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US Troops to Be Based 160 Miles From Chinese Forces in Disputed
March 21, 2016 @ 07:53 AMA Philippines-U S agreement to allow the latter base its troops and equipment in five Islands in the South China Sea will allow American troops within 186 miles of east of Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, an outcrop occupied by China in the 1990s despite angry claims by the Philippines. Bautista Air Base is just 300 kilometres (186 miles) east of Panganiban (Mischief) Reef,
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Two Bulava Missiles To Be Test-Fired From Borei-class Nuclear Submarine In June
March 12, 2016 @ 09:18 AMRussia will perform a multiple launch of two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Borei-class nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh in June, TASS reported. "It is planned that the Vladimir Monomakh will fire two Bulava ICBMs at the beginning of summer, approximately in June, from a submerged position in the White Sea towards the Kura practice range in Kamchatka," a source in the defense and industrial sector told TASS on Friday
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Finnish Boarder Guard Receives First Two H215 Choppers
March 3, 2016 @ 07:08 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first of two H215 helicopters to the Finnish Boarder Guard. The announcement was made Wednesday at the Heli Expo Trade Show, where an H215 can be visited on the static display
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Russia To Get Five S-400 Triumf Missile Systems In September-October
March 1, 2016 @ 11:45 AMAlmaz-Antey will deliver five regiment sets of the S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems to the Russian Defense Ministry ahead of schedule this year, the company press office said Monday. Almaz-Antey CEO Yan Novikov has said that "the works related to the preparations for the delivery of S-400 Triumf antiaircraft missile systems to the defense ministry this year are planned to be finished ahead of schedule: the 12th, 13th and 14th regiment sets of this system will arrive for the Russian Defense Ministry until the end of September 2016 while the 15th and the 16th sets will be delivered in October 2016,"...
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Four Saudi F-15 Fighters Arrive In Turkish Airbase To Fight IS
February 26, 2016 @ 05:02 PMFour Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jets have arrived in Turkey's Incirlik air base in southern adana province. Undersecretary of the Saudi Defense Ministry, Ahmad al-Asiri has confirmed the landing, Anadolu Agency reported Friday
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Estonian Defence Forces To Get €818m Worth Weapons, Ammo Over Four Years
February 25, 2016 @ 11:54 AMEstonian Defense Forces will receive €818 million of the existing defence budget for the next four years to buy new weapon systems and other equipment that include new sidearms, unmanned aircraft, and long-range anti-tank systems. The Defence Forces' tender budget for the next four years is €818 million
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Iran To Start Receiving Russian S-300 Defense Systems In 2016
February 12, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIran will receive the first batch of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the first quarter of this year, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan told state news
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Iranian Defense Minister To Discuss Su-30 Purchase During Moscow Visit
February 11, 2016 @ 12:21 PMIn the first major defense deal following the lifting of sanctions, Iran is expected to purchase undisclosed number of Su-30 fighter jets from Russia. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehgan is likely to sign a contract for the Su-30 purchase during his visit to Moscow later this month, Iranian and Russian media outlets reported today
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Indonesia Grounds Super Tucanos Following Recent Crash
February 11, 2016 @ 10:50 AMThe Indonesian air force has temporarily grounded 11 Super Tucano aircraft after one of the planes crashed from mid-air into a residential area on Wednesday. The Super Tucanos will be grounded until the investigation on the cause of the crash is completed, Air Marshall Agus Supriatna, the chief of staff at the air forces, was quoted as saying by Xinhua news daily Thursday
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Italian F-35A Fighter Completes First Transatlantic Ocean Crossing
February 9, 2016 @ 03:13 PMAn Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft completed first transatlantic ocean crossing. The aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...