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Japan Issues RFI For Its Next Gen Fighter Aircraft Program
June 27, 2016 @ 03:46 PMJapanese defense ministry has issued a request for information for its next fighter jet program. The ministry is seeking information on three alternatives: creating a new fighter type, modifying an existing one or importing
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First Two Self-Propelled Pzh2000 Howitzers Arrive In Lithuania From Germany
June 26, 2016 @ 06:10 AMThe first two of the 155 mm self-propelled PzH2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) howitzers the Lithuanian Armed Forces have acquired from the Bundeswehr were brought to Lithuania Thursday. Under a contract signed last September the Lithuanian Armed Forces bought from the German Armed Forces 16 155mm self-propelled howitzers for combat purposes, and 5 for training and spare parts
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India’s Nag Anti-tank Guided Missile To Undergo Final User Acceptance Trials In...
June 25, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will undergo its final user acceptance trials of its Nag, Gen-3 Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile in the next few days. DRDO had to postpone the trials after it cited technical reasons in the 'Qualification Testing of the Rocket Motor' used in the missile as the ground for rescheduling or the delay
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Brexit Could Scale-back European Defense Spending
June 24, 2016 @ 09:03 AMBritish exit (Brexit) could slowdown collaboration and purchases across Europe. Brexit will make European countries to scale back defense spending and also prompt companies across Europe to rethink their strategic goals
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N. Korea Claims Successful Test-Firing Of Musudan Missile
June 23, 2016 @ 12:09 PMNorth Korea claimed on Thursday to have conducted a successful test-firing of an intermediate-range missile. CNN reported citing a report by the countrys military state government-run news agency that the country fired a Hwasong-10 -- also known as a Musudan -- and that it landed accurately in waters about 400 kilometers (249 miles) down range
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Indian Defense Manufacturers To Benefit From Offsets With FDI Raised To 100
June 22, 2016 @ 01:17 PMIndian defense manufacturers will benefit from offsets and access modern technology with the governments move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 100 percent in the sector, M N Vidyashankar, President, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association said. “With the FDI the MNCs (multi-national companies) wanting to invest in India will need local backup, resources, and manufacturing capabilities and comforts to deal with local vendors
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N. Korea Deploys Ballistic Missile In East Coast: S. Korean Military
June 21, 2016 @ 10:42 AMNorth Korea has deployed an intermediate-range ballistic missile to its east coast, a South Korean government source told Yonhap news agency. South Korean and Japanese military officials are monitoring the situation, though there have been no signs of a launch detected
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State Bank of India Named In 'Hall of Shame' List For Cluster...
June 20, 2016 @ 10:41 AMState Bank of India (SBI) has been named in a 'Hall of Shame' list of 158 banking and financial institutions globally that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs. SBI, the only Indian entity joins the list of global giants like JP Morgan, Barclays, Bank of America and Credit Suisse that invested over $28 billion in seven producers of cluster munitions between June 2012 and April 2016, PTI reported citing a report by Dutch campaign group PAX
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Australian Former Defense Minister Joins Lockheed Martin Board, Backs $17 Billion F-35
June 9, 2016 @ 07:00 AMAustralian former defence minister and Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley has been appointed to the board of Lockheed Martin Australia. Beazley has backed the countrys decision to buy 72 F-35 fighter jets for $17 billion after joining the board of Lockheed Martin
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Russia To Develop Naval Version Of Tor Anti-aircraft Missile System By 2019
June 7, 2016 @ 05:59 AMThe naval version of the Tor antiaircraft missile system may be developed in 2018-2019. The Russian Navy command shows interest in this project, Almaz-Antey said at the KADEX-2016 international weapons exhibition on Friday
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Claims 70 Ukrainian Troops Neutralized Following Attempted Belgorod Invasion
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...