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Afghan forces on alert amid reports Pakistani helicopters helping Taliban
The Afghan national security forces were put on alert amid reports Pakistani helicopters are helping the Taliban militants by supplying weapons in eastern Paktika...
PLA sends HQ-9 air defense missiles close to Kashmir border
In preparation for a potential territorial conflict with India, China has deployed HQ-9 air defense missiles to Hetian airfield in the south of the...
Russian Su-24M «Flanker» Bomber Crashes in Khabarovsk
A Sukhoi Su-24 jet of the Russian Defense Ministry has crashed in in Khabarovsk, a source in the law enforcement authorities told Interfax.
Both...
Turkey places artillery, missiles on Syrian border
There has been intense activity on the Turkish border for the past two days. New missiles and artillery have been stationed on the border
A...
Iraqi Fighter Jet Drops Bomb Over Baghdad, Kills 12 People
An Iraqi Russian-made fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over a Baghdad neighborhood on Monday, killing at least 12 people on the ground, Iraqi...
Three dead after explosion in Azerbaijani military facility
In Shirvan, belonging to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense Industry Plant "Telemechanics", there was an explosion, reported www.military-informant.com. The blast has killed and many...
FBI investigating veteran accused of stealing a Humvee from Fort Gordon
The FBI is investigating a veteran accused of leading deputies on a chase. Aiken County deputies say a heavy duty Humvee, stolen from Fort...
Sea-Basing Ship to be Deployed in Sabah
The construction of the Tun Sharifah Rodziah sea-basing ship in the waters off eastern Sabah will tighten maritime security, especially in the Eastern Sabah...
Iran’s Building a New Flying Ekranoplan
The Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex appears to have built a new ekranoplan at the shipyard located near Bostanu, satellite imagery suggests.
Imagery acquired...
People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison Aoyama military exercises
People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison Aoyama military exercises
Egyptian Navy seeking to acquire a single NH90 helicopter for its new FREMM frigate
Egyptian Navy is reportedly seeking to acquire a single NH90 multimission helicopter for its new FREMM frigate, which was transferred by DCNS to the...
Vietnam, Russia Closing in on Deal for 2 Gepard-Class Frigates
Vietnam and Russia are in the final stages of negotiation for the sale of two Gepard-class (Project 11661) light frigates, sources familiar with the...
China to deploy Air Force Rainbow-4 UAV
China to deploy Air Force Rainbow-4 UAV for earthquake damage reconnaissance for first time
Rainbow-4 is the largest fixed wing UCAV of the Rainbow...
Chinese snipers adopted a new Russian rifle ORSIS T-5000
Trainees from the People's Liberation Army won all the five gold medals at the 14th Military and Police Sniper World Cup in Budapest, Hungary,...
Slovakia plans to buy 30 armored personnel carriers from Poland
Slovakia plans to buy 30 armored personnel carriers (APC) from Poland over the next three years in a deal worth about $32 million, Polish...
Israel signs $111 million deal to upgrade Argentine tanks
Argentina’s army signed a $111 million contract with Israel to upgrade 74 tanks made in Argentina.
The deal to upgrade the Argentinian Medium Tanks, or...
Bell 525 Relentless completes first flight
The Bell 525 Relentless super-medium helicopter has successfully completed its first flight at Bell Helicopter's aircraft assembly centre in Amarillo, Texas, the company announced...
Kuwait to get Fuchs NBC recce vehicles
The Emirate of Kuwait contracted the German firm Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) to deliver twelve Fuchs 2 NBC-RS armoured NBC reconnaissance vehicles.
The...