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Saab Wins US Carl-Gustaf Ammunition Order
October 13, 2015 @ 03:17 PMSaab has received an ammunition order from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The order is a part of the contract announced in August 2014 for the 84-mm recoilless rifle system
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US Army To Issue RFPs For Boeing Chinook Block2 Helicopters
October 13, 2015 @ 03:08 PMThe US Army will formally issue a request for proposals for production of Boeing CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter fleet in a Block 2 configuration by March 2016. At a press briefing at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), the armys project manager for cargo helicopters, Col
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Russia To Introduce Software To Detect ISIL Recruiters On Social Media
October 13, 2015 @ 02:45 PMRussian researchers are working on new computer software that will trawl social networks for IS militant recruiters. The researchers are working on reconstructing the profile of a potential recruiter to Islamic state through social networks
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Russia To Arm Pak FA Fighter With New Air-To-Surface Missile
October 13, 2015 @ 02:44 PMRussia is equipping its aircraft including the new PAK FA fighters with several variants of a new air-to-surface missile. The missile projectiles known as X-59MK2 and X-58USHKE are designed to destroy located stationary ground targets
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Russia Denies Involvement, Says MH17 Air Crash Done By Ukrainian Buk Missile
October 13, 2015 @ 12:31 PMRussia has denied using Buk missile in the Malaysian MH17 flight crash that happened last summer and says that it was done by the missile in possession of Ukrainian troops within three-four kilometres area. The official report however have concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine
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US Military Plans Biometric Identification Technologies Upgrade
October 13, 2015 @ 11:13 AMThe US military plans to upgrade existing biometric technologies for larger storage capacity and reducing the size and weight of the current systems in place. Biometric technologies are used to identify individuals at a distance as well as at up close
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Siberia Creates Drones For Extreme Climatic Condition
October 13, 2015 @ 11:09 AMSiberia has created an unmanned aircraft for extreme condition operations of the Arctic region. "This is the third generation of UAVs, which can operate in temperatures ranging from minus 40 to plus 45 degrees with wind up to 15 meters per second, in rain and snow," head of the Omsk State Technical Universitys Experimental Design Bureau Small Unmanned Vehicles, Pavel Pogarsky was quoted as saying by TASS on Tuesday
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India To Buy 194 Micro-light Aircraft From Slovenia
October 13, 2015 @ 09:36 AMIndia will buy 194 microlight aircraft from Slovenian Pipistrel light aircraft manufacturer for training, surveillance and high-altitude operations. The deal is being inked after four years of protracted negotiations with Pipistrel
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American F-35, Russian PAK-FA Are India’s Fifth Generation Fighter Options
October 13, 2015 @ 09:30 AMIndia may have delayed participating in the Russian Fifth generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project to explore other options, namely the Lockheed Martin built F-35. A talk in the corridors of South Block, headquarters of the ministry of defence (MoD) goes that the reason the IAF and the MoD is seeking to reduce the numbers of the Russian FGFAs is to have an option of purchasing another variety of fifth generation aircraft
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Rheinmetall Offers Fire Control For US Army's Grenadier Sighting System
October 12, 2015 @ 04:14 PMRheinmetall has offered a fire control device, Vingmate MR 500 to US Army for Grenadier Sighting System program. The company claims that the device is capable of improved first-shot hit capability at all ranges
Indian Navy Launches Anti-Ship Missile From Sea King Helicopter in First-of-its-kind Test
Quantum Systems to Produce 400 Vector Reconnaissance Drones in Ukraine
Turkey’s FNSS to Start Serial Production of Pars Alpha Armored Vehicles
France Signs €480M Deal with Airbus, Naval Group to Upgrade Navy Communication...
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