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Belgium Buys Nine Dutch Squire Radar Systems to Replace ITERAR Surveillance Radar
November 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PMThe Belgian defense ministry is buying nine Squire high-tech radar systems from the Dutch armed forces. The Belgian Defense Minister Sander Loones and his Dutch counterpart, Ank Bijleveld, signed an agreement on Wednesday
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NATO Agency to Receive Precision Guided Munitions Kits Worth $320M
November 20, 2018 @ 04:23 AMNATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested a possible sale of precision guided munitions kits. The components that comprise the kits are: five hundred (500) KMU-556 F/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs; forty (40) KMU-557 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs; one thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU-572 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-38 500-lbs; one thousand (1,000) Munitions Adapter Unit (MAU)-210 F/B Enhanced Computer Control Groups (ECCGs) for GBU-48 1,000-lb EPII; three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/B ECCGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII; three hundred (300) MXU-650K/B AFGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII; one thousand twenty-five (1,025)...
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General Atomics Pips Israel Aerospace in UAV Sales to Belgium, Australia
November 19, 2018 @ 10:53 AMGeneral Atomics beat Israel Aerospace Industries in two huge deals worth an approximate $1.2 billion in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) sales to Australia and Belgium
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Heavy US Presence at Chinese Airshow Hides Differences over Trade, Sanctions
November 5, 2018 @ 09:09 AMAmidst differences over trade and accusations of Beijing stealing US technology, a large contingent of US companies is participating in the Zhuhai Airshow 2018 starting Tuesday. Over 40 US companies are expected to take part in the event to present solutions for commercial and general aviation including manufacturing, assembly, operations and maintenance, exhibiting under the common “USA Partnership Pavilion” umbrella
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Belgium Ignored French €20 billion Package in Selecting F-35: Dassault
October 27, 2018 @ 12:20 PMDassault Aviation has said it participated in Frances global strategic partnership offer to the Belgian Government with the Rafale fighter and an economic and societal package in high-tech sectors worth €20 billion over 20 years. This unique partnership by France to Belgium, outside the call for tenders, has not been examined (while making the selection in favor of the US-made F-35), a Dassault release said Friday
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Nuclear Bomb Capability, Stealth Made Belgium Select F-35 Over Eurofighter
October 26, 2018 @ 09:42 AMAn ability to drop US-made B-61 nuclear bomb besides stealth features that sharply reduce the aircrafts radar signature were the two key factors which made Brussels select the Lockheed Martin F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon. A day after Belgium announced a 3
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Belgium May Insist on European Equipment on-board F-35 Jet
October 23, 2018 @ 02:24 PMThe Belgian government which has all but decided to buy the F-35 fighter jet may insist on some of the equipment abroad the United States-made fighter to be of European Origin. While a formal selection between the Eurofighter Typhoon and the F-35 is awaited, Brussels is tilting in favor of the F-35 with only an announcement awaited, local newspaper De Morgen reported based on information from sources in the know
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US, Ukrainian Pilots Killed in Sukhoi Su-27 Crash
October 17, 2018 @ 02:03 PMA Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed during the ‘Clear Sky military exercises of NATO killing a Ukrainian and a United States pilot on Tuesday. "A Sukhoi-27 plane crashed at around 5:00 p
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Two Belgian F-16 Fighter Jets Destroyed in Accidental Cannon Fire
October 14, 2018 @ 02:57 PMAn F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Belgian Air Force was completedly gutted and another severely damaged after a mechanic accidentally activated a third aircrafts 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon. The incident happened when the mechanic was servicing an F-16 warplane at Florennes Air Base in the south of the country Thursday, local media and agencies reported
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Thirteen NATO Allies Sign Maritime Unmanned Systems Declaration
October 4, 2018 @ 10:01 AMDefence Ministers from thirteen NATO Allies signed a declaration of intent to cooperate on the introduction of Maritime Unmanned Systems. At NATO Summit in Brussels in July, NATO leaders had endorsed the implementation of NATOs reinforced maritime posture
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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...
