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Indian GRSE to Help Bangladesh in Warship Design and Construction
July 26, 2018 @ 11:01 AMIndias Garden Reach Ship Builders (GRSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) of Bangladesh to help the country in design and construction of warships. The MoU was signed on May 8 this year
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Australian P-8A Aircraft Fires First Harpoon Missile
July 25, 2018 @ 10:13 AMThe Royal Australian Air Forces (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft has fired its first Harpoon missile ATM-84J Monday during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise, the Australian Department of Defense (DoD) said in a statement. According to the Australian DoD, the Harpoon struck its target USS Racine (LST-1191), a decommissioned Newport-class Landing Ship, which was placed 55 nautical miles north of the Hawaiian island of Kauai
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Qatar to Buy Russian Kalashnikov Rifles, Anti-tank Missile Systems
July 22, 2018 @ 12:44 PMQatar has signed contracts with Russia to purchase Kalashnikov rifles, other small small arms and the Kornet anti-tank guided missile systems. "An agreement on military-technical cooperation was signed in October 2017
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USAF Awards $3.9B Air Force One Replacement Contract to Boeing
July 20, 2018 @ 02:49 PMThe United States Air Force has awarded a contract to Boeing to design, modify, test, certify and deliver two presidential, mission-ready aircraft by 2024. This contract action formalizes President Trumps agreement reached with Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president, and CEO, Feb
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Russian 'Kryptonite' to Create Civilian IT Products based on Military Applications
July 13, 2018 @ 11:59 AMRussian Rostec and Citadel have established a research and production company, ‘Kryptonite, which will create civilian IT products based on military developments in the field of information security. Initial investment in the creation of the joint venture will amount to more than 4 billion rubles (US$64 million), the company said in a statement Thursday
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Airbus Performs First Automatic Air-To-Air Refuelling Contact With Large Aircraft Receiver
July 12, 2018 @ 09:03 AMAirbus Defence and Space successfully demonstrated an Automatic Air-to-Air (A3R) refuelling of a fighter with another world-first – the same operation performed with a large receiver aircraft. In a joint operation with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Airbus A310 company development tanker performed seven automatic contacts with a RAAF KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
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ISI Organizes Russian, Chinese, Iranian Spy Chiefs Meet in Pakistan
July 11, 2018 @ 10:55 AMRussian, Chinese, Iranian and Pakistani intelligence directors met in Islamabad to discuss regional cooperation to combat the Islamic State in Afghanistan. The meeting was held in Pakistan and included the participation of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) under the Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and was attended by senior officials from Pakistan, Russia, Iran and China, Sergei Ivanov, Spokesperson for SVR was quoted as saying by
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Finnish Navy to Acquire Israeli Gabriel Anti-Ship Missiles
July 6, 2018 @ 11:27 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract to supply Gabriel Surface-to-Surface Missiles System 2020 (SSM2020) to Finland to replace the current anti-ship missile system with the navy for EUR 162 million, with a EUR 193 million option. Finlands Minister of Defense Jussi Niinistö authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to make an agreement on purchasing Surface-to-Surface Missile System 2020 (SSM2020), on 5th July 2018, the MoD said in a statement Friday
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Japan Picks Lockheed over Raytheon to Provide Radar for Missile Defense System
July 5, 2018 @ 05:29 AMThe Japanese government has selected Lockheed Martin to provide Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) for its Aegis Ashore missile defense system. Japan has selected an advanced radar system made by Lockheed Martin Corp
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Turkey Accepts 30 ‘Kirpi II’ Tactical Vehicles under the TTA-2 Project
July 4, 2018 @ 12:58 PMTurkey has accepted 30 Kirpi II (loosely translates to Hedgehog II) TTA vehicles under the TTA-2 project. The under-secretariat for defense Industries (SSM) has carried out the acceptance of 30 Hedgehog II TTA vehicles under the TTA-2 project, @SavunmaSanayii posted on Twitter Wednesday
Germany Announces Suspension of Arms Exports to Israel
AM General to Supply 60 JLTV Vehicles to Canada under $180M
Spain, Switzerland Cancel F-35 Jet Order Over Trump's Europe Policy
Hanwha Launches First Mass-Produced AESA Radar for KF-21 Fighter
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...