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Rosoboronexport Hopes Syrian Ops Will Attract Buyers at Dubai Air Show
November 6, 2015 @ 10:25 AMRussian Rosoboronexport is hoping to attract buyers from Middle Eastern countries at the Dubai Air Show. The company is showcasing major aerial and AD systems that include Su-35 and MiG-29M/M2 multi-role fighters, Yak-130 combat-trainer, IL-76MD-90A military transport aircraft, Ka-52 attack helicopter, Mi-35M transport-combat helicopter, Mi-17 military transport helicopters, and various AD systems that include Pantsir-S1 missile and gun complex and hopes to get export orders in the region, Rosoboronexport said in a statement Friday
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Indian Rafale Fighter Contract 'Soon Enough'; Dassault CEO
November 5, 2015 @ 01:20 PMDassault will soon sign the 36 Rafale fighter jets contract with India. "I think we approach the goal with a first contract for 36 aircraft
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Transfer of Defense Tech Not A Deterrent To Innovation: US Envoy To...
November 5, 2015 @ 09:17 AMTransfer of technology in the defense sector cannot be seen as an impediment to innovation and a lot of restrictions would fall even more, US envoy to India said Wednesday. “I dont see transfer of technology as being an impediment to innovation
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Singaporean Firm Develops Underwater Mine-detecting UAV
October 31, 2015 @ 12:13 PMSingapores Microfine Materials Technologies has won a defense prize for collaborating with DSO National Laboratories to design and build an unmanned underwater vessel that can detect mines in shallow water. The annual Ministry of Defence (Mindef) event was held Friday to honour the defence research and engineering at The Chevrons club in Western region of Singapore, Straits Times reported Friday
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South Korea to Challenge China for Asia’s Defence Export Crown
October 29, 2015 @ 01:31 PMSouth Korea is emerging as an arms exporter in its own right which may one day overtake China in Asia and several European countries. While American defence technology denial to Seoul may have dominated headlines last week, what is significant is that Seoul has exported or is pitching for contracts to supply ships, aircraft, artillery systems to several customers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Middle East
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Are Indo-French Negotiations Over Rafale Purchase Deadlocked Over Price?
October 29, 2015 @ 12:08 PMPrice of the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft seems to be the main sticking point in Indo-French negotiations to purchase 36 units of the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA). The negotiations which commenced in May this year to meet the “urgent requirements” of the Indian Air Force have not reached fruition despite several rounds of meetings
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Was Saudi Prince Part of Syrian Militants' Drug Supply Network?
October 27, 2015 @ 11:23 AMA Saudi Arabian Prince was detained along with four others in Lebanon while attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills. The Saudi Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz was detained in Beirut International Airport while allegedly trying to smuggle 15 million capsules of amphetamine phenethylline (Captagon)- a synthetic stimulant- in huge quantity by the airport authorities
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Serbia Eyes Russian Combat Helicopters, Missile Defense System
October 26, 2015 @ 08:55 AMSerbia is eyeing to purchase combat helicopters, ballistic missiles from Russia. "Now we will have to and we have already begun to look at buying combat helicopters, because some of our neighbours have already received 16 Kiowa helicopters," Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was quoted as saying by Tass Sunday
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Israel Using “Digital HUMINT” To Spy On Palestinian Troublemakers
October 22, 2015 @ 11:54 AMIsraeli intelligence officers are tapping into social media sites under a false names to connect with those about to stab, run down or shoot Israelis. Along with the undercover agents in the field, there is a new generation of Israeli “digital HUMINT” officers who are updated on the latest trends among the Arab youth and spread out in the same digital space as the users in the back alleys of Palestinian refugee camps
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India, France Agree on 50% Offsets For Rafale Aircraft Deal
October 22, 2015 @ 11:04 AMIndia and France have agreed to invest 50 per cent of the purchase price for 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft in offsets worth about US$ 4.5 billion
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Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
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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...