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Iran Shot Ukrainian Plane Owing to F-35 Scare
January 18, 2020 @ 12:19 PMSpooked by the rumored presence of six F-35 stealth fighters in the vicinity amidst heightened tensions between US and Iran, Tehran is said to have downed the ill-fated Ukrainian passenger plane on January 8. "There were at least six F-35 fighters in the air in the Iranian border area (at the time)
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11 US Troops Injured When Iran Fired Fateh, Qiam Missiles on US'...
January 17, 2020 @ 11:07 AMEleven American troops were injured besides Apache helicopters and hangers destroyed, when Iranian missiles hit the Ain al-Asad Air base in Iraq on January 8, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The missiles used in the operation were upgraded Fateh (range 500 km) and Qiam (range 800 km) which struck their targets with an accuracy of a few meters, Iranian media said quoting state sources
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Damen to Setup Shipbuilding & Repair Facility in Bangladesh
January 17, 2020 @ 09:48 AMDutch shipbuilder Damen and Australias Gentium Solutions have signed an agreement with Bangladesh to setup a new shipbuilding and ship repair facility in the country. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Damen, Gentium and Bangladeshs Ministry of Industry was signed on January 14 in Dhaka, with an “aim to build ships in Bangladesh, for Bangladesh, with a long-term view of serving export markets
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Lockheed To Develop Ground-launched Hypersonic Missile for DARPA
January 17, 2020 @ 09:11 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $31.9 million contract to develop a ground-launched, mobile, hypersonic missile system
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French Army Receives NERVA-LG Micro Surveillance Robots from NEXTER
January 17, 2020 @ 08:51 AMThe French defense procurement agency (DGA) received five first NERVA-LG extended recognition micro-robots on December 18, 2019. These robots are capable of evolving independently to listen, see and record on the battlefield
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Russian Navy Amassing Battleships in Mediterranean
January 17, 2020 @ 08:33 AMAmidst Russia sending several battleships to the Eastern Mediterranean in the past couple of weeks, concerns have arisen over a new offensive in Syria. The Russian navy deployed three warships in quick succession: a large anti-submarine warfare destroyer
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US Approves $1.5B Australian Surface Combatant Deal
January 17, 2020 @ 07:52 AMThe United States approved the $1.5 billion sale of long lead items, engineering development activities, and other defense services to support the Australian Surface Combatant Program to modernise three AEGIS capable Hobart-class destroyers, and build three Hunter-class frigates
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Philippines Naval Vessel Detects US Submarine In Manila's Territorial Waters
January 17, 2020 @ 07:16 AMAn anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessel of the Philippine Navy detected a United States submarine plying below the surface within the 12-mile territorial waters of the Philippines. The protocol for submarines was for them to surface when conducting innocent passage through a countrys territorial waters
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Iran May Buy Chinese J-10Cs Using Part of $3B Qatar Funds
January 17, 2020 @ 06:40 AMIran may drop its plan to buy Russian MiG-35 and Su-30 fighters, and opt to acquire Chengdu J-10 jets from China by investing half of the $3 billion financial assistance provided by Qatar. The $3 billion aid was offered by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani when he met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran last week
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Qatar Launches New France Flights in Deal Seen as Payback for Rafale...
January 16, 2020 @ 12:00 PMQatar Airways yesterday announced the launch of flights connecting Doha with Lyon (France) which together with flights to Paris and Nice, is seen as payback for the tiny Gulf nation buying Rafale fighter from Dassault. Doha has ordered 36 Rafale jets; 24 for $7 Billion in 2015 and 12 more for $2
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Russian firm Delivers Helmet-mounted Night Vision Goggles to African Nation
January 16, 2020 @ 10:28 AMRussia's Shvabe Holding Company, part of Rostec, shipped a large batch of helmet-mounted night vision goggles to an unnamed African country, the company announced Thursday. "The Shvabe Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation has exported a large batch of PN21K night vision monoculars in the interests of one of the countries on the African continent
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First K-9 SP Artillery Guns made by Indian L&T Rolled out Today...
January 16, 2020 @ 09:09 AMAn year after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a facility to manufacture the K-9 self-propelled artillery gun at the L & T company facility in Gujarat, the first locally-made SP guns rolled-out today. Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh tweeted this morning, “heading to Surat (Gujarat) today
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Algeria In Talks With Russia for a Dozen Su-57 Jets
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Junked Railway Rake Mistook for Indian ICBM
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France “Obstructing” Turkey-Eurosam Missile Defence System Project: Turkish Official
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Turkey All But Gives up on F-35 Jet Deal, Seeks Alternatives
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US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...