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Thales Signs STARSTreak Missiles Contract With Malaysia
September 15, 2015 @ 12:40 PMThales and Malaysian firm, Global Komited have signed a ForceSHIELD integrated air defense system contract that includes StARSTreak missiles at the ongoing DSEi expo in London. Thales tweeted, “Thales & Global Komited sign ForceShield contract for Malaysia including STARSTreak missiles,” at the opening day of the DSEi 2015
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Graphene Ultra-capacitors To Power Milrem's Multi-purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle
September 15, 2015 @ 12:08 PMMilrem will showcase its multipurpose UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) using Graphene ultra-capacitor technology for power at DSEI 2015. The high power cells from Skeleton Technologies will be used to deliver energy efficiency and product reliability, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Aero Vodochody Completes L-39NG Trainer Aircraft Test Flight
September 15, 2015 @ 11:51 AMAERO Vodochody announced today that it has successfully completed the first test flight of the L-39NG trainer demonstrator. The trainer features the new FJ44-4M engine from Williams International and avionics built around Genesys Aerosystems multi-functional displays and head-up displays (HUD) by SPEEL Praha
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BAE Systems' Upgraded Spearfish Torpedo Prototype Completes In-Water Trial
September 15, 2015 @ 11:00 AMThe UK MoD has successfully completed a first in-water trial of a next-generation Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo prototype at the British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre on the west coast of Scotland. The trial is part of a five year program to develop an upgrade to the Spearfish Mod-0 Heavyweight Torpedo, which is currently in service with the UK Royal Navy on the Trafalgar, Vanguard and Astute Class submarines, also designed and built by BAE Systems
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German Cartel Office Clears KMW-Nexter Merger
September 15, 2015 @ 10:15 AMThe German Federal Cartel Office, Bundeskartellamt today has cleared the merger of Wegmann and the French GIAT Industries. The companies plan to introduce a new joint venture by merging its two subsidiaries Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Systems in constituting 50:50 stakes
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UAE To Buy 100 Tank Boats From Indonesia
September 15, 2015 @ 08:53 AMUAE plans to buy 100 units of tank boats from Indonesia as part of a defence cooperation deal signed during President Joko Widodos visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Indonesian firm Pindad is currently working on manufacturing the tank boat which consists of a high speed boat with a 105mm canon mounted on it
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South Korea, Philippines Sign Pact To Protect Classified Military Information
September 15, 2015 @ 06:29 AMSouth Korea and the Philippines on Monday signed a pact to protect classified military information in a bid to exchange military intelligence. South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Filipino counterpart Secretary Voltaire Gazmin signed the deal in Manila following their talks, according to Seouls defense ministry statement, Yonhap reported
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Russia Won't Remove Electronic Equipment From Mistral Warship If Egypt Or India...
September 14, 2015 @ 04:34 PMRussia has conveyed to France that Russian telecommunications and missile control systems installed on-board may not be removed, if Egypt or India buys the Mistral helicopter carriers. Russian officials had "let it be known" that Moscow “could accept India and Egypt receiving the equipment" if either of the two nations will buy them, a French official cited by defense news website Defense One said today
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Airbus To Develop Encrypted Data Tech For UK’s A400 Airlifters
September 14, 2015 @ 04:05 PMAirbus has won a 3.3 million euro UK contract to develop cryptographic key management technology to equip its A400M military transport aircraft
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Indian Air Force Wants To Test-Fly Russia's 5th Generation PAK-FA Fighter
September 14, 2015 @ 04:01 PMIndia has asked Russia to permit test-pilots of Indian Air force to fly its fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow in December, flight-testing will help to take forward the collaboration between both the nations on the FGFA, Times of India reported Saturday
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
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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...