Saturday, December 4, 2021

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Ukrainian-made missiles enters South Asian market

Posted: 04 Dec 2021 12:38 AM PST

The Kyiv-based state design bureau LUCH has over the past decade become a Ukrainian defense industry powerhouse in its own right and it's seeking a bigger role in the global market. After a number of successful contracts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the Ukrainian company is expanding its influence to the countries of […]

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US Air Force uses radar gun-like device at Al Dhafra Air Base in UAE

Posted: 04 Dec 2021 12:08 AM PST

Specialists with the U.S. Air Force 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron provide base defense at Al Dhafra Air Base from threats posed by Unmanned Aerial Systems using a 5-pound radar gun-like device. "Our mission is to detect and defeat all UAS threats," explained Master Sgt. Manuel Santiago, counter-UAS noncommissioned officer in charge with the squadron. […]

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UAE buys 80 Rafale F4 fighter jets from France

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 04:27 AM PST

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday signed a contract to buy 80 Rafale F4 fighter jets from France’s Dassault- Aviation company.  The contract for the jets was signed in the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Vice-Commander of […]

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Key West fast attack submarine returns to home port in Guam

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:17 AM PST

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returned to its home port in Guam. According to the U.S. Navy, Key West is one of two Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 located at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam in Apra Harbor, Guam. Key West was commissioned […]

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BattleKings Battalion soldiers fire new Paladin howitzers for first time

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 01:52 AM PST

U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia have started field training with the modernized Paladin M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, the Army announced last week. According to a recent service news release, modernized Paladin M109A7 howitzers, assigned to the "BattleKings Battalion," 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, […]

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Pentagon contracts hardened GPS modules for US, allies

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 01:41 AM PST

BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, announced that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has executed a $316 million contract option for BAE Systems' advanced M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) modules, raising the contract funding to $641 million. In a release late Thursday, BAE Systems the modules provide dependable positioning, navigation, and timing […]

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