Vietnam, Russia Closing in on Deal for 2 Gepard-Class Frigates
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Vietnam and Russia are in the final stages of negotiation for the sale of two Gepard-class (Project 11661) light frigates, sources familiar with the matter told RBTH. Vietnam has four such Russian-made light frigates, with two of them undergoing weapons fitting at the moment. A deal could be reached by the end of the month, […]
China to deploy Air Force Rainbow-4 UAV
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China to deploy Air Force Rainbow-4 UAV for earthquake damage reconnaissance for first time Rainbow-4 is the largest fixed wing UCAV of the Rainbow series (as of end of 2013). Externally, CH-4 looks almost identical to General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, and the only distinct visual difference between two UAVs is that the ventral fin below […]
Chinese snipers adopted a new Russian rifle ORSIS T-5000
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Trainees from the People’s Liberation Army won all the five gold medals at the 14th Military and Police Sniper World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, June 20-24. Chinese team during the competition use Orsis T-5000 is a Russian bolt-action sniper rifle, reported industrial-news.com. It was the first product developed by ORSIS, and is produced in their […]
Slovakia plans to buy 30 armored personnel carriers from Poland
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Slovakia plans to buy 30 armored personnel carriers (APC) from Poland over the next three years in a deal worth about $32 million, Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said on Friday. Under the agreement, Slovak firms will jointly develop the vehicles with Poland, and provide turrets for the APCs, Kopacz said at a joint news […]
Israel signs $111 million deal to upgrade Argentine tanks
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Argentina’s army signed a $111 million contract with Israel to upgrade 74 tanks made in Argentina. The deal to upgrade the Argentinian Medium Tanks, or TAM, was signed in Buenos Aires by Argentina’s Minister of Defense Agustin Rossi and Mishel Ben-Baruch, director of the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s International Defense Cooperation Division. “This is an […]
Bell 525 Relentless completes first flight
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The Bell 525 Relentless super-medium helicopter has successfully completed its first flight at Bell Helicopter’s aircraft assembly centre in Amarillo, Texas, the company announced on 1 July. The flight test began with taxi testing and manoeuvres, after which it began an initial hover and performed hover manoeuvres. The helicopter’s low speed handling qualities were tested […]
Kuwait to get Fuchs NBC recce vehicles
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The Emirate of Kuwait contracted the German firm Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) to deliver twelve Fuchs 2 NBC-RS armoured NBC reconnaissance vehicles. The order also includes comprehensive support in the form of training, service and spare parts. Delivery of the vehicle commences in 2017. An accompanying technical support agreement contract covers a period […]
Russian MiG-29 Fighter Crashes In the Kuban
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A Russian MiG-29 fourth-generation fighter jet crashed near the village of Kushchevskaya in the Krasnodar Territory on Friday, injuring one of the pilots, the Interfax news agency reported. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the information about the crash. The press service of the ministry reported that the pilot evacuated the command of ground search services, […]
Interior of Kawasaki P-1 Japanese maritime patrol aircraft
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Interior of Kawasaki P-1 Japanese maritime patrol aircraft
Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) displayed a Norinco WMA301 Assaulter Tank Destroyer
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The Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) displayed a single Norinco WMA301 Assaulter tank destroyer during the country’s independence day parade on 27 June. The Assaulter is comprised of the hull of a WZ551 6×6 armoured personnel carrier armoured with a 105 mm gun mounted in a three-person turret. It has similar firepower to a tank, but […]