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Israeli Defense Force Inducts Elbit XACT Weapon Sights
December 7, 2019 @ 07:41 AMThe Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has inducted two configurations of Elbit Systems' XACT family of Weapon Sights. The company was recently selected to provide thousands of its XACT th65 and XACT th64 uncooled thermal imaging weapon sights to marksmen of both Infantry and Special Operation Forces of the IDF, Elbit Systems said in a statement Thursday
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Australia Purchases MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones
December 7, 2019 @ 07:25 AMThe Australian Defence Force (ADF) has contracted General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) for the supply of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) under the country's Project Air 7003
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Project 20385 Lead Corvette Enters State Trials
December 7, 2019 @ 05:01 AMRussia's Project 20385 lead corvette "Gremyashchiy," has entered the White Sea for state trials. "The Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyashchiy armed with Kalibr cruise missiles has entered the White Sea for state trials
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Su-57 Performs 16 Flights with New, Powerful Engine
December 7, 2019 @ 04:44 AMRussia's Su-57 stealth fighter has completed 16 flights equipped with it's new, powerful engine dubbed "Item 30." "Currently, the engineering bench tests of the advanced engine continue and the item is being tested on a flying laboratory
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Czech Republic Signs Iron Dome Deal
December 6, 2019 @ 02:35 PMCzech Republic has signed an agreement to buy eight multi-mission radars from Israel in a deal valued $125 million. The Government-to-Government (GTG) contract was signed in Prague by Israel's Ministry of Defense International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) and the Czech Ministry of Defense under its Mobile Air Defense Radar (MADR) program, Globes reported Friday
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Australian C-130J LAIRCM Achieves Final Operational Capability
December 6, 2019 @ 02:34 PMThe Royal Australian Air Force's Large Aircraft Infra-Red Counter-Measures (LAIRCM), intended to provide additional electronic warfare self-protection (EWSP) to the C-130J transport planes, has achieved Final Operational Capability (FOC). Eight of the twelve aircraft were modified in Australia by Airbus Australia Pacific under a local commercial licencing arrangement
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Saab Delivers Mobile Maintenance Facility to Hungarian Air Force
December 6, 2019 @ 02:34 PMSaab has delivered a mobile, Deployable Maintenance Facility (DAM) to the Hungarian Air Force. DAM is a mobile solution that enables enhanced maintenance capacity for aircraft and other vehicles combined with superior protection, the company said in a statement Friday
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Lockheed to Equip Spanish F-110 Frigates with Solid State Radars
December 6, 2019 @ 02:33 PMLockheed Martin has signed a contract with Spain's Navantia to equip five new F-110 multimission frigates with naval solid state S-band radar. In addition, Navantia's land-based test site (Centro de Integración de Sistemas en Tierra or CIST) will also be receiving the system
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Russia Inducts S-300V4 Air Defense System
December 6, 2019 @ 02:31 PMRussian troops in the Eastern Military District have received and inducted first of the country's S-300V4 air defense systems. "This system has arrived for service with the Eastern Military Districts air defense troops for the first time," Eastern Military District said in a statement Friday
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MD Helicopters with Elbit Systems To Equip Scout Gunships With Integrated Weapons...
December 6, 2019 @ 02:28 PMIsrael's Elbit Systems and MD Helicopters have signed a teaming contract to equip MD 530G Block II (BII) Scout Attack Helicopter with Integrated Weapons System (IWS). The pilot-centric Integrated Weapons System (IWS) is comprised of a Helmet Display and Tracking System (HDTS), Weapons Management System (WMS) and Mission Management System (MMS), MD Helicopters said in a statement Friday
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BAE Systems’ Active Inceptors Certified on Gulfstream G600 and G500
December 5, 2019 @ 06:01 PMBAE Systems' active interceptors have earned certification on Gulfstreams G600 and G500 aircraft. The certifications are from the Federal Aviation Administration for the G600 aircraft and European Aviation Safety Agency for the G500 aircraft
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Currently Studying How To Combine US Patriots, Turkish S-400s: NATO
December 5, 2019 @ 08:09 AMThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is currently searching for a solution on Turkey's S-400 buy and is looking at how to combine the Russian air defense systems with American Patriots. "The Alliance is searching for a solution in connection with Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, was quoted as saying by reports RIA Novosti
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AW101 Helicopter Crashes on top of Italian Battleship Deck
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Germany To Finalise Order for 38 Eurofighter Jets, 110 E-Scan Radars
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Turkish Navy to get First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier in 2020
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Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
November 16, 2019
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
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Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
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Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
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Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
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US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
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Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
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