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Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Meets Russian Defense Minister
2019-04-26 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, met in Moscow Wednesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Iranian Army’s Ground Force Unveils New Weapons
2019-04-26 Read More...
The Iranian Army’s Ground Force unveiled new arms and military equipment in a ceremony participated by high-ranking commanders in Tehran on

German Arms Sales Decline 7.4% in First Quarter of 2019
2019-04-26 Read More...
German exports decreased again in the first quarter of this year - a decrease of 7.4% from the same point last year. Germany’s Ministry of Economy cites a “restrictive and responsible” export policy as the

Raytheon’s New DeepStrike Missile Rocket Motor Passes Static Test
2019-04-26 Read More...
Raytheon Company completed a successful static test of the new DeepStrike® missile rocket motor, which moved the advanced, surface-to-surface weapon closer to its maiden flight test later this

Turkey’s FNSS Celebrates 30th Anniversary
2019-04-25 Read More...
FNSS is celebrating its 30th Anniversary as ‘A World Renowned and Respected Turkish Defence

U.S. Navy Deploys Two Aircraft Carriers in Mediterranean Sea
2019-04-25 Read More...
In a rare double-up deployment close to Iran, the U.S. Navy currently has two carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean Sea, Washington Examiner

AST & Science Announces Successful Launch of Its First Satellite
2019-04-25 Read More...
AST & Science announced that its first satellite, designated BlueWalker 1, has been successfully launched, stabilized in orbit and is ready for

Chinese Navy Celebrates 70th Anniversary
2019-04-24 Read More...
China showed off the first of its new generation of guided missile destroyers on Tuesday as President Xi Jinping reviewed a major naval parade through mist and rain to mark 70 years since the founding of China’s navy, Reuters

Iran Names General Salami New IRGC Top Commander
2019-04-23 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei promoted IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami (photo) to the rank of Major General and appointed him as the Top Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards

Saudi Arabia, Russia Discuss Space Cooperation
2019-04-22 Read More...
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov received in Moscow Thursday Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Saudi Space

Russia Delivers All 24 Su-35 Fighter Jets to China
2019-04-19 Read More...
Russia has completed the deliveries of Sukhoi Su-35 generation 4++ fighter jets to China under a contract signed earlier, Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation told TASS news agency earlier this

Turkish Aerospace Opens Production Training Center
2019-04-19 Read More...
Turkey’s leading aerospace engine designer and manufacturer has opened a center to meet its production, quality and training needs, the company said in a statement

U.S. Army Concludes New Equipment Training for Gray Eagle Extended Range
2019-04-19 Read More...
The U.S. Army has completed its New Equipment Training (NET) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky for the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended

Iranian Army to Get Home-Made Karrar Tanks
2019-04-18 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said that most advanced domestically-built tank of the country, Karrar (Striker), will join the military body’s fleet according to a new agreement with the Defense

HENSOLDT Develops Xpeller Counter-UAV System
2019-04-18 Read More...
The widespread and largely unregulated availability and use of UAVs has created an urgent need for answers to the threats they create. Threats range from commercial loss and widespread travel disruption, right through to national security

Collins Aerospace to Provide Critical Expertise for Future Vertical Lift
2019-04-18 Read More...
The U.S. Army has selected Collins Aerospace Systems as one of three companies to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator (MSI) for the Joint Multi Role (JMR) Mission Systems Architecture Demonstration (MSAD)

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