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UAE Awards $544 Million Armored Vehicle Contract To Turkish-UAE Joint Venture
March 13, 2017 @ 02:43 PMThe General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces has awarded Al Jasoor a contract for the supply of 8x8 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, at an estimated value of over 2 Billion AED (US$544 million). The decision to purchase the vehicles was made following a thorough commercial/ technical evaluation by Tawazun, the vehicle underwent an array of successful extensive all-terrain tests in the UAE, Otokar said in a statement Friday
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Micronet Enertec Wins Order For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Diagnosis, Simulation System
March 13, 2017 @ 02:33 PMMicronet Enertec Technologies subsidiary Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd. (Enertec), has won a $350,000 purchase order from a large private aerospace & defense contractor for the development of a rugged diagnosis and simulation system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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Indian Defense Minister Resigns, Finance Minister Gets Additional Charge
March 13, 2017 @ 12:15 PMIndian defense minister, Manohar Parrikar has stepped down from the post on Monday and will be replaced by Arun Jaitley who is also the finance minister of India. Manohar Parrikar will be taking oath as chief minister of Goa on Tuesday
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Bangladesh Commissions Two Subs Bought From China
March 13, 2017 @ 09:46 AMBangladesh has commissioned two submarines bought from China for $203 million. The submarines, “Nabajatra” and “Joyjatra” will be used to secure Bangladeshs territories in the Bay of Bengal by neighbouring Myanmar and India,
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Israel Likely To Buy Boeing's Upgraded F-15 Fighter jet
March 8, 2017 @ 06:26 PMIsrael is likely to buy a squadron of Boeing's upgraded F-15s and also has plans to buy either Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin's CH-53 K helicopters or Boeing's CH-47 Chinook. Most of the funds for the procurement will come from $3
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Indian Navy To Decommission Tu-142M Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft This Month
March 8, 2017 @ 12:21 PMIndian Navy will decommission its Soviet-origin Tupolev-142M turboprop long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft later this month. The ‘Albatross (Tu-142M) are being replaced by 12 Poseidon-8I long-range patrol aircraft India bought from US for $3
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Indian Air Force Inaugurates Second C-130J Squadron Complex
March 8, 2017 @ 10:26 AMA new C-130J squadron complex has been inaugurated in West Bengal state of India to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force. The Squadron complex at Panagarh, which is an operational unit consisting of two or more flights of aircraft, will be inaugurated by Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh, Press Trust of India reported today
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Germany Delays MBDA Contract To Replace Patriot Anti-Aircraft Missile System By MEADS
March 7, 2017 @ 12:38 PMGermany will delay $4.5 billion ($4 billion Euro) contract with MBDA to replace its Patriot anti-aircraft missile system by Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)
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China Declassifies 2346 Military Patents For Civilian Use
March 7, 2017 @ 08:16 AMChina has declassified more than 3000 national defense patents with 2346 of them released to public to promote civilian use. The patents by the National Defense Intellectual Property Office of the Equipment Development Department of Chinas Central Military Commission (CMC) were published on the PLA Weapon Equipment Acquisition Information Network (PLA-WEAIN),
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Kelvin Hughes To Unveil New Drone Detection System
March 7, 2017 @ 07:39 AMKelvin Hughes will be launching a new drone detection system at the Home Office Security & Policing exhibition. The SMS-D is the first integrated, medium-range, radar-based surveillance system designed for the detection and tracking of small aerial targets
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
