Azerbaijani and French Defense Ministries signed a technical agreement on cooperation in defense sector, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said. The document was signed during Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov's official visit to France, which started on January 13.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014 04:23 PM

South Korea has said that the country must have a multi-layered missile defense to bolster combat readiness in the face of continued missile threats from North Korea that has become rampant over the years.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014 03:53 PM

Thales UK today announced that it has signed a contract worth over £100 million with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence for ForceSHIELD,Thales’s integrated Advanced Air Defence system. In addition to the supply of STARStreak short-range air defence missiles, the system comprises CONTROLMaster 200 radar and weapon coordination systems, RAPIDRanger mobile weapon systems and Lightweight Multiple Launchers.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 08:55 AM

ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced the U.S. Army recently selected the BLACKHAWK!® SERPA® Tactical Holster for its Improved Modular Tactical Holster Program. The five-year, $24 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, multiple source contract was awarded to BLACKHAWK! distributor ADS, Inc. (Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.).
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:05 AM

The Iranian defense ministry is due to send a delegation to Russia to discuss delivery of a substitute for S-300 defense shield, a legislator revealed on Monday, January 13, 2014.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:30 AM

Turkey’s defense exports totaled $1.4 billion in 2013, marking a 10 percent rise from the previous year, Turkey’s Defense and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association (SSI) has said. “While the country’s overall exports saw a stagnant year in 2013, defense and aerospace exports witnessed remarkable progress,” SSI head Latif Aral Alis was quoted as saying in a statement released by the association.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:00 AM

The Chinese military issued a series of written instructions on Monday, January 13, 2014, calling for increased efficiency in its operations and vowing to give priority to local brands when purchasing military and official vehicles. The move follows a central government regulation on Nov 25 standardizing the management of government funds and banning extravagance on the part of Party and government bodies.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 09:09 AM

China has successfully tested its first hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of penetrating US missile defense system and delivering nuclear warheads with record breaking speeds, Pentagon officials have confirmed.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 07:29 AM

Parliament of Peru confirmed December 13, 2013 the bid for Chinese-made artillery systems. According to some military sources, the Peruvian army could be equipped with the Chinese 122mm MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System Type 90B.
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Monday, January 13, 2014 10:15 AM

Chinese Army holds live fire military exercises in cold region of China with UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and towed howitzer. Army of China use live fire exercises as an opportunity to use real ammunition in a realistically created combat situation.
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Sunday, January 12, 2014 01:39 PM

In December 2013, Army of Cambodia has performed a live fire exercise to test the capacity of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in defending territorial integrity, an army chief said. During the drill, Cambodian soldiers have fired with BM-21 and for the first time with the new RM-70 122mm MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System.
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 06:55 PM

The Belarusian army has commissioned a new domestically developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, said Friday, January 11, 2014, the country’s defense ministry.
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 01:52 PM

Worldwide Aeros Corp. (Aeros), a leading FAA-certified lighter-than-air (LTA) manufacturer and technology innovator, announced today the company has received multiple orders for a new low-cost and rapidly deployable tactical aerostat system to be used by DOD operators.
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 01:11 PM

Estonia is planning to buy surveillance drones in the next few years to upgrade its military reconnaissance capabilities, local press reported on Friday, January 10, 2014.
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Saturday, January 11, 2013 11:56 AM

A small team of U.S. military advisers is now operating in Somalia. The U.S. defense official said the small team of advisers are not combat troops but are serving in Mogadishu as planners, communicators and advisers between AMISOM and the Somali government.
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Saturday, January 11, 2013 11:26 AM

KONGSBERG has signed a contract for the delivery of PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) for the Piranha III upgrade program in Ireland. The Irish Defence Force is expected to upgrade its entire Piranha III fleet with PROTECTOR M151 systems over the next five years. This contract supports the first set of these upgrade and deliveries of the PROTECTOR are planned in September 2014.
Friday, January 10, 2013 04:26 PM

The Belgian Company FN Herstal has confirmed the purchase by the Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense of FN SCAR-H PR (Precision Rifle). A statement of the Ministry of Defense said that the contract is worth €2.87 million with the first delivery to begin this year. The total of rifles ordered was not disclosed by the ministry.
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Friday, January 10, 2014 11:59 AM

Wu Jiangxing, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, called for the construction of Internet 'border guards' to cope with the current network security situation. Following recent developments, cyberspace has gradually developed into the 'fifth battlefield' after the land, sea, air and outer space, according to Wu Jiangxing, who is also a computer and network technology specialist.
Friday, January 10, 2014 11:45 AM

According to the website Voice of Russia, Vietnam would like to buy Russian-made main battle tank T-90. Vietnam wants to equip its armed forces with modern main battle tanks to response about the increase of military power from its neighboring countries.
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Friday, January 10, 2014 10:14 AM

A recent picture unveiled on Internet shows an Iranian soldier armed with the new Iranian-made 5.56mm caliber bullpup assault rifle KH-2002 Kyaybar or Khyber. This assault rifle is a recent development of the Iranian Defense Industry Organization.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:33 AM

The Canadian Government is taking important steps in modernizing its logistics vehicle fleet by advancing the Standard Military Pattern (SMP) component of the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) project.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:04 AM

The Russian Aerospace Defense Force will add dozens of radars this year, a force spokesman said Wednesday, January 8, 2013. The list includes six Nebo-M active electronically scanned arrays (AESA) and a mix of 23 Podlyot low-altitude and Sopka medium- and high-altitude radars, the spokesman told journalists.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 10:33 AM

Chinese military trainers on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, successfully ended the 2nd mine clearance course for 52 Cambodian peacekeeping forces after a six-week intensive training. The course, instructed by a team of 12 Chinese military experts, had been conducted at the Institute for Peacekeeping Forces, Mine and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 09:33 AM

Army Recognition is proud to announce its selection as official Media Partner and official Online Show Daily News for DSA 2014, the 14th Defence Services Asia Exhibition & Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which will be held from the 14 – 17 April 2014.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 04:32 PM

The Philippine Army will acquire 14 M113 armored personnel carriers in 2015 to boost its fire support capabilities. Army spokesperson Capt. Anthony Bacus said the M113 vehicles will be fitted with 76-mm turrets among others from decommissioned British-made Scorpion combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) units.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:14 AM