The Philippine Navy has retired its oldest warship, the BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-11), at Sangley Point, Cavite on Mar. 15.
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Ukraine exporting one Oplot main battle tank to United States
Ukraine’s Defense Industry Bulletin has disclosed that the Malyshev plant will be delivering one T-84 Oplot main battle tank to the United States.
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U.S. Army to fit Trophy APS on 261 M1A2s
The latest budget request for the U.S. Army has a requirement to fit 261 M1A2 main battle tanks with the Rafael Trophy Active Protection Systems (APS).
HMS Sutherland will go to South China Sea to assert FON rights
The Royal Navy will dispatch HMS Sutherland to the South China Sea to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, according to British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson in an exclusive interview with The Australian.
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101st Airborne Division first unit to field M17, M18 pistol
The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the first unit to field the new M17 and M18 pistol. More than 2,000 M17 and M18 handguns were delivered to Fort Campbell on Nov. 17.
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VA-111 Shkval to be modernized
Russia will modernize its VA-111 Shkval supercavitating torpedo under the 2018-2025 state arms program, Boris Obnosov, head of Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation disclosed.
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New sniper kill distance record set by Canadian soldier
A Canadian sniper took out a ISIL fighter with his TC-50 rifle from a distance of 3.54 km in Iraq last month. This has been confirmed as a new record for the longest distance kill.
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Taiwan unveils its IED jamming vehicle
Group wants to bring ROCS Fen Yang (ex USS Kirk) back to U.S.
A group lead by retired Capt. Paul Jacobs hopes to bring the former USS Kirk – now operating as ROCS Fen Yang – back to the U.S. once the ship is retired in Taiwan. In April 1975, Kirk lead remnants of the South Vietnamese navy to safety in Philippines. Saving thousands of civilians.
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South Korea transferring one Pohang-class corvette to Philippines for $100
The Philippine government said Seoul will be transferring one Pohang-class corvette to Manila for just $100. The ship still has to be refurbished before the Philippine Navy can utilize it.
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