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China Building Longest Aircraft Carrier Base In South China Sea
August 5, 2015 @ 10:46 AMChina is building the worlds longest aircraft carrier base at Hainan Island in South China Sea to deploy guided missile nuclear submarines. China has completed basic construction work on 700 meter long dock at its Sanya naval complex in Hainan province in November 2014, Kanwa Defense review reported Wednesday
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Weststar To Procure Starstreak Air Defense System For Malaysia
August 3, 2015 @ 03:39 PMThe Malaysian Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) has appointed Weststar Group as the main contractor for the procurement of StarStreak Very Short Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) system from Thales, Weststar said in a statement today. Malaysia had signed an agreement with Global Komited, a subsidiary of Weststar Group and Thales during DSA 2014 to market Starstreak system to Malaysian Armed Forces to replace Thales Starbust V-Shorads which has been in use with air defense of the military bases
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MRTT, Aegis Destroyer In Japan’s $40 Billion Defense Budget For 2016
August 3, 2015 @ 02:14 PMJapanese ministry of defense (MoD) plans to spend more than 5 trillion yen ($40.3 billion) for fiscal 2016 to buy new airborne refueling aircraft and continue building an Aegis destroyer
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US Marines Corps Declares F-35B Ready For Combat
August 1, 2015 @ 09:21 AMThe US Marine Corps has declared initial operational capability on its variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) has achieved initial operational capability in the F-35B, as defined by requirements outlined in the June 2014 Joint Report to Congressional Defense Committees, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen
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Singapore Appoints Major-General Perry Lim Cheng Yeow As New Chief Of Defense...
July 31, 2015 @ 02:48 PMSingapore has appointed Major-General Perry Lim Cheng Yeow, Chief of Army as a new chief of Defense Forces. From 18th August, MG Lim will succeed Lieutenant-General (LG) Ng Chee Meng, the Singapore Defense Forces announced Today
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Russia, France Reach Compensation Over Cancelled Mistral Warships' Deal
July 31, 2015 @ 02:05 PMRussia has reached a compensation deal with France for the non-delivery of two Mistral warships after eight months of negotiation. "The negotiations are completely finished, everything has already been decided, both the time-frame and the amount," President Vladimir Putin's adviser for military and technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin was quoted as saying by various media today
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Sweden Reduces Interest Rate For Brazilian Gripen NG Fighter Deal
July 31, 2015 @ 10:55 AMBrazil and Sweden have agreed on reducing the commercial interest rate on the purchase of 36 Gripen NG fighter jets for the Brazilian Air Force. Brazil is now looking at refinancing its procurement of the Saab Gripen fighters after reduction of interest rate from 2
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India Falls Short Of Tanks And Artillery Ammunition
July 31, 2015 @ 09:53 AMIndia faces serious shortage of ammunition especially for tanks and artillery and has stocks enough for only 10 days of war. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had noted in May this year that stocks of 125 out of 170 kinds of ammunition or, to put it differently, 74 per cent of the total stocks are not enough for even 20 days of a shooting war
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Malaysia To Buy Starstreak V-Shorads Missiles
July 30, 2015 @ 10:27 AMMalaysia has signed a deal for procurement of Thales Starstreak V-Shorads, GM-K1 vehicles and light weight multiple launchers, radars and command and control systems from UK. Malaysia signed an agreement with Global Komited, a subsidiary of Weststar Group and Thales during DSA 2014 to market Starstreak system to Malaysian Armed Forces to replace Thales Starbust V-Shorads which has been in use with air defense of the military bases
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Lockheed Martin Wins Retrofit modification Contract For F-35 Aircraft
July 29, 2015 @ 03:58 PMLockheed Martin has won a $37.5 million contract for retrofit modification of F-35 aircraft
Ukrainian Startup Says AI Drones Could Operate Autonomously by Year’s End
Taiwan Conducts Exercise to Simulate Repelling Chinese Troops from Its Beaches
Dutch Police Donate Armored Touareg Vehicles to Ukraine
Trump Sets 50-Day Deadline for Ukraine Peace Deal
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...