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2023 04 26 Turkish Armed Forces Receive First Altay Main Battle Tanks 0

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Turkish Armed Forces Receive First Altay Main Battle Tanks

Initial delivery marks testing phase with upgraded systems and foreign-supplied engines The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have taken delivery of their first two Altay main battle tanks (MBTs) from domestic manufacturer BMC. The handover...

2023 03 17 Boeing to Produce 184 Apaches for U.S. Army, International Customers 0

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Boeing to Produce 184 Apaches for U.S. Army, International Customers

Boeing awarded $1.9 billion contract to build 184 AH-64E Apaches including first Apaches for Australia Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and international customers, including the first Apaches...

2023 03 16 Botswana • Gaborone looks to procure Indian HAL fighter aircraft 0

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Why Bloated US Military Spending Can’t Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China

The Botswana Defence Force is in talks with India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) with a view to acquiring several of its Tejas fighter planes. The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Air Wing is seeking to...

2023 03 10 Why Bloated US Military Spending Can't Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China 0

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Why Bloated US Military Spending Can’t Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China

The White House has requested a whopping $842 billion for the Pentagon for fiscal year 2024, which is $69 billion more than the Department of Defense received for FY2023. What’s behind the hike and...

2023 03 10 First C-130J-30 for Indonesia arrives in country 0

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First C-130J-30 for Indonesia arrives in country

Indonesia receives first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin A Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft ordered by Indonesia has arrived in the country and has been handed over to the Indonesian Air...

2023 03 10 12 Squadron to continue as joint UK-Qatari Typhoon unit 0

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12 Squadron to continue as joint UK-Qatari Typhoon unit

Qatari and UK governments extend joint Eurofighter Typhoon squadron until 2025 The Qatari and UK governments are to continue 12 Squadron as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon, overturning an earlier decision to revert it to...

2023 03 09 Romania seeks M1 tanks and other equipment 0

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Romania seeks M1 tanks and other equipment

Romania plans to seek parliamentary approval to procure M1 Abrams tanks and other military equipment Romania plans to seek parliamentary approval to procure a battalion of M1 Abrams tanks under a government-to-government agreement, Lieutenant...

2023 03 07 Denmark orders ATMOS SPHs and PULS MRLs 0

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Denmark orders ATMOS SPHs and PULS MRLs

Denmark awards contracts to Elbit Systems for artillery systems worth USD252 million Denmark has awarded contracts to Elbit Systems for 155 mm/52 calibre Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System (ATMOS) self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and Precise...

2023 03 02 Belize Ministry of National Defense and Border Security Receives First Multi-Mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX Aircraft 0

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Belize Ministry of National Defense and Border Security Receives First Multi-Mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX Aircraft

Textron Aviation Inc. today announced it has delivered a special mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft to the Belize Ministry of National Defense and Border Security. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract was executed...

2023 03 01 Costa Rica receives new NCPV to bolster maritime security 0

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Costa Rica Receives New NCPV to Bolster Maritime Security

Shipbuilder Metal Shark recently delivered an 85 ft (25.9 m) welded aluminium Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to the Costa Rica Coast Guard, the Ministry of Public Security confirmed. The new vessel was acquired...