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Chinese Navy Inducts 2nd Type 055 Destroyer, 'Lhasa'
March 9, 2021 @ 08:32 AMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned Lhasa, its second 10,000 ton-class Type 055 large destroyer. Naming the ship after the capital of Tibet province, amidst human rights concerns there, has met with opposition from the exiled Tibetan community
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MBDA Receives First Contract for Albatros NG Air Defence System
March 4, 2021 @ 08:31 AMMBDA has been awarded a first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER based air defence system from an undisclosed international customer Albatros NG is a new generation Naval Based Air Defence (NBAD) system, based on the CAMM-ER, which is the extended range variant of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) family already delivered to customers around the world for both ground based and naval air defence. Under the terms of this recent order, Albatros NG will be in service in 2024
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Over 140 Companies Secure U.S. DoD’s $12.6 Billion Information Technology Enterprise Contract
March 3, 2021 @ 04:02 AMSome 125 plus companies including Accenture, At & T Corp and BAE Systems were awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts under the Solutions for Information Technology Enterprise (SITE III) contract vehicle with a combined ceiling value of $12,600,000,000. This SITE III contract will address the evolving needs vital to the security of the U
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Kazakhstan Evaluates Turkish-Made Combat Vehicle, Weapon System
March 2, 2021 @ 01:52 PMThe Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense announced that the military tested Turkish-made Otokar Arma 8x8 wheeled armored combat vehicle and Aselsan Nefer remote-controlled stabilized weapon system. The equipment were tested in the Spassk exercise area located in the Karaganda province of the Central Asian country
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Boeing Announces Maiden Flight of Loyal Wingman Drone
March 2, 2021 @ 06:28 AMBoeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today announced that the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft completed its first flight. The flight of the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years flew under the supervision of a Boeing test pilot monitoring the aircraft from a ground control station at the Woomera Range Complex
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Russia’s Mi-35 on a Patrol Mission in Syria Makes Emergency Landing
March 1, 2021 @ 04:08 AMA Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter on a patrol mission in Syrias Al-Hasakah governorate made an emergency landing Sunday after it suffered a technical failure. "The aerial patrol mission was not fully completed
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Rafael Develops Ground-Based Air Defense Variant of I-Derby ER Missile
February 26, 2021 @ 09:20 AMIsraels Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said today it completed the development of the ground-based Air Defense version of the I-Derby ER (Extended Range) air-to-air missile. During the test series concluded earlier this week in southern Israel, Rafael performed a ground launch to test the missiles command and control, navigation, and flight trajectory capabilities
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Turkish Navy Receives New Long-Range Anka Drones
February 25, 2021 @ 12:12 PMThe Turkish Naval Forces (DzKK) received two Anka combat drones with longer range. On Wednesday, the Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) said in a
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S-400 Missile Transporter in Massive Accident near Moscow
February 25, 2021 @ 10:10 AMThe firing unit of the S-400 Triumph missile system was part of a massive accident that took place on the Mozhaisk highway in Moscow. "On the Mozhaisk highway, an accident occurred with the participation of five vehicles - a Kamaz truck, two passenger cars, a military vehicle inspection minibus and a firing unit from the S-400 Triumph system,” a source from Russias law enforcement agency was quoted as saying by TASS today
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Saudi Arabia Negotiating S-400, Su-35 Buy
February 25, 2021 @ 07:05 AMSaudi Arabia is negotiating the purchase of S-400 air defense systems and Su-35 jets with Russia, three years after the two countries signed a military cooperation agreement. "Until we sign the contracts, we are not talking about this
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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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...