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Russian Army To Begin Using New 500 kg Glide Cluster Bomb In

February 20, 2018 @ 02:44 PM

Techmash concern, Russias largest munitions manufacturer, will deliver a new cluster bomb called Drel (Drill) to the Russian Army in 2018. "The state-run tests of a new model of the planned cluster bomb with a weight of 500 kilograms (0
Russian Helicopters Offers its Mi-171E2 Chopper For High Altitude, Hot Weather Operations...

February 8, 2018 @ 10:20 AM

Russian Helicopters has offered its latest Mi-171E2 for use in high altitude and hot weather regions of the world following completion its flight test program. “Due to its improved performance characteristics, Mi-171Е2 may be interesting for government agencies using helicopters
Afghan Super-Tucano Turboprops Drop Laser-guided Bombs

January 31, 2018 @ 09:38 AM

Super-Tucano turboprop aircraft in service with the Afghanistan Air Force dropped laser-guided bombs in the flight against Taliban. “This was the first time that [Afghan] pilots employed guided live bombs utilizing the on-board Forward Looking Infrared system,” Maj
US Hands Over Two Black Hawk Choppers to Jordan

January 29, 2018 @ 02:35 PM

The United States handed over two Black Hawk attack helicopters to Jordan Sunday, being the last batch of 12 machines Washington gave to the Middle East country under a security assistance program. An American embassy statement said the aircraft "will strengthen the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF), its Quick Reaction Force and Jordan's security"
US Suspends Abrams Tank Maintenance in Iraq

January 29, 2018 @ 10:48 AM

The United States has blocked maintenance of Iraqi Armys Abrams tanks accusing Baghdad of violating contractual terms after it gave one of the tanks to a pro-government militia, the Hashd al-Sha'abi force, according to reports in the Iraqi media. The tanks manufacturer, General Dynamics, has stopped its maintenance program in Iraq since December 2017, “The US company withdrew from its base in Baghdads al-Muthanna airport after finding out that Iraq violated the terms of the contract which only authorized the Iraqi army to use the US provided tanks,” Baghdad-based Alghad Press reported on Sunday quoting an informed source
German Opposition Parties Against Turkey Using Leopard 2 Tanks in Syrian Offensive

January 25, 2018 @ 10:36 AM

German opposition have come out against the use of German-made Leopard 2 tanks by Turkey in its offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin region. The criticism comes after it was reported by Turkish media that Berlin was considering providing Turkish tanks with better mine-protection gear
Airbus helicopters Delivered 409 Choppers in 2017, Logged Orders for 350 More

January 22, 2018 @ 11:25 AM

Airbus Helicopters delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders for the super-medium H175
US Military Aircraft Accidents in Japan Doubled Year-to-Year in 2017

January 22, 2018 @ 09:55 AM

A Japanese Defense Ministry investigation has revealed that the number of accidents involving US military aircraft stationed in Japan doubled in last two years, contradicting a recent claim by the US military official that the numbers have dropped. There were 25 mishaps in 2017, as opposed to 11 in 2016, the investigation states,
S Korea's Marine Corps Receives First Batch Of Surion Marine Utility Helicopters

January 10, 2018 @ 04:51 PM

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has delivered first two multirole helicopters, the Surion Marine Utility Helicopters (MUH-1), for South Korea's Marine Corps on Wednesday. The MUH-1s, the Marine version of the KUH-1 Surion, will be used for various missions, including the defense of strategic islands, rapid response and humanitarian operations, Yonhap reports Wednesday
BAE Wins $19 Million for Depot-level Maintenance of Guided Missile Cruiser USS

January 9, 2018 @ 05:07 AM

BAE Systems was awarded an $18.9 million order for a selected restricted availability (SRA) on USS Princeton (CG 59) homeported in San Diego, California

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