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A new minehunting sonar system made by Raytheon has been delivered to the US Navy

Pro-Libyan militants began to scatter; South Korea sends forces in Strait of Hormuz

NATO’s new spy tool can peer into Russia for 200 kilometers

Iraq sends a delegation to Russia to purchase the S-300 and S-400 missile systems

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PAID POSTS

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Rafael Unveils a Unique SAR Feature for Its Litening and Reccelite EO Pods

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APCs Transformed into Combat Vehicles

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Rheinmetall Group Reported Second Quarter 2019 Net Sales of €2,8 Bn

Leonardo Reported Second Quarter 2019 Revenue of €5,96 Bn

Fincantieri Reported Second Quarter 2019 Revenue of €2,8 Bn

Naval Group Reported Second Quarter 2019 Net Sales of $1,8 Bn

General Dynamics Reported Second Quarter 2019 Revenue of $9,6 Bn

Raytheon Reported Second Quarter 2019 Net Sales of $7.2 Bn

MARKET

Greece buys F-35 for air superiority over Turkey

The US will spend $2 billion to service the F-35 in 2020

Algeria plans to invest around $2B for aircraft, including Su-57, media reported

The Pentagon signed a contract with Raytheon for the production of medium-range missiles

Montenegro buys high-tech Remote Control Weapon Stations from Israel totalling $35M

Spanish company will manufacture the digital S-band radar of the F110 frigate totalling €150M

Live-fire of S-400 missile systems; New Daesh leader; Russian airstrikes kill civilians

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Your briefly report on January 21 in last six hours from BulgarianMilitary.com: Russia to live-fire S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems during drills in April The combat teams of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems…

Turkish S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems are armed and ready to fire

New try of Croatia to buy new or second hand fighter jets

Lockheed unveils next-gen of maritime and ground-based radar technology

MORE NEWS

Russia has deployed S-400 air defense missile system in Syria

Iran might has nuclear missile, Israeli intelligence said

Israeli F-35 revealed itself on radars; Rockets near U.S. embassy; Airstrikes in Somalia

Russian-Japanese joint exercises started in the Arabian Sea

Finnish Army to receive 120mm tank ammunition from Israel

VIDEO

US unveils X-61A drone by the Pentagon’s Gremlins program (video)

The launch of the Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile (video)

Russia’s Su-34 fighter bombers are training aerial battles over Chelyabinsk (video)

Russian anti-aircraft divisions successfully test the S-400 missile systems (video)

BULGARIAN NEWS

Opticoelectron’s product in service of Bulgarian police and special forces

Turkish firms associated with the production of F-35, want to move to Bulgaria

Tender’s deadline for new armored vehicles of Bulgarian Army expires today

NATO praises Bulgaria’s contributions to Euro-Atlantic security

Military innovations – the lightest night vision goggles were presented in Colombia (video & photos)

Bulgaria will join NATO’s new initiative„4х30“

MILITARY CONFLICTS

A ship was probably hit by supersonic fighters Mig-23 off the coast of Libya (video)

Trump has lied -11 US soldiers were injured as a result of Iran’s missile strike

Unknown fighter jets launched a missile attack over Iranian military base (updated)

Drone attack over Syrian air base in Hama

Missile attack to U.S. military base in Baghdad, rocket explodes near U.S. embassy

Russian military patrol has been attacked in Syria (photos)

NATO

NATO’s new spy tool can peer into Russia for 200 kilometers

A roadside bomb hit a U.S. army vehicle in Afghanistan

Cyber security of European countries at risk

The NATO’s exercises are preparations for a large-scale conflict, Russia said

NATO has a close working relationship with EU, but the bloc should play larger role in global security

NATO declared ‘unprecedented activity’ of Russian submarines

WORLD DEFENSE

Turkish S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems are armed and ready to fire

New try of Croatia to buy new or second hand fighter jets

Lockheed unveils next-gen of maritime and ground-based radar technology

A new minehunting sonar system made by Raytheon has been delivered to the US Navy

Iraq sends a delegation to Russia to purchase the S-300 and S-400 missile systems

Iran might has nuclear missile, Israeli intelligence said

RUSSIA

Russia has deployed S-400 air defense missile system in Syria

Russian-Japanese joint exercises started in the Arabian Sea

US F-35s were detected by Russian S-400 missile system after the Iranian attack

Russia has helped Iran to destroy the US military airbase in Iraq

The Su-57 fighter jet is not even ready to fly, Russian specialists say

The ultimate killer of F-35 and F-22 is not Russia’s S-400 missile system. It’s S-500

