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Deal to Buy Marine Rafale Jets Likely During Macron's India Visit: French...
January 5, 2023 @ 06:58 AMFrench Rafale combat jets marine variant is next on India's shopping list, and this deal is likely to be made public during French President's visit to the country in March. The Rafale-M was pitted against Boeings F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and both jets were evaluated by the Indian Navy last year
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U.S. Starts Preparations to Transfer Patriots to Ukraine
January 4, 2023 @ 01:05 PMUkraines Foreign Minister Kuleba announced the start of preparations for the transfer of Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv. "We ended last year with a revolutionary decision to provide Ukraine with American Patriot systems, as agreed by the leaders of Ukraine and the U
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Russia Commissions Admiral Gorshkov Frigate Equipped with Tsirkon Hypersonic Missiles
January 4, 2023 @ 12:48 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin announced the commissioning of the Navys Admiral Gorshkov frigate, the first to be fitted with Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic missiles. “I would like to emphasize that we will continue to develop the combat potential of the Armed Forces, produce promising models of weapons and equipment that will guard Russia's security in the coming decades,” Putin was quoted as saying by Russian state media
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Israeli SPYDER Air Defense System to Counter Tactical Ballistic Missiles
January 4, 2023 @ 05:57 AMThe SPYDER air defense system designed by Israeli firm Rafael is now enhanced with a sophisticated Counter-TBM (tactical ballistic missiles) capability. The introduction of this feature is the product of RAFAELs Counter-TBM SPYDER program, which involved researching and analyzing the lessons learned from recent and ongoing armed conflicts involving extensive use of tactical ballistic missiles
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Turkish Competitor to Russian S-400 ‘Siper’ Hits Target 100km away
January 3, 2023 @ 06:11 AMTurkeys Siper air defense system, which is expected to rival Russias S-400, hit a target located more than 100km (62 miles) away. Ismail Demir, head of Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), lauded the Siper test in a December 30 tweet
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Colombia Picked Rafale Jets with Financing from France
December 29, 2022 @ 02:28 PMA lucrative French offer to finance $2.8 billion over six years to acquire 13 Dassault Rafale jets may have prompted Colombia to prefer the Dassault Rafale jet over competitors such as Saab Gripen, F-16 and Eurofighter Typhoon In addition, $678 million will be paid upfront to procure some 3-4 aircraft initially to make up a total order of 16 Rafale fighters, several Colombian experts posted on social media
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Taiwan to Buy Additional Stinger Missiles
December 29, 2022 @ 04:17 AMTaiwan wants to buy additional Stinger missiles from the U.S
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Ukraine Utilizing Starlink Satellite System for Communications as Russia Bombs Mobile Towers
December 28, 2022 @ 03:45 PMUkrainians have made use of Elon Musks Starlink satellite internet systems for communications as Russia continues to target mobile towers in what is touted to be the first major war of the internet age. Ukraine has some 30,000 mobile-phone towers, and the government is now trying to link them to generators so they can keep working when airstrikes damage the power grid
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S.Korea Sends Drones to the North in Tit-for-Tat Move; Requests Stealth UAVs...
December 27, 2022 @ 03:52 PMSouth Korea reportedly sent drones across the border into North Korea for the first time on Monday, a retaliation to Kim Jong Un's regime dispatching five UAVs into its air space after a gap of more than five years. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the first North Korean drone crossed the border at 10:25 am and returned after flying for about three hours
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Kalashnikov Plans Chukavin Sniper Rifle Upgrades based on Ukraine Experience
December 27, 2022 @ 03:23 PMKalashnikov Group is studying Russian militarys inputs from their Ukraine operation to upgrade the Chukavin sniper rifle. "We constantly receive feedback from our military personnel who are participating in the special military operation
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
China's J-15 Fighter Jet Crashes During Training
U.S., Iraqi Forces Assassinate ISIS Second-in-Command, Abu Khandijah
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...