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Only 29 Of 66 Germany’s Tornado Fighters Airworthy; Defense Ministry Report

December 3, 2015 @ 03:41 PM

Barely two days before Germany goes to vote in favour of military action against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, German defense ministry report said that only 29 of 66 Tornado fighter aircraft are airworthy. German media quoted German Armys Chief of Staff Gen Volker Wieker saying that the German flying systems are unworthy
German Troops To Fight Islamic State, No Cooperation With Assad

December 1, 2015 @ 09:52 AM

The German cabinet has approved plans to join military campaign against Islamic State in Syria will ruled out any cooperation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A German official quoted by Reuters said that, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen ruled out any cooperation between German forces due to take part in the military campaign and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his troops in their fight against Islamic State
Philippines To Set Aside US$932 Million For Defence Purchases

November 30, 2015 @ 08:36 AM

Philippines has set aside 44 billion pesos ($932.74 million) for military equipment purchase to help boost military power in the South China Sea
Germany’s Tornados, Frigate And Refueling Planes To Back France To Fight ISIS...

November 26, 2015 @ 07:43 PM

Germany will back France in Syria and Iraq by deploying Tornado reconnaissance jets, frigate and refueling planes to fight the Islamic State. "Germany will be a more active contributor than it has been until now," Henning Otte, defense expert for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was quoted as saying by Todayszaman news website in a statement on Thursday
Turkey Sends Additional 20 Tanks To Armored Brigade At Turkish-Syrian Border

November 25, 2015 @ 07:33 PM

Turkey has sent an additional 20 tanks to an armored brigade stationed at western Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey earlier today also said, that it will be increasing the number of F-16s from 12 to 18 patrolling the border
Iranian Navy Unveils Overhauled Mine-Sweeper Helicopters, Floating Dock

November 25, 2015 @ 01:53 PM

The Iranian Navy today unveiled two overhauled helicopters and a floating dock, with the capacity of launching 800-ton vessels. The products were unveiled during a ceremony participated by Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Fars News Agency reported today
Iran Unveils Locally-made Naval Radars

November 25, 2015 @ 08:07 AM

The Iranian Navy on Monday has unveiled new locally-made naval radars. The systems that were operationalized include sea-based X-band and S-band radars, stationed at a different naval bases in the country
F-35, P8 Planes in Massive UK Defence Procurement List

November 23, 2015 @ 12:01 PM

UKs Prime Minister David Cameron will announce £12 billion more to the defense equipment spending taking the total spending to £178 billion over the next decade. UK plans to build two new 5,000 strike brigades by 2025 which will have new Scout range of vehicles and about 600 armored vehicles for rapid deployment missions
Australia Issues RFI For Infantry Fighting Vehicle

November 16, 2015 @ 05:26 PM

Australia has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the purchase of a tracked and turreted Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) to meet the LAND 400 Phase 3 Mounted Close Combat Capability requirement. The LAND 400 Phase 3 RFI Industry Brief will be conducted in Canberra on Friday 27 November 2015
Oto Melara MoU With French Navy For Super Rapid Guns Maintenance

November 14, 2015 @ 01:14 PM

Finmeccanica-OTO Melara signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the french Navy for the execution in La Spezia of the maintenance activities on the 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) naval guns installed on board the Horizon Class Frigates. The agreement was signed by Adm

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