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BAE Systems awarded contract for 3 new Offshore Patrol Vessels for the UK...
The new 90 metre vessels will be built at BAE Systems’ facilities in Glasgow and will provide additional capability for the Royal Navy. Based on a proven design, the ships will be used to support...
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The Russian Tank Biathlon 2014 competition with tankers from 12 countries.
The Russian team has won the first round of the 2014 World Tank Biathlon individual race, chief referee Lt. Gen. Yury Petrov said . Russia was followed by the Armenian team which completed the course...
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The Russian team has won the first round of the 2014 World Tank Biathlon individual race, chief referee Lt. Gen. Yury Petrov said . Russia was followed by the Armenian team which completed the course...
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"Quanzhou", twelveth Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao class), commissioned in...
A commissioning, naming and flag-presenting ceremony of the new "Quanzhou" corvette (locally designated guided missile frigate) of the Chinese Navy (PLAN) was held solemnly at a naval port in Xiamen...
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Russian state agency Rosoboronexport signed major contracts with African...
Russia’s main weapons exporter, state agency Rosoboronexport, has signed about $1.7 billion contracts with Central and South African countries since the beginning of 2013, Director General Anatoly...
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The first Russian Arctic helicopter Mi-8AMTSh to be built in Ulan-Ude
Testing of the first Russian Arctic helicopter, the Mi-8AMTSh, will begin this winter. Currently the developmental prototype is being built at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, Aleksey Putintsev, Head of...
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Austal USA successfully completed the launch of the future USS Montgomery...
On August 6, 2014, Austal USA successfully completed the launch of the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8). The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation...
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U.S. Navy, General Atomics and HII started EMALS tests onboard USS Gerald R....
The Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Newport News, Virginia is all abuzz as below deck-testing of the Navy’s newest aircraft launch system begins aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...
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British military to deploy Tornado GR4 fighter in Iraq and may soon send...
The British Royal Air Force will deploy Tornado GR4 fighter jets in support of the growing military air campaign over northern Iraq, British officials said Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Britain may soon...
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President of Georgia ready to support Ukraine in its struggle to maintain its...
Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili has assured Ukraine's counterpart Petro Poroshenko of his country's support of Ukraine's struggle for the territorial integrity and the willingness to join the...
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Amphibious Assault Ship USS America Departs Brazil, Continues On Maiden Transit
The future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departed Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 9 after a four-day port visit. This was the crew's third stop on the ship's maiden transit, "America Visits...
View ArticleAnother 130 US military personnel in Iraq including Marines and Special ...
Another 130 US military personnel have arrived in Iraq including Marines and special operations forces whose mission was to assess the situation in the Sinjar area and to develop additional...
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Boeing-Sikorsky team and Bell selected for U.S. helicopter program
A team of Boeing Co and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and Textron Inc's Bell Helicopter have been selected to build prototypes of a multi-role vertical-lift aircraft as part of the U.S. Army's plan to replace...
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Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers Composite Deckhouse for Zumwalt class Destroyer...
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the composite deckhouse for the Zumwalt-class destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) to the U.S. Navy. The 900-ton deckhouse...
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AutoKrAZ of Ukraine ready to deliver more military trucks to Iraqi Armed...
PJSC “AutoKrAZ” participates in several tenders announced by defense departments of the Republic of Iraq. The tenders are aimed at delivery of dual-use vehicles: for fight against terrorism in this...
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Russia expects a contract with Brazil to supply Pantsir-S1 short-range air...
Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport expects to sign a contract on the delivery of Pantsir-S1 short-range gun and missile air defense systems to Brazil by the end of the year, Rosoboronexport CEO...
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Mobile Landing Platform USNS John Glenn (MLP 2) Completed Final Contract Trials
USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), successfully completed Final Contract Trials (FCT) off the coast of Manchester, Washington July 31. During the trials, the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey along with the...
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First UN female force commander takes reigns in Cyprus
Major General Kristin Lund today officially assumed her duties as Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus where the top UN official, Lisa Buttenheim, is also a woman. That UN...
View ArticleBTR-80 Joker 8x8 armoured personnel carrier with four SPG-9M 73mm recoil...
The Ukrainian National Guard Regiment in Kalinosky has launched a modernization program for its fleet of BTR-80 8x8 armoured personnel carrier, called the "Joker". A BTR-80 was upgraded with new armour...
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Russian Strategic Missile Forces to double its personnel by 2018
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces will be manned with 30,000 contract personnel by 2018, spokesman Major Dmitry Andreyev said on Wednesday, August 13. Strategic Missile Forces operate all Russian...
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