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China’s 24th naval escort fleet holds training en route to Gulf of Aden
The 24th Chinese naval escort fleet has conducted in the past consecutive days maritime drills of multiple subjects en route to Gulf of Aden...
U.S. Navy conducts first live fire test with SeaRAM recently installed on USS Carney
The U.S. Navy conducted its first firing from the SeaRAM® anti-ship defense system produced by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) installed on the USS Carney stationed...
Raytheon receives first contract to build Naval Strike Missile launchers in the US
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received an initial contract to produce Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launchers at its production facility here. The deal ushers...
UK Ministry announce order of third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) of has today announced it has ordered a third, record-breaking, Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of...
Russian Su-34 bombers take off from Iran to target ISIS in Syria
On August 17, 2016, Russian bombers Su-34 took off from Hamedan airbase (Islamic Republic of Iran) with full fragmentation bomb charge and made an...
US moves nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania
Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations...
Indonesia looks to buy new Russian BT-3F amphibious armored personnel carrier
Indonesian Marine Corps will seek to purchase the new Russian BT-3F amphibious and airportable armored personnel carrier, that was reported by bmpd.livejournal.com.
The BT-3F is an...
People’s Army of Vietnam receives new Russian KAMAZ military trucks
Russia’s largest truck manufacturer KAMAZ has delivered the big batch of military trucks to the People’s Army of Vietnam, that was reported by soha.vn.
Vietnam...
Ukraine to develop next-generation infantry fighting vehicle
Ukraine aims to develop a new third-generation infantry combat vehicle to replace outdated BMP-1 and BMP-2.
That was reported by Secretary of the Committee on...
U.S. Army declares Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 MSE initial operational capability
The U.S. Army recently declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin (LMT) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor.
"This is an extremely significant...
Eighth US Air Force bomber presence felt in Indo-Asia Pacific
The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to U.S. bombers. For more than a decade, the U.S. military has maintained a deployed strategic bomber presence...
Louisiana National Guard focuses on response, recovery simultaneously
The Louisiana National Guard began providing shelter support to the Baton Rouge River Center last night, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, following...
UK Ministry of Defence signs £184 million contract to secure air-to-air missile for F-35
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth around £184 million to ensure the UK’s new supersonic stealth combat aircraft will be...
Colombian Navy launched two new landing craft
The Colombian Navy (ARC) recently launched two new landing craft in the presence of Mariana Martínez Cuellar, Vice Minister of Defence for Strategy and...
Ukrainian company develops new MR-18 mobile 3D air surveillance radar
Ukrainian State enterprise Scientific and Production Complex «Iskra» has developed a new variant of its MR-18 mobile 3D air surveillance radar, that was reported...
Lockheed Martin to bring Aegis missile defense to latest U.S., Korea and Japan destroyers
The global Aegis fleet will expand in the U.S., Japan and the Republic of Korea under a $490 million deal with Lockheed Martin (NYSE:...
UK Defence Secretary launches new innovation push backed by £800m Fund
Surveillance drones inspired by dragonflies, laser weapons, mobile robots that can inspect incidents involving chemical materials, sensors that use gravity to survey underground structures...
China’s armed police hold anti-terror exercise in Xinjiang
China's armed police on Monday completed a five-day anti-terror exercise in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as part of efforts to combat violent terrorist attacks.
The...