Impact “Super Sukhoi” Upgrade Talks
August 20, 2015 @ 04:05 PMA plan to upgrade Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI aircraft to the “Super Sukhoi” configuration may be delayed owing to unresolved issues with the Su-30MKI aircraft. Russias Rosoboronexport and Irkut Corp
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Denel To Test Marlin Missile System In September
August 20, 2015 @ 02:56 PMDenel will conduct a fly-over test of its Marlin missile system in September and a seeker head test in November this year. Denel aims to combine the Marlin and A-Darter missiles into a multi-role airborne weapons system containing infrared and radar seekers and ram rocket motor
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