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Egypt Receives Three More Rafale Fighters From France

January 28, 2016 @ 12:32 PM

France has delivered three more Rafale fighter jets to Egypt of the 24 it bought in February last year. Egypt received its first three rafale fighters in July last year
China Field Tests Dongfeng-31A Ballistic Missile In Extreme Weather Conditions

January 21, 2016 @ 09:25 AM

The Dongfeng-31A transcontinental ballistic missile of Chinas PLA Rocket Force is reported to have undergone field training in extremely cold weather conditions, China Military Online reported quoting a CCTV video report. According to the chief of staff of a missile brigade under the PLA Rocket Force, the field training this time is to adapt to the most complicated and difficult wartime conditions
France Doubles Arms Sales to Euro 16 Billion in 2015

January 20, 2016 @ 01:23 PM

France doubled its arms sale to 16 billion euors in 2015 as against 8.3 billion in 2014 and may be a close third behind Russia as the worlds largest arms exporter for the year
Robotic Demining System Enters Russian Army Service

January 18, 2016 @ 09:14 AM

The new robotic mine clearance systems has become operational with Russia's Southern Military District, Sputnik reported. The Uran-6 sophisticated robotic demining system is a multipurpose system which is powerful enough to replace 20 sappers and which can be remotely operated from a safe distance of about one kilometer
General Dynamics Wins $75 Million US Army Contract For Stryker Vehicle Cannons

January 16, 2016 @ 08:22 AM

General Dynamics has been awarded a $75 million contract to design a 30mm cannon for the US Army Stryker infantry carrier vehicles. The contract awarded is for development of eight prototypes, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
US Releases Footage Of Iranian Rockets Fired Near Aircraft Carrier

January 11, 2016 @ 02:49 PM

The US Navy has released a footage that showed Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels firing rockets near warships in December last year. The footage released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request was shot from a Seahawk helicopter, the US Navy said Saturday
China’s First Operational Aircraft Carrier to Set Sail In 2016

January 5, 2016 @ 06:27 AM

Chinas second aircraft carrier and its first operational combat carrier will set sail later this year “based on current progress.” The first ocean-going aircraft carrier combat taskforce of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, led by the new aircraft carrier, will possess initial combat capability in 2018 or 2019, according to an insightful article in China Military sourced from Southern Weekly
Indian Navy Plans To Equip 23 Warships With Barak-8 Missile

January 4, 2016 @ 12:53 PM

The Indian navy plans to equip 23of its destroyers and frigates with Indo-Israel Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM), Barak-8. The warships include aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya during its mid-life upgradation (MLU), the two indigenous aircraft carriers being designed and built, the three Delhi-class of destroyers (built under Project 15), three Kolkata class destroyers (Project 15A), four Vishakhpatnam class destroyers (project 15B), three Shivalik class (Project 17) during MLU and seven frigates under Project 17A
New Russian Navy Frigate Completes Certification Tests

December 31, 2015 @ 08:59 AM

Russias newest frigate Admiral Grigorovich has completed trials in the Barents Sea, the Yantar shipyards official said. "The second and last phase of the certification tests is over
India's Reliance Partners Rosoboronexport To Manufacture Ships, Subs

December 24, 2015 @ 11:53 AM

Indias Reliance Defense has entered into a strategic partnership with Russian United Shipbuilding Corp (USC) and Rosoboronexport eyeing multi-billion dollar surface vessel manufacturing, refitting and modernization program for the Indian Navy. India is planning to manufacture four ‘Talwar class frontline warships costing over INR 30,000 crore (US $4

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