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Swedish Army Orders Rheinmetall HX Heavy Trucks to Transport Patriot Systems
January 17, 2019 @ 12:08 PMRheinmetall has been awarded a contract from the Swedish armed forces to supply vehicles for transporting Patriot air defence systems made by Rheinmetalls partner Raytheon. Starting in the first quarter of 2021, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) will supply Sweden with a total of forty high-mobility trucks from its HX series, including 16 tractor trucks and 24 transport vehicles
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Lockheed, Airbus Likely Options if Portugal Abandons Embraer KC-390 Buy
January 17, 2019 @ 10:21 AMLockheed Martin C130J and Airbus A400 may find their way into Portugals plans to acquire military transport aircraft if the nation decides to abandon Embraer KC-390 purchase due to high pricing. The Chief of Portuguese Air Force General Staff (CEMFA) General Manuel Rolo said in the parliament on Wednesday that the state does not want to see beyond 830 million euros ($945 million)
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Turkish Aircraft Wins German Design Award-2019
January 15, 2019 @ 02:43 PMTurkey's Eagle Alpina has won Excellent Product Design award, 2019. The aircraft was created by design center Designnobis team, led by Hakan Gürsu
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Algeria Commissions Two Kilo-class Submarines
January 11, 2019 @ 02:16 PMAlgeria commissioned two kilo-class Russian submarines- Ouarsenis and Hoggar, at the Mers El Kébir naval base in Oran, on Wednesday. The submarines are part of a 2013-2014 order for two new Project 636 Varshavyanka (Kilo class) vessels
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Boeing to Deliver Four KC-46 Refueling Tankers to USAF
January 11, 2019 @ 11:13 AMAs many as four KC-46A air refueling tankers are ready for delivery to the McConnell Air Force Base with the United States Air Force (USAF) giving its acceptance to the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft. Delivery process of four subsequent aircraft destined for Oklahomas Altus Air Force Base will commence beginning as early as next month, the company said in statement Thursday
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Pakistan Test-fires Newly Inducted LY-80 Weapons System
January 11, 2019 @ 11:08 AMThe Pakistan Army has test-fired newly inducted LY-80 long-range air defence weapons system on Thursday near Karachi. The military fired the LY-80 at the culminating event of the two-week-long exercise, Al-Bayza 2019
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UK's F-35 Stealth Fighters Ready for Deployment
January 10, 2019 @ 02:08 PMThe UKs F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets are ready to be deployed on operations for the first time, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. There are nine F-35s readyto be deployed on operations across the world
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Russian Military Satellite Burns up in De-orbit Move
January 10, 2019 @ 12:55 PMRussian military satellite, Kosmos-2430 was guided out of the orbit on January 5 and has now burned down in the earths atmosphere. "The Russian Kosmos-2430 military satellite was de-orbited in a planned manner at 09:48 Moscow time on January 5
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Turkey Will Not Give up S-400 Deal for US Patriot: Foreign Minister
January 10, 2019 @ 12:19 PMThe Turkish Foreign Minister has stated that Ankara is ready to consider buying the Patriot missile defense systems from the United States in the future but does not agree to the precondition by Washington to abandon buying S-400 from Russia. "Turkey may buy Patriot systems in the future
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China Wraps up S-400 Air Defence System Tests
January 10, 2019 @ 12:13 PMChina has successfully completed testing of the S-400 air defence system after intercepting an airborne target by a missile fired from the system it acquired from Russia. The test-firing conducted last December was the second such test
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