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Egyptian Order Rises to 20 C-295M Air Transports

Egyptian Order Rises to 20 C-295M Air Transports

EAF C-295M concept(click to view full) In addition to its larger AN-74 and C-130 military transports, Egypt also operates a small fleet of very old DHC-5 Buffalo aircraft, which need replacing. Canada's Viking Air has a notional design for an modern DHC-5NG re-launch,...

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Meltem-III: Turkey’s New ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Planes

Meltem-III: Turkey’s New ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Planes

Turkey’s SSM defence procurement authority has signed a EUR 180 million ($219 million) contract to meet its Meltem 3 requirement for 10 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, ordering a dedicated version of the ATR 72-500 regional transport turboprop called the ATR 72 ASW….

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US Expands Sanctions Against Russia / MH17 Update

US Expands Sanctions Against Russia / MH17 Update

* SPECIAL UPDATE: Malaysian Airlines needs to lift the hoodoo on its Boeing 777s. Flight MH17 disappeared from radar while flying at 10,000 meters over the contested Donestsk region of the Ukraine, during a flight to Amsterdam. All 295 people are dead. The Ukrainian...

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M1 Abrams Tanks for Iraq

M1 Abrams Tanks for Iraq

Iraqi M1A1(click to view full) Tanks often decide battles, unless aircraft are around. Iraq had a lot of unfriendly visits by the USAF from 1991-2003, which left the largest armored force in the region looking to rebuild their armored corps from zero. Early donations...

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Patrol for Pennies: Vietnam’s DHC-6 Twin-Otter 400s

Patrol for Pennies: Vietnam’s DHC-6 Twin-Otter 400s

VPN DHC-6(click to view full) Canadian firm Viking Air of Sidney, BC achieved a double-breakthrough with its recent sale to Vietnam. Its modern DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 variant of the legendary global bush plane will become the Vietnamese military's first western...

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Lines Blur Between Terrorist Organizations and Militias

Lines Blur Between Terrorist Organizations and Militias

* The Iron Dome defense system is again proving quite effective, leading Hamas to try other tactics, including launching strikes deeper into Israel, trying commando infiltration by sea, and launching bomb-loaded drones. Hamas reportedly fired more than 1,000 rockets...

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ATK’s PGK: Turning Shells into Precision Artillery

ATK’s PGK: Turning Shells into Precision Artillery

ATK's PGK(click to view full) Alliant Tech Systems' GPS-guided Precision Guidance Kit hopes to do for artillery shells what Boeing's JDAM tail kit has done for conventional bombs - or what ATK's APMI kit has done for 120mm mortars. The Western way of war has largely...

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