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Sikorsky to Build 6 Additional Presidential VH-92A Helicopters

February 21, 2020 @ 11:55 AM

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky a contract to build six VH-92A Presidential Helicopters. These helicopters are part of the 23 aircraft program of record for the US Marine Corps
Damen to Build Supply Ship for Dutch Navy

February 20, 2020 @ 09:30 AM

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and the Netherlands Defence Material Organization (DMO) signed a contract Thursday to construct the new supply ship HNLMS Den Helder for the Netherlands Navy. The contract was signed in Den Helder by the Director of Defence Material Organization (DMO), Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard and Arnout Damen, the new CEO of the family business Damen Shipyards Group
Israeli F-35I Jets Strikes “Large Convoy” in Syria

February 20, 2020 @ 06:50 AM

Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter jets reportedly carried out a “successful” airstrike to destroy a “large convoy” of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)- Quds Force, or Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or of Lebanons Hezbollah, in Syria early on Thursday. “It is now confirmed that the F-35Is of Israel Air Force carried-out a very successful airstrike destroying a convoy of IRGC-Quds Force/Hezbollah/PMU on the way from Abu Kamal to Aleppo in Syria minutes ago
Martyr Status for Chinese Medical Workers Dying of Coronavirus

February 19, 2020 @ 11:57 AM

Chinese medical workers who die from infection while treating patients of the dreaded coronavirus will be given the status of martyrs, an official communiqué said yesterday. Generally, the status of martyr is accorded to soldiers who die fighting in battle
Israel Aerospace Unveils Updated Heron UAV at Singapore Airshow

February 15, 2020 @ 05:10 AM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled Heron MK II, a Multi Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), at the ongoing Singapore Airshow (February 11-16) The Heron MK II is an updated model of the Heron UAV, which is used by the Israeli Air Force. Fitted with a Rotax 915 iS engine, the Heron MK II can reach an altitude of 35,000 feet, a maximum speed of 140 knots and can remain in the air for 45 consecutive hours
S Korean Navy Selects Thales to Replace Defective Sonar on Warship

February 14, 2020 @ 09:49 AM

South Korea has selected Thales' sonar system to be fitted on its naval rescue ship, six years after the old one was found to be of substandard quality. "The Defense Acquisition Program Administration is now putting a sonar system made by Thales Group in the Tongyeong, which is to be completed this week," a Navy officer was quoted as saying by Yonhap on Thursday
Russia Working on Anti-Hypersonic Missile Defence System

February 14, 2020 @ 09:14 AM

A new multipurpose missile system mounted on a MiG-31 long range interceptor jet which will be capable of intercepting hypersonic weapons, is being planned by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Studies have commenced on a super long-range air-to-air missile with a splitting warhead, and work is currently underway to determine the characteristics and composition of the prospective system
US Approval of Integrated Air Defence System to India 'Disturbs' Regional Peace:...

February 14, 2020 @ 08:33 AM

Pakistan has expressed concern over the United States' recent approval to sell Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) to India. “The decision of US will have serious impact on the stability of the region,” Aisha Farooqui, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was quoted as saying by
Kuwait Forms Committee to Probe Airbus Caracal Helicopters Malfunctioning

February 14, 2020 @ 07:49 AM

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense (MoD) Thursday announced the formation of a technical committee to investigate defects in Airbus Caracal helicopters, besides suspending further deliveries of these aircraft pending the outcome of the investigation. The announcement came in response to some members of the National Assembly questioning the technical malfunction of two H225M Caracal helicopters received from the manufacturer
Huawei Provided Surveillance Equipment to Iran: US Alleges

February 14, 2020 @ 07:19 AM

The United States Justice Department has indicted Chinas Huawei company and its subsidiaries of supplying surveillance equipment to Iran a decade ago, besides accusing the company of several other violations. The firm provided the equipment to Tehran to monitor protesters way back in 2009 when there were violent protests in the country over presidential election results

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