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Saudi Shoots Down Yemeni Scud Missile
June 8, 2015 @ 10:13 AMSaudi Arabia has used patriot missile system to intercept a Scud missile, which was fired by rebel forces in Yemen on Saturday. The country's official news agency reported that the Scud was fired on Saturday morning at the city of Khamees Mushait in the kingdom's southwest and was intercepted by two Patriot missiles
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Gulf States Eye THAAD Buy Fearing Iranian Missiles
May 7, 2015 @ 11:59 AMMembers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman may create a collective regional missile defense system to counter Irans missile activities, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. “Heightened threat perceptions of Irans missile activities are spurring the move toward integrating the different systems to improve collective defense
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Patriot Missile Systems Of US Allies To Be Upgraded By Raytheon
March 21, 2015 @ 09:14 AMRaytheons Integrated Defense Systems recently has won a $212.6 million contract to provide upgrades to the Patriot missile system purchased by US allies
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Despite Falling Oil Revenues, Middle East Defense Procurement Continues To Boom
February 27, 2015 @ 02:00 PMFalling oil prices have not deterred Middle East countries from spending on defense procurement. UAE announced AED 18
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Saudi, UAE, Kuwait Helped Finance Egypt’s Rafale Buy
February 17, 2015 @ 01:48 PMSaudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait pumped US$19.5 billion into the Egyptian central bank which enabled French lending institutions to finance Cairos Dassault Rafale fighter purchase
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Defense, Aerospace & Cyber Security Shows On The Rise, Several New Expos
December 5, 2014 @ 04:18 PMIn the past five years, defense shows and exhibitions around the world have ballooned owing to the surge in demand for military technology and arms in growing markets. This surge is credited to an influx of new defense and aerospace exhibitions launched around the world
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Raytheon, USAF To Develop $7.3 Billion Qatar Air Defense Center
November 27, 2014 @ 03:01 PMAs part of a $7.3 billion contract between Qatar and the United States, the Air Force along with Raytheon will develop an Air and Missile Defense Operations Center (ADOC) for both US and foreign ground-based air and missile defense systems, USAF said in a statement Wednesday
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Germany To Sell armored vehicles, grenade launchers to Saudi, Other Arab States
October 3, 2014 @ 01:31 PMGermany has approved deliveries of tanks, grenade launchers and machine guns to several Arab countries, according to a report in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The report yesterday stated that weapons are to be delivered to countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Algeria
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Hill AFB To Undergo $100 Million Makeover For F-35
September 26, 2014 @ 01:51 PMAggressive renovation and modification is in full swing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in preparation for the military's newest multi-role fighter aircraft, the US Air Force said in a press release.Hill AFBs preparations for the F-35A Lightning II, totaling more than $100 million, with 23 projects to be completed between September 2014 and July 2015, and 36 total projects will be finished once construction concludes in 2019
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Raytheon Wins $109 Million Patriot System Tracking Radar Contract
August 18, 2014 @ 03:09 PMRaytheon has won a $109 million contract under foreign military sales for engineering services for the Patriot System Tracking Radar. The proposed sale is for Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine and the work has estimated completion date of Jan
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...
