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BAE Systems’ Machine Gun Selected for Canadian Navy’s Arctic Patrol Ship
August 19, 2015 @ 10:45 AMBAE Systems has won a contract to deliver six modified 25mm Mk 38 Machine Gun Systems for the Royal Canadian Navys Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) program. Each Mk 38 System features a highly accurate gun targeting and surveillance system as well as the M242 Cannon
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Korean MoD To Host Contest For Selecting Anti-Hacking Experts
August 19, 2015 @ 10:43 AMThe Korean Defense Ministry will be hosting White Hat Contest 2015 in October to select anti-hacking experts to fight against rising hacking threats. In the contest, three final teams each will be chosen from the adult and underage segments in a simulated cyber-attack situation in which the contestants are tasked with blocking hacking efforts
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Singapore Armed Forces Get New Chief of Defence Force
August 19, 2015 @ 10:09 AMMajor-General (MG) Perry Lim took over as the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) of the Singapore Armed Forces yesterday at a Change of Command Parade held at the SAFTI Military Institute. Witnessed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, MG Perry Lim, the former Chief of Army (COA), received the command symbol from the outgoing CDF Lieutenant-General (LG) Ng Chee Meng
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Russian Manned, Unmanned, Amphibious Drone to Be Unveiled At MAKS 2015
August 19, 2015 @ 09:40 AMThe Chirok reconnaissance and combat hovercraft drone which can be operated both in manned and unmanned mode is set to be unveiled at the MAKS 2015 show later this month in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. The United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) developed the Chirok UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) after a five year effort, a Rostec press release said yesterday
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Argentinian Air Force Cuts Work Hours to Save On Rations
August 18, 2015 @ 04:13 PMAdministrative staff at the headquarters Edificio Condor will be working from 08:00 to 13:00 hours to save on power and to ration catering. “Headquarters will only provide rations to the personnel from the security, shifts and residents in the Aeroparque premises and the minimum necessary for the functioning of heads of staff, different departments and commands”, according to an internal release which was leaked to the Argentinian media
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Ultra Electronics USSI Wins Active And Passive Sonobuoys Subcontracts
August 18, 2015 @ 03:49 PMUltra Electronics USSI has won $16.1 million subcontracts from their ERAPSCO / SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture to manufacture Passive and Active Sonobuoys in support of multiple underwater missions
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China's DF-41 Nuclear Missile Could Become Operational This Year
August 18, 2015 @ 03:43 PMChina's 7000 miles range DF-41 ballistic missile could become operational as early as this year. Beijing reportedly conducted a flight test on August 6 of its long-range missile that launched two independently-targeted simulated nuclear warheads, freebeacon
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Japanese Second Izumo-Class Helicopter Carrier To Be Launched By August End
August 18, 2015 @ 01:51 PMThe Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) second Izumo-class Helicopter Carrier DDH-184 will be named and launched by the end of this month. The carrier was commissioned on 25 March this year at Yokosuka naval base
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Iran To Renew S-300 Missile Systems Contract Next Week
August 18, 2015 @ 01:13 PMIran is expecting to renew a contract for the delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense systems by next week. The necessary mechanisms to review and update the agreement are in place, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency Tuesday
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DynCorp To Provide Multi-Platform Vehicle Support Services To Iraqi Army
August 18, 2015 @ 12:35 PMDynCorp International (DI) has won a $45 million contract from the US Army to provide multi-platform vehicle support services to the Iraqi Army. This contract with one-year options has a total potential value of $139
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