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UK-based Sub-contractor Accused of Fund-misuse In Afghanistan Training Contract
August 10, 2017 @ 09:45 AMA US Senator has accused a UK-based sub-contractor of misusing funds meant for training intelligence officers in Afghanistan by spending on luxury vehicles and six-figure salaries to employees' 'significant others.' Senator Claire McCaskill on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee blew the whistle on a federal contract following an audit that left taxpayers on the hook for over $50 million in questionable costs, including seven luxury vehicles and $400,000 average salaries for 'significant others' of corporate officers to serve as “executive assistants
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Turkey Building ‘Security Wall’ Along Its Border with Iran
August 10, 2017 @ 08:52 AMPictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved along part of Turkeys border with Iran were published on the website of governors office of the eastern province of Agri. Turkey is building a 144-kilometer ‘security wall to stop cross border movements
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Turkish Havelsan Opens First Middle East Office in Qatar
August 10, 2017 @ 07:31 AMTurkish Havelsan will open its first Middle East office in Qatar, a country that is one of its strategic partners. Havelsan Deputy General Manager Mehmet Akif Nacar stated that the company's office that is to be opened in the Qatari capital aims to monitor the company's projects in Doha, Dailysabah reported Wednesday
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AAR Receives $909M USAF Landing Gear Logistics Contract
August 10, 2017 @ 06:29 AMAAR received the Notice to Proceed on the $909 million contract from the U.S
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Atlas Elektronik Wins UK Supply Contract For Over 30 Workboats
August 9, 2017 @ 04:20 PMAtlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has a won £48 million (US$62.2 million) contract for the supply and support of Common Workboats for the UKs Ministry of Defence (MoD) over a six-year period
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Former Top Indonesian AF Officer Named Suspect In AgustaWestland Chopper Scam
August 8, 2017 @ 04:32 AMThe Indonesian military police has named an ex-Air Force chief of staff planning assistant as a suspect in a bribery case related to the procurement of Agusta Westland VIP chopper. “We have named former Air Force chief of staff planning assistant, identified only as SB, a new suspect on the case,” military police commander Maj
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Major Rejig In South Korean Military Leadership
August 8, 2017 @ 04:17 AMSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in has named Air Force Gen Jeong Kyeong-doo as the new Joint Chiefs of Staff in a major reshuffle of military leadership. The cabinet has passed the decision and the National Assembly will decide a schedule for the confirmation hearing,
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India's INS Kalvari Stealth Submarine To Be Commissioned By Month End
August 5, 2017 @ 12:40 PMIndias navy is readying to receive INS Kalvari, an attack submarine later this month as part of major steps in rebuilding its depleted underwater combat forces. The commissioning later this month of this Scorpene class submarine is a major achievement in Indias move to rebuild its depleted underwater fighting force, and the first of six on order,
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DARPA Awards Phase 1 Agreements For Mobile Force Protection Aimed To Disarm...
August 4, 2017 @ 09:23 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 agreements for its Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program to three firms to develop real-time protection of ground and maritime convoys by advancing technology to quickly neutralize hostile unmanned aircraft systems. MFP project will be led by to three teams - Dynetics, Inc
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Philippines TO Upgrade Avionics Systems Of Some C-130 Aircraft
August 4, 2017 @ 06:34 AMThe Philippine Air Force plans to upgrade the avionics system of some of the C-130 aircraft – from analog to digital, integration of glass cockpit, and use of touch screen displays. The upgrades are part of the PAFs on-going modernization program of the 220th air wing, With this transition, dial-driven instrument will soon be a thing in the past, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement Wednesday
Two-Thirds of U.K.’s Combat Jet Prototype Built as Test Pilots Fly in...
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...