New military equipment and combat vehicles at Oboronexpo 2014 defense...
The international arms exhibition Oboronexpo 2014 is taking place in the city of Zhukovsky near Moscow from August 13 to 17. Apart from Russia, visiting delegations include Algeria, Armenia, Belarus,...
View ArticleLockheed Martin, NASA and U.S. Navy Test Orion Spacecraft Ocean Recovery
In a simulated ocean recovery of an Orion spacecraft test article, Lockheed Martin, NASA and the U.S. Navy practiced recovery techniques for retrieving the crew module after it splashes down at sea...
View ArticleLatest Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system ready for export to Asia...
"Russia's latest air defense missile system - "S-400" has been issued a license for exports; talks are underway on its exports abroad", Deputy director general of the “Almaz-Antei”concern said Friday,...
View ArticleUS Navy Coastal Patrol Force in Arabian Gulf now at 10 Ships
Coastal Patrol (PC) ships USS Hurricane (PC 3) and USS Monsoon (PC 4) completed their arrival to Bahrain the second week of August. Hurricane and Monsoon are the final two of 10 ships that are part of...
View ArticleVenezuela armed forces take delivery of Chinese VN-1 8x8 armoured vehicles...
Venezuela takes delivery of Chinese-made VN-1 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier (export version of Chinese ZBL-09) which will be used by the Marine Corps of Venezuela armed forces. Pictures...
View ArticleToros 4x4 armoured vehicle personnel carrier UAMZ Group Russia Russian D...
The TOROS is a 4x4 light armoured tactical vehicle designed and manufactured in Russia by the Consortium "INTRALL" and UAMZ Group. Toros family of armored vehicles were developed for the needs of the...
View ArticleKolun 6x6 armoured vehicle personnel carrier UAMZ Group Russia Russian D...
The Kolun is a 6x6 light armoured personnel carrier designed and manufactured in Russia by the Consortium "INTRALL" and UAMZ Group. The Kolun provides a ballistic and mine protection Level 2 STANAG...
View ArticleChinese Shipyard CSSC launched the first Algerian Navy C28A Corvette
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC, the largest shipbuilding group in China) launched the first C82A Corvette on order for the...
View ArticleX-47B UCAS-D & F/A-18 combined operations onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt...
The Navy's unmanned X-47B returned to carrier operations aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 17 and completed a series of tests, operating safely and seamlessly with manned aircraft. Building...
View ArticleBritish army soldiers from 2nd Battalion Yorkshire regiment are deployed in...
British Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire regiment were sent to Irbil, as RAF aircraft continued reconnaissance missions to help the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants. They were...
View ArticleSM-6 Missile demonstrated ability to detect and engage targets over land in...
The U.S. Navy executed a successful flight test of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) at White Sands Missile Range, Aug. 14. During flight test "Juliet," the Navy examined the missile's...
View ArticleSlovenia launched international military exercises codenamed "Immediate...
Slovenian army launched on Sunday an international military exercises codenamed "Immediate Response 2014" near Pocek, about 60 km south of Ljubljana. The exercise will take place until 30 August in the...
View ArticleSingapore's MoD unveiled new world-class urban live firing facility
Singapore's MoD Dr Ng Eng Hen officiated the opening of the Murai Urban Live Firing Facility (MULFAC) at the Lim Chu Kang Live Firing Area on Thursday, August 14. The MULFAC provides the Singapore...
View ArticleFrench Navy International Fleet Review 70th anniversary of the Landing in...
On August 15th 2014, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) organizes an International Fleet review between Cannes and Toulon to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the allied landing in Provence. More...
View ArticleUS Congressmen call for ground intervention in Iraq
According to the New-York Daily News, New York Democrat Eliot Engel and Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson teamed up to encourage the President to plan a more forceful response to ongoing chaos in Iraq....
View ArticleFrench SIGINT/Intelligence ship Dupuy de Lôme entered Black Sea for the...
The French Navy Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) ship Dupuy de Lôme (A 759) crossed the Bosphorus to enter the Black Sea on August 16th. This marks the fourth time the French "spy" ship is deployed to the...
View ArticleUS Air Forces conduct additional airstrikes against Islamic States insurgents...
US military on sunday August 17 conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) insurgents, formerly known as ISIS or ISIL, near the Iraqi’s largest dam, located near the northern city of Mosul,...
View ArticleDARPA has created GXV-T Ground X-Vehicle Technology to increase protection of...
DARPA has created the Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program to provide new protection for the U.S. mechanized modern fighters. GXV-T seeks to investigate revolutionary ground-vehicle technologies...
View ArticleIngalls Shipbuilding Christens Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security...
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the company's fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), James (WMSL 754), on August 16th in front of nearly 1,000...
View ArticleU.S. Navy awards full rate production contract for U.S Navy and Australian...
The U.S. Navy announced Aug. 14 the award, to Boeing Defense and Security Systems, of a $295.6 million firm fixed-price-contract for the procurement of 12 Full Rate Production (FRP) Lot 2 P-8A Poseidon...
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