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Pakistan Seeks Chinese Missiles
2010-11-20 Read More...
Pakistan has confirmed it will buy Chinese missiles and flight systems to equip its 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters as it seeks to deepen military cooperation with Beijing, state media said

Eurocopter to Cooperate with Tongji University
2010-08-30 Read More...
Eurocopter signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Tongji University that integrates this Shanghai-based educational institute into the company’s family of partner universities, with the goal of training future technicians and engineers in

Iran Moves Radar to Syria
2010-07-06 Read More...
A US Defense Official signaled, this past week, that Iran has moved radar to Syria to provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran nuclear sites. Information from the new radar could also help Hezbollah with

Russia-Italy in $50m Helicopter Venture
2010-07-02 Read More...
Italy's AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters have set up a joint plant outside Moscow, the first of its kind in Russia.The final assembly plant will roll out AW139 medium twin civil helicopters and "will allow Russia to gain access to new

ATK: Non-NATO Ammunition to Afghanistan
2010-06-30 Read More...
In mid-June 2010, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) received a $41 million contract modification to supply additional non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the Afghan Security Forces (ASF), under an existing 3-year contract with the U.S. Army.

Harris: Falcon Tactical Radios to Afghanistan
2010-05-08 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received an $11 million order to provide Falcon(r) tactical radio systems to a Partnership for Peace nation participating in the NATO-led International Security

F-35B Demonstrates Hover Capability
2010-03-18 Read More...
The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter demonstrated the capability to hover during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on 17th March.The flight was a significant test

China's Defense Spending Slower
2010-03-08 Read More...
China's defense spending will rise 7.5 percent to $76.3 billion in 2010, according to a draft budget report released this past week.That's quite a bit slower than the 12.9 percent average growth from 1996 through 2008, a period in which the

Israeli UAVs to Turkey
2010-02-13 Read More...
A batch of Heron UAVs produced for Turkey by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems have passed critical performance tests in Israel, and Ankara is ready to accept the delivery of the drones, Turkey's top procurement official said Feb.

Raytheon eyes new anti-missile system for Israel
2009-08-19 Read More...
Raytheon Co, the world's biggest missile maker, said it was developing a new system that, if deployed, could boost Israel's defenses against Iran as soon as 2013 and beef up anti-missile bulwarks

India Buys 6-12 C-130J-30 Hercules for Special Forces
2009-08-07 Read More...
India Defence quoted Air Chief S.P. Tyagi saying that “the IAF is planning to buy C-130J planes” for its special forces and Border Security Forces. Reports indicate that the IAF is particularly attracted to the C-130J’s ability to land and take off

French Army accepts CAESARs in Afghanistan
2009-08-07 Read More...
The first tranche of Nexter Systems CAESAR (CAmion Equipé de Système d'un ARtillerie) self-propelled artillery systems have been delivered to the French Army in

RAF Typhoons exercise in Turkey
2009-07-23 Read More...
RAF Typhoons recently went on exercise in Turkey for the first time as part of celebrations to mark the 60th year of the NATO alliance.More than 120 pilots and personnel from RAF Coningsby together with Typhoon combat aircraft deployed to Konya in

RAF Typhoons exercise in Turkey
2009-07-21 Read More...
RAF Typhoons recently went on exercise in Turkey for the first time as part of celebrations to mark the 60th year of the NATO alliance. More than 120 pilots and personnel from RAF Coningsby together with Typhoon combat aircraft deployed to Konya in

Turkey buys 36 LEGUAN® bridge laying armoured vehicles
2009-04-27 Read More...
The Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Turkey agreed in November 2008 that the Turkish Armed Forces will buy 36 bridge laying armoured vehicles of the LEGUAN® type, which is based on the LEOPARD

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