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Lithuania Gets First 2 Of Its Ordered 88 Boxer Infantry Fighting Vehicles
June 25, 2019 @ 12:05 PMLithuania has received the first two out of 88 Boxer 8×8 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV), also known as “Vilkas.” The country placed an order for four configurations of the IFV: command post, squad, platoon, and company commander from the German-Dutch manufacturer Artec in August 2016
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EuroSpike Secures €40 Million Spike Missile Deal with Estonia
June 25, 2019 @ 08:20 AMGerman-Israeli firm EuroSpike has bagged a €40 million deal to supply Spike anti-tank missiles to the Estonian army. The first missiles will be delivered to the Estonian army in the beginning of 2020
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India To Buy Israeli Anti-Tank Missiles, Russian VSHORADs Through Emergency Route
April 30, 2019 @ 07:42 AMThe Indian Army is likely to procure Spike-LR Anti-Tank Missiles from Israel and Igla-S Very Short Range Air Defence Systems (VSHORAD) from Russia through a set of new emergency financial powers sanctioned by the Defence Ministry earlier this month, according to defence sources. “Under the latest emergency financial powers, armed forces have been given a free hand to procure equipment worth up to ₹300 crore on a priority basis
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Israel’s Rafael Eyeing to Sell Its Newly Unveiled “Rocks” Missile to India...
February 21, 2019 @ 09:01 AMIsraeli firm Rafael is looking to sell the “Rocks” air-to-surface missile to India that was unveiled during the ongoing Aero India 2019 airshow. Speaking to Defenseworld
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Rafael Demos Lightweight Non-line-of-Sight Missile
February 5, 2019 @ 12:47 PMIsraeli firm Rafael has demonstrated the Spike Non-line- of-sight (NLOS) missile from a lightweight launch system. The tests were conducted at Rafael's Shedma test site in the Negev
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South Korean Medium-range Anti-tank Guided Missiles Spotted in Yemen War
October 4, 2018 @ 09:40 AMYemeni fighters backed by the Saudi armed forces were spotted using a South Korean third generation medium-range anti-tank guided missile (MR-ATGM), ‘Raybolt in a video posted on the internet. The Saudi Army has acknowledged that the video showed that the anti-tank missile was used by the Saudi armed forces against a Houthi vehicle in Saada,
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Rafael to Unveil Spike-ER II Fifth-gen Missile
September 3, 2018 @ 08:21 AMIsraeli firm Rafael will unveil a fifth-generation version of its Spike anti-tank missile, the Spike-ER II at the MSPO international defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland later this week. A company announcement said that the Spike-ER II is a tactical electro-optical precision multi-purpose missile that can be launched from all the existing Spike missile launchers
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Philippine Navy Test Fires First Ship-borne Missile System
August 10, 2018 @ 08:32 AMThe Philippine Navy successfully test-fired its first ever ship-borne missile from its Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) Mk III near Lamao Point in Bataan on Thursday. The Navy gunboat blasted an Israeli-made Spike ER (Extended Range) missile, which “accurately hit the designated target at approximately 6 kilometers away from the firing platform,” a statement released on August 9, by the Naval Public Affairs Office, said
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Boeing May Deny Permission for 767 Conversion to Israeli Air Force Tankers
August 7, 2018 @ 03:27 PMBoeing may prevent Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) from converting used 767 aircraft to in-flight refueling tankers configuration for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), according to a report by
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Philippine Navy To Test Newly Acquired Israeli Spike Missiles This Month
July 17, 2018 @ 08:44 AMThe Philippine Navy will test its newly acquired Israeli missile systems this July, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Monday. The Spike-ER surface-to-surface missile systems from Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be tested on July 17 and 18 and from July 24 to 26 within Corregidor Island, Defense Spokesman Arsenio Andolong said
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
U.S. Delays Patriot Missiles, 155mm Shells Supply to Ukraine Citing Low Stockpiles...
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...
