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Raytheon Upgrades Patriot Missile Defense System With AESA Radar
October 14, 2015 @ 03:18 PMRaytheon has upgraded its Patriot Air and Missile defense systems radar with Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology. The engineering milestones involve upgrading the Patriot radar main array with Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Germany To Halt Eurofighter Typhoon Deliveries Citing Technical Flaw
October 14, 2015 @ 02:32 PMGermany will freeze deliveries of the Eurofighter Typhoon after it found a technical flaw in the way holes were drilled in the fuselage. German defense ministry announced Tuesday that it would halt the deliveries of the Eurofighter Typhoon after identifying a technical defect; Airbus though said that the flaw does not impact the aircrafts overall performance
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Cars, SUVs Seized From Corrupt Chinese Military Officials Sent To Border Areas
October 14, 2015 @ 02:03 PMThe Chinese military has relocated vehicles seized from corrupt military officials to border areas for use by troops there. “As of the end of September, all vehicles found in violation during the anti-graft campaign have been handed to troops stationed in remote border areas under harsh conditions such as Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet,” according to China Military Online, a website owned by the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)
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Raytheon Fires Two Pike 40 mm Guided Munitions
October 14, 2015 @ 01:41 PMRaytheon has successfully fired two new Pike 40 mm precision-guided munitions from a standard tube grenade launcher during flight tests Tuesday. Both rounds landed within the targeted impact area after flying more than 2,300 yards
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Steber To Develop Unmanned Surface Vessel To Target Submarines For Australian MoD
October 14, 2015 @ 01:13 PMThe Australian Ministry of Defense has recently awarded Aus $3 million to Steber to develop an unmanned anti-submarine warfare surveillance vessel. The drone surface vessel will be jointly developed by Ocius and Steber to target submarines, Steber said in a press release Tuesday
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Hillary Clinton Supports Agreement with Russia on Syrian No-fly Zone
October 14, 2015 @ 12:14 PMUS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton showed her support for creating a no-fly zone in Syria on Tuesday as leverage to bring Russia to the negotiation table on joining the coalition fighting Islamic State militants. The US should use diplomatic and military leverage to reach agreement with Russia over Syria, Clinton said
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US Army’s Apache helicopters Will Fire Laser Guided Rockets In Afghan, Iraq...
October 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMThe US Army has procured an unspecified quantity of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in on going operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This deployment marks the first time U
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Philippines Supports US Plan To Deploy Naval Ship Close To Chinese Man-Made...
October 14, 2015 @ 11:14 AMPhilippines has backed US plan to deploy a naval ship close to Chinese man-made island in the South China Sea. Philippines says that it is important for the international community to safeguard freedom of navigation in the disputed waters, Philstar reported Tuesday
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French President Eyes Selling New Ships To Russia
October 14, 2015 @ 10:58 AMThe French President Francois Hollande is eyeing to sell new ships to Russia despite canceling Mistral-class helicopter carrier deal. "Things went well with Russia, which has agreed to cancel the contract
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India’s Home-Grown Subsonic Nirbhay Missile Test Postponed to Friday
October 14, 2015 @ 09:57 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization will now test the indigenous sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay for the third time on October 16 after the Prime Ministers Office put the testing on hold for Thursday. The PMO has also put a couple of other missile tests on hold ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis foreign tour
Turkish KAAN Fighter to have Six Prototypes by 2026
Royal Netherlands Navy's New Supply Ship Begins Sea Trials
Biden Approves Ukraine's ATACMS Missiles against Targets in Russia; Will lead to...
Finland to Lobby against European Chemicals Agency's Proposal to Restrict Lead Bullets...
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...