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By Dylan Malyasov

U.S. Army awards Olin Corp. $85M for small-caliber ammunition
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The U.S. Army has awarded Olin Corporation a $85 million contract for delivery small-caliber ammunition. According to a statement released by the U.S. …
GD-OTS, True Velocity announces weapons technology partnership
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True Velocity has announced a partnership with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) to develop new weapons …
Saudi Arabia to develop ‘microwave weapon’ using Ukrainian supplied technology
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Ukrainian media claims that Saudi Arabia is developing electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons, also sometimes called a ‘microwave weapon’, using …
BAE Systems receives $78M for modernization of USS Shoup destroyer
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BAE Systems has received a $78.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of USS Shoup (DDG 86), an Arleigh …
U.S. Army to upgrade additional 174 Abrams main battle tanks
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General Dynamics Land Systems announced Tuesday that the U.S. Army has signed a $714 million delivery order to upgrade an additional 174 M1A1 Abrams …
U.S. Department of Defense ordered Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle systems
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Saab has announced that the company has received an ammunition order from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable …
General Dynamics awarded $91M by U.S. Navy to modernize CVN 77 carrier
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General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. has received a $91,4 million as a modification to a previously awarded contract for modifications …
Poland, Ukraine to develop new medium-range air defense system
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Polish company WB Electronics and Ukraine’s state-owned defense industrial group, UkrOboronProm planning to jointly develop a new medium-range air …
South Korea offers to meet US short-range air defense requirements
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South Korea’s Hanwha Corporation is planning to offer its next-generation air defense system, called the Biho 2, to meet the U.S. Army short-range …
Russian private military contractors spotted in Sudan
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Russian private military contractors taken part forcibly disperse anti-government demonstrators in Khartoum, Sudan.Soldiers from Russian private …
Russia launches flying testbed for strategic bomber upgrades
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A highly modified commercial aircraft, called the Tu-214LMK,completed its first test flight after an upgrade in order to perform flight test of new …
Russia reveals new details of ‘Poseidon’ underwater nuclear drone
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Russian TASS news agency has revealed some new details of ‘Poseidon’ underwater nuclear drone.The ‘Poseidon’, also known under Ocean Multipurpose …
Ukrainian Il-76 airlifter conducted secret flight to Salt Lake City
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Ilyushin -76 cargo plane of the Ukrainian Air Force conducted mystery flight to Salt Lake City in USA, according to a report published on The War …
Russia protest Korea’s arms sales to India
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The Russian government launched a broadside against India’s decision to award contracts to South Korea for a self-propelled anti-aircraft defense …
Policing
Polish F-16s take over policing the skies over the Baltic States
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The Polish Air Force took over the responsibility for leading NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission out of Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, from the …
Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines sign new contract under SALIS program in support of NATO
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Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines, one of the world’s leading operators of the heavy transport AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft, to continue cooperation under …
Northrop Grumman receives $3.6B for infrared countermeasures systems
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On 3 January, Northrop Grumman Corporation confirmed that the company has received a $3.6 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) …
Second GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft takes flight
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On 3 January, Saab completed the successful maiden flight of the second GlobalEye multi-mission airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in …
Saudi Arabia to begin receiving Thunder-2 ballistic missile system in 2022
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The Saudi Arabia’s military is expected to receive new mobile Thunder-2 short-range ballistic missile system in 2022. Saudi Arabia is in the middle …
U.S. patrol boats conducted longest transit ever made in the Pacific
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Two Mark VI Patrol Boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 have conducted longest transit ever made in the Pacific, Pentagon said in a …
Bell-Boeing contracted for flight test and evaluation of V-22 aircraft
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The U.S. Navy has contracted a joint venture of Boeing Co and Bell Helicopter to provide flight test and evaluation of the V-22 test aircraft.The …
U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ deploys to Nellis Air Force Base
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The Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft,also called the ‘Dragon Lady’, was deployed to Nellis Air Force Base to take part in the …
U.S. Army to procure FMTV protection kits
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O’gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co. has been awarded a $17.5 million contract by the U.S. Army for procuring Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles …
Vietnam
Vietnam receives first Russian-made T-90S tanks
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The People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) has received the first batch of T-90S main battle tanks (MBTs) from Russia.At least 32 new MBTs in baseline and …
Indonesia reportedly orders Didgori AMEVs from Georgia
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Indonesia has ordered Didgori Armoured Medical Evacuation Vehicles (AMEV) from Georgia’s Delta State Military Scientific-Technical Centre (STC …
Russia’s modern air-droppable artillery system gets ‘leaked’on Instagram
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An image of a new ‘Lotos’ self-propelled and air-droppable artillery system was posted on the official Instagram account of the TsNIITochMash design …
Magnitogorsk
Russian security forces hunt for terror cells after deadly explosion in Magnitogorsk
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More than 18 people were killed in an explosion on Monday and three more in the bus explosion the next day under mysterious circumstances in the …