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GDA 2017: Kuwait bolsters Patriot system inventory

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GDA 2017: Kuwait bolsters Patriot system inventory

12th December 2017

The delivery of additional Patriot missile firing units to the Kuwaiti armed forces is imminent, according to industry officials speaking at Gulf Defense and Aerospace …

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Aerojet’s solid rocket motor in hot-fire test

12th December 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a successful hot-fire test of a controllable solid rocket motor for the US Air Force's Demonstration and Validation Post Boost Study …

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HMMWV pilot safety upgrade complete

12th December 2017

Ricardo Defense Systems (RDS) and Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT) have announced the successful completion of their pilot project to retrofit ten Michigan National Guard …

Al-Khalid production lags behind capacity

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Al-Khalid production lags behind capacity

12th December 2017

Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), the Pakistani state-owned manufacturer of heavy weapons, is producing around 18 Al-Khalid-I MBTs annually, but this figure is nowhere near its …

GDA 2017: What's at the show (video)

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GDA 2017: What's at the show (video)

12th December 2017

As the year comes to a close, the tri-service Gulf Defence and Aerospace exhibition gets underway in Kuwait with a strong static display outside the …

Singapore hones SF capabilities in joint exercise

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Singapore hones SF capabilities in joint exercise

12th December 2017

Commandos of the Singapore Armed Force (SAF) maximised their training opportunities at Arizona’s Barry M. Goldwater Range alongside air force counterparts in Exercise Forging Sabre …

Russian Pacific Fleet receives T-80BV tanks

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Russian Pacific Fleet receives T-80BV tanks

11th December 2017

Russian military Pacific Fleet marines have received new T-80BV tanks as part of Russia's Rearmament Plan of the Pacific Fleet Costal Troops programme, the Russian …

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Rheinmetall unveils new version of VR-LP device

11th December 2017

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South Korea boosts spending, ISR and retaliatory measures

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South Korea boosts spending, ISR and retaliatory measures

11th December 2017

South Korea has created new units – including an ISR formation and a special forces decapitation brigade – in response to the threat from its …

First upgunned Stryker arrives in Europe

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First upgunned Stryker arrives in Europe

11th December 2017

The first of the US Army’s new ‘upgunned’ Stryker vehicles, equipped with a remotely-operated 30mm weapon system, has arrived in Europe. The service announced on …

SFABs to get Harris radios

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SFABs to get Harris radios

8th December 2017

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New AFFVs for Canadian armed forces

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New AFFVs for Canadian armed forces

8th December 2017

The Royal Canadian Air Force 8 Wing Trenton has become the first location to receive new Aerial Fire Fighting Vehicles (AFFVs) from Aréo-Feu, it was …

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