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Russia Delivers Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Missiles To Syria
August 20, 2015 @ 12:45 PMRussia has delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles to Syria to fight Daesh militants. DEBKAfile reported Six Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft landed Tuesday at the Mezze Airbase situated in Damascus international airport followed by An-124 Condor transports, which delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles
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Spain Approves New Generation Frigate Project
August 19, 2015 @ 03:44 PMSpain has approved procurement of new-generation F-110 frigates to replace six Santa Maria-class frigates (F-80). The F-80s were commissioned into Spanish Navy service between 1986 and 1994
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Huntington Ingalls To Modernize USS Columbus Submarine
August 19, 2015 @ 03:44 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has won a $57.8 million contract to perform planning for maintaining as well as modernizing USS Columbus submarine
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DARPA Seeks New CRAFT To Develop Integrated Circuits for Future UAVs, Radars
August 19, 2015 @ 01:41 PMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has initiated a new program- Circuit Realization at Faster Timescales (CRAFT) to develop ultra-low power consuming integrated circuits for future military applications. The CRAFT program aims to develop military grade electronics that synchronize the activity of unmanned aerial vehicles; real-time conversion of raw radar data into tactically useful 3-D imagery; and instant access to high-resolution sensor feeds on the battlefield
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Cubic To Support F-35 Air Combat Training System
August 19, 2015 @ 01:41 PMCubic Global Defense has won a series of contracts from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to produce and enhance the Air Combat Training System (ACTS) in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Cubic will incorporate an internally mounted subsystem of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) that enables the F-35 to maintain its stealth characteristics while training
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Indonesian Military Sinks 34 Foreign Boats To Deter Illegal Fishing
August 19, 2015 @ 11:16 AMTjhe Indonesian military sunk 34 confiscated foreign vessels on Tuesday to deter illegal fishing. The boats from Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia were sunk as part of events to celebrate 70 years since the proclamation of Indonesian independence, Bangkok Post reported Monday
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China's DF-41 Nuclear Missile Could Become Operational This Year
August 18, 2015 @ 03:43 PMChina's 7000 miles range DF-41 ballistic missile could become operational as early as this year. Beijing reportedly conducted a flight test on August 6 of its long-range missile that launched two independently-targeted simulated nuclear warheads, freebeacon
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Iran To Renew S-300 Missile Systems Contract Next Week
August 18, 2015 @ 01:13 PMIran is expecting to renew a contract for the delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense systems by next week. The necessary mechanisms to review and update the agreement are in place, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency Tuesday
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Bell To Develop Weapon Systems For Pakistani Attack Helicopters
August 18, 2015 @ 12:33 PMThe US Department of Defense today has awarded a US $85 million contract to Bell Textron Inc to develop weapon systems to support US, Pakistani government helicopter fleet and US Navy. The new contract is an update to a $925 million contract to supply fleet of attack helicopters and hellfire missiles awarded to Boeing, Bell, General Electric and Lockheed Martin in April this year
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Syria Receives 6 MiG-31 Fighters From Russia; Local Media
August 17, 2015 @ 12:33 PMRussia has supplied six MiG-31 'Foxhound' interceptor fighter jets to Syria. The six aircraft are part of the 2007 deal signed between Russian and Syria featuring sale of eight MiG-31 supersonic fighter jets, Turkish BGN news reported Sunday
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