EXERCISES

Russian-Japanese joint exercises started in the Arabian Sea

Russia launched a hypersonic Kinzhal ballistic missile during a Black Sea exercise

US F-35 squadrons are training how to destroy Iran’s S-300 missile systems

Iran threatens to destroy any reconnaissance vehicles in the area of exercises with Russia

Finland is watching the Russian exercises in the Arctic

Russia’s Su-34 fighter bombers are training aerial battles over Chelyabinsk (video)

OP-ED / COMMENT

NATO’s new spy tool can peer into Russia for 200 kilometers

The upgraded U.S. Javelin anti-tank missile is a mortal danger for Russian tanks

Hostile underwater drones are spying China

The ultimate killer of F-35 and F-22 is not Russia’s S-400 missile system. It’s S-500

After Russian S-400, Turkey will buy S-500 missile system and its technology

Opticoelectron – Thermal Series 300×250

INTERVIEWS

Indian Defense Industry Plans to Manufacture Own Missiles, Radars and Armaments

The IDF Combat Engineering Corps Adapts to the Modern Battlefield

OPTIX And Partners Create New Defence In EU Against Drones

Difficult tasks are aways a challenge, not an excuse

BRIEFLY

Live-fire of S-400 missile systems; New Daesh leader; Russian airstrikes kill civilians

Pro-Libyan militants began to scatter; South Korea sends forces in Strait of Hormuz

Israeli F-35 revealed itself on radars; Rockets near U.S. embassy; Airstrikes in Somalia

Russia increases radars in Arctic; Haftar forces block key route; Iran might quit nuclear treaty

Russian air strikes in Syria; India launched ballistic missile; Israel increases military budget

SYSTEMS

AIR SYSTEM

New try of Croatia to buy new or second hand fighter jets

NATO’s new spy tool can peer into Russia for 200 kilometers

US unveils X-61A drone by the Pentagon’s Gremlins program (video)

The Indian Su-30MKIs will already carry the supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles

C4ISR SYSTEMS

Lockheed unveils next-gen of maritime and ground-based radar technology

A new minehunting sonar system made by Raytheon has been delivered to the US Navy

Opticoelectron’s product in service of Bulgarian police and special forces

Iranian military disrupted US UAVs after the missile strikes

LAND SYSTEMS

Turkish S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems are armed and ready to fire

Iraq sends a delegation to Russia to purchase the S-300 and S-400 missile systems

Russia has deployed S-400 air defense missile system in Syria

Finnish Army to receive 120mm tank ammunition from Israel

NAVAL SYSTEMS

A new minehunting sonar system made by Raytheon has been delivered to the US Navy

Hostile underwater drones are spying China

Russia may have no answer – the US is setting up a fleet to oppose them

Is this a warning to the US and allies? Iran develops ambitious stealth destroyer

REGIONS

THE BALKANS

Turkish S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems are armed and ready to fire

After Russian S-400, Turkey will buy S-500 missile system and its technology

Opticoelectron’s product in service of Bulgarian police and special forces

Greece buys F-35 for air superiority over Turkey

EUROPE

New try of Croatia to buy new or second hand fighter jets

Finnish Army to receive 120mm tank ammunition from Israel

Rolls Royce has announced the development of engines for Tempest fighter jets

A British military intelligence aircraft tries to get closer to the Russian S-400 in Syria

MIDDLE EAST

Iraq sends a delegation to Russia to purchase the S-300 and S-400 missile systems

Russia has deployed S-400 air defense missile system in Syria

Iran might has nuclear missile, Israeli intelligence said

US F-35s were detected by Russian S-400 missile system after the Iranian attack

ASIA

Russia has deployed S-400 air defense missile system in Syria

Russian-Japanese joint exercises started in the Arabian Sea

The Indian Su-30MKIs will already carry the supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles

US F-35s were detected by Russian S-400 missile system after the Iranian attack

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZELAND

New Zealand Buys Five C-130J Aircraft Totalling $1.4 Billion

Australia Buys JCREW Systems Totalling $245 Million

Australia Buys Tactical data Link Systems from Northrop Grumman for Its Air Forces

