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China Considering New Overseas Military Bases
January 10, 2019 @ 09:10 AMChina is considering setting up new overseas military bases to provide logistical support to Chinese units operating overseas, a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) strategist said Thursday. “It is possible for China to build new overseas support facilities depending on two factors- the new base should help China better fulfil missions given by the United Nations; Second, it depends on the approval of the nation where the new base will be located,”
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BDL Signs $110 million Contract with Indian Army to Supply Konkurs Anti-tank
January 10, 2019 @ 07:19 AMIndia's state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth INR 760 crore ($110 million) with the Indian Army for the supply of Konkurs Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and Launchers. The contract was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday by Gurudatta Prasad, Director of production at BDL
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Northrop Grumman Wins $3.6B USAF Contract for LAIRCM Systems
January 4, 2019 @ 12:09 PMNorthrop Grumman has won a $3.6 billion United States Air Force (USAF) indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems
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Saudi-Ukrainian Developed Mobile Ballistic Missile to Enter Saudi Service by 2022
January 4, 2019 @ 12:07 PMSaudi Arabia is likely to receive new mobile Thunder-2 short-range ballistic missile systems in 2022. The kingdom received the first batch of components that include engines, spare parts and different warheads of the missile as part of the first phase of test programme,
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Elbit Systems To Supply Two Color Laser System for Raytheon's Multi-spectral Targeting...
January 4, 2019 @ 11:44 AMElbit Systems of America LLC has won a contract to provide the Two Color Laser System (TCLS) for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System from the Raytheon Company. TCLS is a production component within the electro-optical surveillance system for multiple military airborne platforms, including the next-generation targeting systems onboard unmanned aerial vehicles, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Gripen Prospects Brighten as Croatia Threatens Israeli Used F-16 Deal Cancellation
January 4, 2019 @ 10:58 AMProspects of Saab to sell Gripen fighter jets to Croatia have increased as Zagreb has threatened to cancel its deal to buy 12 used F-16s from Israel if the the latter does not confirm the status of the deal within a week. Gripen had earlier been rejected in favor of the used Israeli F-16s but with the United States administration blocking the sale of the jets, Zagreb may have no choice but to go with Saab's offer of new jets combined with a liberal financing package
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Boeing to Upgrade 17 Spanish CH-47D Chinook Helicopters
January 4, 2019 @ 10:53 AMBoeing will upgrade all 17 Spanish CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration. The upgrade will include digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Second GlobalEye AEW&C Completes Maiden Flight
January 4, 2019 @ 09:05 AMSaab's second GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft completed its first flight on 3 January, taking off from Saab's Airfield in Linköping, Sweden. It undertook a test flight of 2 hours and 54 min collecting flight test data, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Mi-35M Combat Helicopter Crashes in Nigeria, Five Killed
January 4, 2019 @ 08:57 AMA Russian-made Mil Mi-35M multi-role helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crashed on Wednesday night in Borno, a north-eastern Nigerian state. The helicopter crashed during a combat operation with Boko Haram insurgents (Jihadist militant organisation) while providing air support for ground troops operating in the town of Damasak in Borno
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China Tests Massive Ordnance Bomb
January 3, 2019 @ 12:52 PMChina has tested its most powerful non-nuclear bomb, claimed to be similar to the US-made Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) which was dropped from a H-6K bomber sometime in December. Called the ‘mother of all bombs taking off from the MOAB acronym, the bomb can obliterate armored fortifications and defensive positions using tanks and armored vehicles, state owned media reported
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