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Japanese F-15 Lost Missile Part During Emergency Take-off

October 5, 2017 @ 01:12 PM

Japan Air Self-Defense Forces F-15 fighter jet lost part of its air-to-air missile while taking off for an emergency mission from Chitose Air Base in May 2017. The fighter jet was reportedly scrambled for an alert mission to intercept an unidentified aircraft in Chitoseon on May 5 when one of the missile blades dropped off mid-flight,
Russian Su-34 Planes Drop Massive Ordnance Bomb on Terrorists’ Ammo Depot in...

October 5, 2017 @ 12:34 PM

Russian Su-34 aircraft dropped a massive ordnance bomb to destroy an underground ammunition depot in Syria where the Jabhat al-Nusra terror group had stored weapons and ammunition including tube and missile artillery. "The Russian Aerospace Force has destroyed the largest underground arsenal of Jabhat al-Nusra near the community of Abu al-Duhur where terrorists stored more than 1,000 tonnes of ammunition for tube and missile artillery," Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday in a briefing to Russian media as reported by Tass
Repairing US Destroyer John S McCain to Cost $233 Million

October 5, 2017 @ 12:27 PM

Repairing USS John S McCain, the destroyer damaged in a collision with a tanker vessel near Singapore in August is expected to cost $233 million with the repair work being done in Japan. “Damage assessments conducted while the ship was moored in Singapore since the Aug
China’s Type 055 Destroyer Has More Firepower Than US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class...

October 5, 2017 @ 11:01 AM

Chinas new missile destroyer has had 112 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) installed, which according to experts could upgrade the rapid-reaction capability of weapons, local media reports. The new Type 055 guided-missile destroyer surpasses the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in terms of launch cells quantity, state-run news agency Global Times reports citing a CCTV report
China To Donate 3000 M4 Rifles, Ammo, Sniper Scopes to Philippines

October 5, 2017 @ 10:13 AM

China will be handing over the second batch of military equipment to the Philippines on Thursday, that include 3,000 M4 rifles, three million rounds of assorted ammunition, and 30 sniper scopes. The military assistance worth $22 million will be handed over to Military Chief General Eduardo Año and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, in the capital Manila today, as Chinas commitment to the Philippines campaign against terrorism and crime
Rosoboronexport Delivers Two Mi-35M Transport, Attack Helicopters to Mali

October 4, 2017 @ 01:38 PM

Russias Rosoboronexport has shipped two Mi-35 helicopters for use in attack and transport configuration by the Republic of Mali armed forces. “We have shipped two Mi-35 helicopters to Mali as was requested by our Malian partners
Iran, Iraq Launch Joint Military drill To Secure Border

October 3, 2017 @ 02:43 PM

Iranian and Iraqi forces are conducting a joint military drill started near the border with Iraqs autonomous Kurdistan region, temporarily closing two major border gates with the Kurdish Region. “Iraqi and Iranian units began exercises at 11:00 am (0800 GMT) with tanks and infantry only 250 metres (yards) from the border,” Shwan Abu Bakr, the Kurdish customs chief at the Bashmakh border post, told AFP
IAI 'Air Hopper' Unmanned Helicopter Completes Proof-of-Concept

October 3, 2017 @ 02:31 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced Monday that its newly developed unmanned helicopter, the Air Hopper, has successfully completed a proof of concept for the Israeli military. The Air Hopper took part in a demonstration that covered two scenarios, one simulating carrying a seriously-wounded soldier to a extraction point for life-saving treatment, airborne monitoring of vital signs and real-time dispatch to the ground
UAE Interested In Purchasing Su-35 Fighter Jets, Contract Likely By Year End:...

October 3, 2017 @ 01:50 PM

The United Arab Emirates have shown interest in purchasing Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and will likely sign the contract with Russia for atleast dozen jets by this year end, a Russian news agency reports. "They want a lot, over a squadron but the exact number will be specified in the course of negotiations that may be held in November during an air show in Dubai," a source in the system of military and technical cooperation told
Hard Landing Cripples US V-22 Osprey Helicopter in Syria, Two Injured

September 30, 2017 @ 12:40 PM

A US V-22 Osprey military aircraft has been destroyed after a hard landing in Syria, injuring two service members on Thursday. The aircraft that was operating in support of the on-going Operation Inherent Resolve mission against ISIS forces suffered a “hard landing,” a defense official confirmed to

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