Advanced Saudi F-15 Strike Eagle Rolled-Out

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 02/05/2013 - 05:00:00

Advanced Saudi F-15 Strike Eagle Rolled-Out

Boeing's roll-out of the first Saudi Advanced version of the F-15 Strike Eagle represents the start of a new Royal Saudi Air Force capability era

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Borei Class Nuclear Submarines Join Russian Navy

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 25/04/2013 - 05:55:00

Borei Class Nuclear Submarines Join Russian Navy

Two more Borei class nuclear submarines - the Aleksandr Nevskiy and the Vladimir Monomakh - will join the Russian Navy this year, officials have reported

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Russia's Mock Attack on Sweden Criticized in Europe

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Armed Forces International Reporter on 24/04/2013 - 07:05:00

Russia's Mock Attack on Sweden Criticized in Europe

Russia is experiencing heavy critisism in Europe following a mock attack on Sweden. The incident included the launch of two Russian bombers, with nuclear weapon carriage capabilities.

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US Ready For Israeli Osprey Tiltrotor Sale

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 24/04/2013 - 04:40:00

US Ready For Israeli Osprey Tiltrotor Sale

The Israeli Air Force is set to be the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor design's first export customer, according to comments made by US defence officials in late April 2013

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Leopard 2 MBTs and Howitzers for Qatar

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 23/04/2013 - 09:00:00

Leopard 2 MBTs and Howitzers for Qatar

The Qatar Armed Forces is getting 62 Leopard 2 main battle tanks and 24 PzH 2000 artillery systems via a $2.47bn contract placed with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann in late April 2013

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Indian Army Troop DNA Storage Programme

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 23/04/2013 - 07:10:00

Indian Army Troop DNA Storage Programme

Pilot programme ongoing in India aims to facilitate the storage of Army troops' DNA so, if those soldiers ever need to be identified, it can be done quickly and easily

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CUTLASS IED Disposal Robot Launched

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 22/04/2013 - 05:35:00

CUTLASS IED Disposal Robot Launched

New from Northrop Grumman, the CUTLASS unmanned ground vehicle is a hi-tech bomb disposal robot designed to facilitate safe, remote IED detection and elimination

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South Korean Boeing AH-64E Apache Order

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 19/04/2013 - 08:30:00

South Korean Boeing AH-64E Apache Order

South Korea places 36-airframe Boeing AH-64E Apache order, selecting the type as its replacement for the AH-1S Cobra in Republic of Korea Army service

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Indian Navy Trikand Frigate Completes Sea Trials

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 19/04/2013 - 06:25:00

Indian Navy Trikand Frigate Completes Sea Trials

INS Trikand successfully completes six weeks' worth of sea trials. Now, the Indian Navy's last Talwar-class frigate should enter service in June 2013

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WASP Lightweight Counter-IED System Launched

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Armed Forces International's Lead Reporter on 18/04/2013 - 10:45:00

WASP Lightweight Counter-IED System Launched

Chemring EOD's new lightweight counter-explosives technology uses water jets to render roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices useless

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