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Kuwait Approves $500 Million Advance Payment For 28 Eurofighters
March 2, 2016 @ 09:25 AMKuwaiti parliament has approved $500 million (150 million dinars) as advance payment for the purchase of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons. Kuwait signed a MoU in September last year with the consortium in a deal worth up to 8 billion euros ($8
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Boeing Wins F/A-18 Super Hornet Aircraft Support Contract From US Navy
February 25, 2016 @ 08:36 AMBoeing has been awarded a $10 million contract to provide support to F/A-18A-D, F/A-18E/F, and EA-18G aircraft for the US Navy and the governments of Australia, Canada, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Kuwait, and Malaysia. “The Boeing Co
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Kuwait, Italy To Finalize Eurofighter Deal Next Week
February 12, 2016 @ 12:08 PMKuwait will finalize a deal to purchase Eurofighter jets from Italy next week. "Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti will visit Kuwait next week to sign the Eurofighter warplanes deal," Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah al-Sabah was quoted as saying Thursday by
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Rolls Royce Wins US Navy Contract For KC-130J Propulsion Systems Support
February 2, 2016 @ 07:50 AMRolls Royce has won a contract worth $64 million from the US Navy to support KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems. “Rolls Royce will provide performance based logistics supplies, services, and related support for KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems, including the AE2100D3 turboprop engine and the R391 propeller system, quick engine change kit, and associated propulsion components,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
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Raytheon Wins Patriot Missiles Engineering Support Contract For 12 Countries
January 30, 2016 @ 07:50 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $212 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile systems deployed with the armed forces of 12 US allied nations. Raytheon will perform work for the armed forces of Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
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Eurofighter Typhoon Pips Boeing F/A-18E/F For Kuwait’s Fighter Replacement Program...
January 28, 2016 @ 08:46 AMKuwait might a sign a deal to procure 28 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters by next week and will not be waiting for an approval from US for the planned acquisition of F-18 Super Hornets. “We were trying to acquire the F-18 Super Hornets and replace the existing fleet of F-18s with Super Hornets and Eurofighter Typhoons
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Kuwait Awards $70 Million Contract To ADSB For Eight Vessels
January 25, 2016 @ 07:20 AMAbu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) signed an agreement with the Kuwait Ministry of Defense to build and supply landing crafts and high speed protection vessels worth over 260 million AED (US$ 70 million). A total of 8 vessels, of varying sizes and capabilities, will be designed and built by ADSB to handle the task of protecting Kuwaits territorial waters and maritime facilities from all threats, the company announced Sunday
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France Doubles Arms Sales to Euro 16 Billion in 2015
January 20, 2016 @ 01:23 PMFrance doubled its arms sale to 16 billion euors in 2015 as against 8.3 billion in 2014 and may be a close third behind Russia as the worlds largest arms exporter for the year
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Kuwait Allocates Additional $10 Billion For Military Modernization
January 19, 2016 @ 02:16 PMKuwait has allocated an additional $10 billion funds to purchase new fighter jets, tanks and air defense systems over the next decade. Kuwaits parliament unanimously approved a request by the state government
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Saudi Arabia to Lead 34 State Islamic Military Coalition Against ‘Terrorism’
December 15, 2015 @ 10:48 AMSaudi Arabia today announced a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism with a joint operations center based in Riyadh. According to an official statement published by the Saudi news agency,"the countries here mentioned have decided on the formation of a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism
Lithuania Acquires Embraer C-390 Millennium Military Transport Aircraft
Thales to Deliver Ground Master 400 Alpha Radar to Albania
BAE, Leonardo, Japan form Edgewing Joint Venture for Future Combat Aircraft
Lockheed, Electra Aero Sign MOU to Commercialize Ultra-Short Take-off-landing Aircraft
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...
