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Ukraine Puts Mothballed Mig-29 Fighter Jets Back in Service
Several mothballed Mikoyan Mig-29 Fulcrum fourth-generation fighter jets were returned to combat service in western Ukraine, the country’s Defense Ministry...
USAF Satellite Launched Today Will Improve Weather Prediction
A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite built by Lockheed Martin was successfully launched today at 7:46 a.m. from Vandenberg...
Air Force leaders insist new tanker is key to airpower
The top three acquisition priorities for the Air Force are the KC-46A aerial tanker, the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and...
Canada to Finance Sale of 8 Bell 412EPs to Philippines
Bell Helicopter announced it has signed a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) for eight Bell 412EP helicopters....
Eighteen countries ratify UN treaty on arms trade
A total of 18 countries filed documents Wednesday ratifying a UN treaty to regulate the $80-billion-a-year conventional arms trade. One...
French-Russian tank project on hold due to Ukraine crisis
Renault Trucks Defense said Wednesday its project to develop an armored infantry fighting vehicle together with a Russian manufacturer is...
China eyes ‘global monitoring network’ of surveillance satellites
To compensate the frustration over the endless search for missing the Malaysian airliner, Chinese scientists have doubled efforts to promote...
Ceremony Marks End of UK Task Force Helmand
After eight years of front line military operations involving tens of thousands of British Servicemen and women, the UK’s military...
NATO and Swedish Fighter Jets Train Together Over the Baltic Sea
Two U.S. fighter jets under NATO command were scrambled from the Siauliai air base in Lithuania Tuesday (1 April 2014)...
NATO Takes Measures to Reinforce Collective Defense
NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday (1 April 2014) reaffirmed their commitment to enhance the Alliance’s collective defence, agreed to further...
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