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India Issues RFI For Next Gen Assault Rifle
September 28, 2016 @ 01:02 PMThe Indian defense ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking a 7.62 mm x 51mm assault rifle with lethality to achieve the objective of shoot-to-kill to replace its existing 5
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French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...
September 26, 2016 @ 03:59 PMFrance has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) program
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New Sniper Rifles From Kalashnikov
September 12, 2016 @ 11:38 AMRussian Kalashnikov has showcased the first prototype of its new VSV-338 high-precision modular rifle at the Army 2016 International Military and Technical Forum. The company has also exhibited the prototype of its new SVK semi-automatic sniper rifle at the forum, Rostec announced last week
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US Approves $60 Million Weapons Sale To Afghanistan
August 19, 2016 @ 07:23 AMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved $60 million worth weapons sale to Afghanistan. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Afghanistan for individual and crew served weapons, equipment, training, and support
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Israel Apprehends Two Suspects Smuggling 5 M-16 Rifles, 20 Handguns
July 21, 2016 @ 03:00 PMIsrael Defence Forces have apprehended two suspects attempting to smuggle five M-16 rifles and 20 handguns across the Israel-Jordan border. The two suspects, Palestinians from Judea and Samaria, are under investigation
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Syria Receives MTs-116M Sniper Rifles From Russia: Media Reports
May 19, 2016 @ 11:03 AMSyria has reportedly received a batch of MT-116M sniper rifles from Russia. The National Republican Guard have issued the sniper rifles to one of the womens units of the service, Tass quoted Syrian media outlets as saying Wednesday
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TrackingPoint Introduces Long Distance Precision-Guided Firearm
April 20, 2016 @ 12:14 PMTrackingPoint has unveiled its latest Precision-Guided Firearm - the squad-level M1400 338LM bolt-action rifle which engages stationary and moving targets out to 1400 yards. The squad-level M1400 is designed to provide unprecedented battle stand-off capabilities at the squad level
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Western Sanctions Force Kalashnikov To Increase Civilian Arms Share
April 4, 2016 @ 11:06 AMKalashnikov is forced to strive for an increase in the share of civilian products due to the western sanctions against the company since July 2014. The US prohibited imports of Kalashnikov products to the nation citing Russias alleged interference in the Ukrainian internal conflict
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Bye Bye Kalashnikov, Ukraine Develops NATO Standard Sniper Rifles
March 24, 2016 @ 01:19 PMUkroboronprom has transferred 10 new NATO standard experimental sniper rifles to the national guard of Ukraine. The new rifles are developed by ‘Ukroboroncervis
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Australian Navy Seizes AK-47s, Machine Guns, Grenade Launchers From Fishing Ship Bound...
March 7, 2016 @ 11:39 AMAustralian Navy has seized a large number of weapons caches that includes 2000 AK-47 assault rifles 100 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 49 machine guns from a Somalia bound fishing vessel in Oman. HMAS Darwins boarding team intercepted the vessel about 300 kilometres off the coast of Oman and found weapons along with spare barrels and mortar tubers hidden under fishing nets in the dhow,
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Russia To Complete Delivery Of 10,000 AK-47 Rifles To Afghan Forces
February 24, 2016 @ 01:33 PMRussia is delivering 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles to Afghan Forces as part of Moscows efforts to equip the troops to counter terrorist activity. “Deliveries are underway
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First Batch Of Indigenous Bofors Type Guns To Reach Indian Army In...
February 19, 2016 @ 07:33 AMThe first batch of indigenously developed Bofors type guns will be dispatched to the Indian Army in March. The tests carried out on the 5
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US to Develop Shape-changing Robots from 3D-Printed ‘Smart Active Particles’ for Swarming...
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Some 300 Russian Weapons "Fine-tuned" based on Syrian Experience
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Russia Knocks Down Israeli Drone Over Syria
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Lockheed Wins US Navy's Super Hornet IR Search and Track System Contract
September 21, 2019 @ 07:20 PM
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Israel to Modernise Ukrainian MiG-29 Jets for $440M
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MiG-35 Shows Off New AESA Radar at MAKS 2019
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Russian S-300s, S-400s Fail to Detect Israeli F-35s Flying Over Syria: Reports...
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Russia Unveils its Biggest Ever Drone to Compete with US Global Hawk
September 3, 2019
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...
Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS)
Upgraded MiG-29 to take on F-16 in the Refurbished Fighter Jet Market
The MiG-29, one of Russias most exported military jet has been upgraded in India that expands its capabilities from an...