For the first time in history, Russian and American airborne forces will hold joint drills in the US. The anti-terror exercises scheduled for May 2012 will get off to a flying start with a tactical landing operation and “terrorist” camp raid.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 08:12 PM

Italian manufacturers IVECO Defence Vehicles are in talks with Colombian officials to negotiate the delivery of new military vehicles including the 8x8 IFV VBM Freccia. The Colombia Army has a requirement for a new 8x8 Infantry Fighting Vehicle as it is trying to improve its armoured component. The Colombian Army currently operates with the Brazilian made EE-9 Cascavel and EE-11 Urutu.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 10:20 AM

Russia will not impose limitations on arms deliveries to Syria in addition to those established by the UN Security Council, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. “We will meticulously honor all resolutions by the UN Security Council,” he said.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 03:09 PM

Libya and Iraq continue to show interest in buying Russian-made weaponry despite regime changes in these countries, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. “The Libyan military leadership and the Iraqi government have shown serious interest about Russian-made military equipment,” Rogozin, who oversees the Russian defense industry, told reporters in Moscow.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 02:00 PM

BAE Systems has received a $75 million order from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to produce and deliver hard armor inserts used to protect Soldiers and other men and women in combat.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 08:08 AM

Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has announced progress in the development and manufacture of an indigenous version of the advanced Russian S-300 air defense missile system, the Fars news agency reported.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 06:52 AM

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) executed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Sixth National Radar Seminar in Bali, Indonesia with PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia and the Research Centre For Electronics And Telecommunications of The Indonesian Institute Of Sciences to facilitate collaboration on pending ground-based radar opportunities in Indonesia.
Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:08 PM

Uganda has deployed an additional 1,700 troops in volatile Somalia, bringing the total number of Ugandan peacekeepers in the Horn of African country to 8,000, a military spokesman said here on Monday, April 23, 2012.
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Monday, April 23, 2012, 02:39 PM

The Australian Defence Material Organisation (DMO) has selected Supacat as Preferred Bidder for the Special Operations Vehicle element of the Project Definition and Evaluation phase (PD&E) of JP2097 Ph 1B (REDFIN) program and has awarded Supacat an initial contract for this phase.
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Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:45 AM

At DSA 2012 Defence Services Asia exhibition, Rosoboronexport Russia's official weapons exporter has announced that Brunei expressed interest for acquiring Russian air defence systems and naval equipment, said the Deputy Director General of "Rosoboronexport" Nicholas Dimidyuk.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:14 PM

The Malaysian Defence Company which produce light tactical vehicle has send three of its new Adiwira Interchangeable Tactical Mobility Systems prototype of light tactical vehicle to the Malaysian army combat training centre for trial tests.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012, 07:57 PM

India tested on Thursday, April 19, 2012, its first long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) able to carry a nuclear warhead deep into China or Europe, bringing Delhi into a small club of nations with intercontinental nuclear capability.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012, 06:16 PM

Malaysia is close to a contract with Russia on the delivery of Kornet antitank missile systems, Igla portable anti-aircraft missiles and is also negotiating a deal on Russian guided missile and patrol boats, Russian state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 09:40 PM

Ankara, Turkey Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Turkey are determined to enhance the defence cooperation and in pursuance of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Turkish President Abdullah Gul's desire to strengthen the overall bilateral relations and their intention to build on the momentum of working closely together.
Friday, April 13, 2012, 09:05 AM

Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, underlined the army's high capability to produce different hi-tech military tools and weapons, including a modern fire-control system mounted on the home-made Zolfaqar Tanks.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012, 08:56 AM

In 2012, the Russia armed Forces want to increase the delivery of new tactical vehicles for the Strategic Missile Troops (SMT). More than 100 KAMAZ trucks were delivered in 2011. In order to maintain the combat readiness and training of all units of SMT, 160 pieces of military equipment are planned to be delivered in 2012. The majority are KAMAZ-53501 trucks (134 units), fire trucks, bus, tractors for evacuation and mobile car repair. Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 06:48 PM

The government of Gabon has purchased a fleet of Maverick internal security vehicles from Paramount Group and successfully deployed them at the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament. Ten Mavericks were bought by the Gabonese authorities, who jointly hosted the football tournament with Equatorial Guinea, for deployment as public order vehicles at stadiums across the country during the competition.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 01:48 PM

Russia has tested a new thermobaric rocket for its TOS-1 Buratino and TOS-1A Soltsepek multiple launch rocket systems, the Izvestia daily reported on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 11:53 AM

Georgia conducted a test flight of its first domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, the Georgian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The new Georgian UAV system was tested in extreme terrain and weather conditions. It consists of an aerial vehicle and ground segment.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 09:58 AM

Violence in Syria spilled across borders into Turkey and Lebanon as President Bashar al-Assad’s regime spurned today’s United Nations deadline for a cease-fire. Syrian activists reported military attacks on two towns Tuesday, even as the government claimed its military forces have begun pulling out of some towns in compliance with a U.N.-brokered truce deal.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 01:46 PM

Iran will start using a new home-made powerful radar system in coming days, a senior Iranian commander announced on Monday, April 9, 2012. "Samen Radar System will come online in the next ten days," Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli told FNA (FARS News Agency).
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 09:03 AM

The Russian-made surface-to-air defense missile system Pechora-2M will protect oil refineries in Venezuela, said the Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) based in Moscow.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012, 11:17 AM

Azerbaijan has recently purchased military equipment from Israel for an amount of $1.6 billion. Details of this purchase were never mentioned, but now the veil of secrecy is being lifted. Among the items ordered were Gabriel anti-ship missiles. These are 522 kg weapons with a range of 36 kilometers.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012, 09:31 AM

The French army will deploy to Afghanistan a new version of its wheeled armoured vehicle personnel carrier VAB designed and manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense, and the help of the technical offices of the French armed forces. The new VAB Ultima was upgraded in terms of protection, firepower and the needs of future individual soldiers equipment FELIN.
Saturday, April 7, 2012, 12:07 AM

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria said government forces attacked residential areas of Homs, Daraa and the capital, Damascus. The renewed violence comes despite assurances from President Bashar Assad that he will withdraw troops from population centres by Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012, 09:07 AM