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According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on February 8, 2021, BAE Systems Platforms & Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is awarded a $17,576,524 fixed-price incentive contract for Virginia-class submarine propulsors of the U.S. Navy. The Virginia-class...

Procurement procedures under the current contracts are run in line with the previous legislation. Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran has said the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2021 will get military products worth UAH 10 billion (US$361.4 million). "The orders (signed contracts) completed...

The Philippine Navy (PN) welcomed the future BRP Antonio Luna (FF151), the second missile-capable frigate of the PN, as it traverses Philippine waters in the vicinity of Capones Island, Zambales today, February 9. FF151s sister ship, the BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) rendered the...

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 -- US President Joe Biden's order to end offensive support in Yemen terminates intelligence sharing and providing advice to Saudi forces, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Friday, Sputnik news agency reported. "As a result of the president's order yesterday, DoD...

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of 15 Black Hawk helicopters for the Philippine Air Force, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced Thursday. Nograles during a virtual briefing said the move forms “part of plans to slowly address the growing...

The F-15EX fighter jet demonstrates a vertical “Viking” departure during its first flight on Feb. 2, 2021. ERIC SHINDELBOWER/BOEING EGLIN AFB (Tribune News Service) — The latest version of the venerable F-15, a fighter jet that first flew in 1972, had a successful first...

DAKAR At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed early Wednesday in a terrorist attack targeting their camp, according to local media reports. The terrorists attacked a Malian Armed Forces detachment based in the village of Boni in the central Mopti region, the reports said. According to...

Some Nigerian soldiers and many terrorists have been killed by bombs detonated by Boko Haram at war front. An unspecified number of troops were also injured in the battle that occurred on Boko Haram bases. The locations are Kidari, Argude, Takwala, Chowalta and Galdekore. The major operation...

HELIOS is a 60-kilowatt laser weapon with several kilowatt fibers to reach new levels of precision, surveillance, beam quality, strength, and power. WASHINGTON – Navy destroyers soon will be armed with high-power 60-kilowatt laser weapons that can track and incinerate attacking drone targets...

The Chinese defense ministry has come out with some of Beijing's bluntest language yet on Taiwan, warning Taipei on Thursday that "independence means war." The remarks by Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu Qian came after China ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait over...

According to a report by British newspaper The Times, the operation took place in June 2020. The primary goal was to keep the system from falling into the hands of the enemy. The secondary goal was to obtain intelligence about it A Russian Pantsir SA-22 air defense system that was acquired...

The USS Donald Cook enters the Black Sea at night, Jan. 23, 2021. The U.S. Navy has three warships operating in the Black Sea as of Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. YORUK ISIK The U.S. Navy has three warships operating in the...

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Taiwan scrambled fighter jets, issued radio warnings, deployed air defense missile systems to track PLAAF planes Chinese SU-30 on Jan. 24 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Fifteen Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday (Jan. 24), marking the 20th...

• The current APC fleet in the KDF consists of Puma M26-15, WMZ 551BSI, Mamba MK5, Bastion and CS/VP 14, all introduced into service between 2010 and 2019. • The Katmerciler HIZIR is a 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicle designed and optimised for high performance under extreme operational...

It’s official: the Army plans on shelling out for several thousand next-generation sniper rifles for soldiers over the next five years, service officials confirmed to Task & Purpose. In a presoliciation published last week by Army Contracting Command, the Army’s Project Manager Soldier Lethality...

Three days of inter-ethnic violence claimed at least 155 lives and displaced tens of thousands. A 2016 file photo shows a convoy of Sudanese security forces deploying in al-Geneina, the capital of the West Darfur state. (AFP) KHARTOUM - A heavy Sudanese troop presence helped restore calm...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji neutralised 35 armed bandits, arrested two in Katsina and Zamfara states, respectively. The coordinator, Defence Media Operation, Major General John Enenche said that troops of Forward Operating Base Kekuwuje on 17...

Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov and Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Ukraine Rashid Hamad Al-Adwani discussed cooperation in food security, healthcare, military and technical sectors, the NSDC's press service has reported. “During the...

The U.S. and U.K. defense secretaries formally signed an agreement outlining their joint participation in the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group deployment this spring. Joining HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) on its inaugural deployment will be Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, which...