Combat Radius of Russia’s Su-57 in Asia is a Threat to the US and Australia

NORTH AMERICA

Lockheed unveils next-gen of maritime and ground-based radar technology

A new minehunting sonar system made by Raytheon has been delivered to the US Navy

US unveils X-61A drone by the Pentagon’s Gremlins program (video)

US talked about plans to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina buys equipment and technical support for four P-3C aircraft totalling $78 million

A Military plane of Chilean Air Force disappears en route to Antarctica

Brazil Might Use Russian Military Technological Know-How

First Flight of the Brazilian Gripen E Fighter Jet

AFRICA

Algeria plans to invest around $2B for aircraft, including Su-57, media reported

Dozens were killed in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

The Ezugwu (Mountain) armored vehicles have been delivered to Nigerian army

Russia Helps Libyan National Army Led by General Haftar, the US Assistant Secretary of State Said

MILITARY CONFLICTS

AFGHANISTAN

The American Air Strikes Over Afghanistan are Unlawful

A Taliban Bomb Exploded Near a Hospital in Afghanistan, Killed at Least 20 People

Afghan City of Kunduz Has Been Attacked by Talibans

Taliban Militants Killed at Least 14 Members of a Pro-Government Militia in Afghanistan

GAZA STRIP

Israel is ready to stop a potential Hezbollah invasion, IDF colonel said

Rocket Attack from Gaza; Israeli Soldiers Killed a Palestinian Teenager; Threats and Killings in Iraq

Ceasefire Negotiations Run as Both Israel and Gaza Militias Continue Carrying Out Attacks

Israeli Missile Strike Killed Civilians; Russian Airstrikes Over Idlib; Heavy Rockets Hit Central Israel

GULF REGION

The Aerial Attack Over Saudi Oil Facilities Has Been Personally Approved by Iran’s Supreme Leader

Iron Dome Missile System is on Alert to Defend from Iranian Attacks, Israeli Air Force Commander Said

Iran Develops Guided Weapons to Strike Any Point in Middle East, Israel Said

The Pentagon Decided to Send THAAD and Patriot to Riyadh for ‘Additional Assistance’

IRAQ

Trump has lied -11 US soldiers were injured as a result of Iran’s missile strike

Missile attack to U.S. military base in Baghdad, rocket explodes near U.S. embassy

US Air Force hit convoy near Baghdad; US sending troops in Middle East; Iraqi militia prepares for battle

US Marines landed in Baghdad; Israel puts army on alert; U.S. citizens to depart Iraq immediately

ISIS

Terrorist attack in Somalia; Islamic State kills Christian in Nigeria; Iran could take actions in Middle East

Russian Air Force Killed a Senior Islamic State Leader Hussain Junaid al-Amriki

ISIS Fighters End Up in the Ranks of the Syrian Free Army

Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Killed by U.S. Soldiers

LIBYA

A ship was probably hit by supersonic fighters Mig-23 off the coast of Libya (video)

A fierce attack by Haftar’s forces in Tripoli; Syrian soldiers in Libya

Libyan government requests military support from Turkey

General Khalifa Haftar has threatened Turkey and promised to sink every ship near Libya

WAR IN SYRIA

Unknown fighter jets launched a missile attack over Iranian military base (updated)

Drone attack over Syrian air base in Hama

Russian military patrol has been attacked in Syria (photos)

A fight between the Russian and American troops in Syria

YEMEN

A Number of Houthis Were Killed and Others Wounded in Air Strikes in Yemen

The Yemeni Houthi Rebels Might Have North Korean Missiles, US Said

Saudi-led Coalition Downed a Houthi Drone Sent to the Kingdom

Saudi Troops Have Arrived in Yemen; Iran Warns EU; Hezbollah Fires Anti-Tank Missiles

OTHER WORLD NEWS HEADLINES

Mass Demonstration Against Donald Trump Are Expected in December in London

Iran Would Resume Operating Centrifuges at Its Underground Nuclear Facility

The US Remains Vulnerable in the Next Election, Russia Targeted Elections Systems in 2016

China Said It Would Sanction U.S. Firms That Participate in Arms Sales to Taiwan

We Have a Predator Living in the White House, Sen. Kamala Harris said

An Air India Passenger Plane Was Escorted by British Fighter Jets After a Bomb Threat