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Saab Awarded $32 Million US Army Contract For Combat Vehicles
January 13, 2016 @ 08:46 AMSaab has been awarded the fourth and fifth options of a multi-year contract for deliveries of laser-based training system for US Army's armoured combat vehicles. The order value of USD 32 million was booked by Saab as order intake in December 2015, the company announced Tuesday
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Russian Army Airborne Units Receive New Verba MANPADS
January 11, 2016 @ 08:52 AMThe Russian army's airborne troops have received the Verba man-portable surface-to-air defense system (MANPADS) with the Barnaul-T automatic control system, a senior military official said Sunday. Four airborne troop units have been supplied with the latest Verba MANPADS between 2014 and 2015, the Head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Airborne Forces Informational Support Section Evgeniy Meshkov was quoted as saying in various media reports
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Indian Army Issues RFI For 30mm New Gen Ammo For BMP Armored...
January 9, 2016 @ 10:34 AMIndian Army is planning to undertake procurement of new generation ammunition to replace the existing ammunition being fired by 30 mm Cannon gun fitted on BMP-2/2K armored vehicles. The ammunition is required for all the Indian Armys 2900 BMP-2/2K armored vehicles
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North Korea Releases Video Showing Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Test
January 9, 2016 @ 09:59 AMNorth Korea has released a video showing a successful submarine launched ballistic missile test carried out last month. The 54-minute video telecast on the state-run Korean Central Television included a report that said, the missile launch was done in December by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who in the video is seen standing viewing a missile being shot up from underneath the sea
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South Korea Responds To North’s H-Bomb With Propaganda Broadcasts
January 8, 2016 @ 10:35 AMSouth Korea has announced plans to restart broadcasts along its border with North Korea. "The broadcasts typically include news updates, weather updates, and anti-North Korean propaganda messages" and even local pop music, NPR Seoul reported Thursday
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Nigeria To Acquire 3 Pak-Chinese JF-17 Fighters For US $25 Million
January 8, 2016 @ 08:44 AMNigeria has set aside $25 million to acquire three JF-17 Thunder multirole fighters in 2016 from Pakistan, local media reported. Apart from the fighters, the Nigerian government also plans to acquire 10 PAC Super Mushshak basic trainers and two Mi-35M helicopters, Nigerian newspaper Punch reported quoting information obtained from a leaked copy of the government procurement plans in the 2016 budget, Wednesday
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Indonesia To Receive KF-X Prototype, Technology Under US$1.3 Billion Deal With S....
January 7, 2016 @ 02:26 PMSouth Korea and Indonesia have signed a US $1.3 billion deal to jointly develop the next generation fighter jet KF-X for Seoul amid rising threats from the nuclear-armed North Korea
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Philippines To Acquire Ammunition For Korean-made FA-50 fighters
January 7, 2016 @ 11:20 AMThe Department of National Defense (DND) of Philippines has allotted P106.138 million (US$2
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Finmeccanica Won $485 Million Tetra PIT Mobile Radio Service Contract For Italian
January 5, 2016 @ 11:16 AMFinmeccanica has signed a $485 million contract to extend the Tetra PIT program with the Italian Interior Ministry on December 31 2015. The Programme is for the implementation of a Tetra‐based mission‐critical national mobile radio service assuring secure communications for Police Forces
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Poland’s Air Medical Rescue Operator Receives 4 H135 Airbus Helicopters
January 5, 2016 @ 11:09 AMPolands public air medical rescue operator LPR has received four new H135 helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations in Poland. This latest delivery brings the total H135 LPR fleet to 27 units, Airbus Helicopters said in a statement Tuesday
Ukraine Faces $5B Shortfall in Military Budget Amid Growing War Costs
MBDA Invests in Hybrid Drones, Maker of Jet-Electric Hydra 400 UAV
Indian Army Kills Three Terrorists in Kashmir's Shopian as Operation Keller Intensifies
South Korea to Assess K9, Cheonmu, Cheonma Weapon Systems for Upgrades
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
