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Taiwan Likely To Prepare Defense In South China Sea
August 5, 2015 @ 11:51 AMTaiwan is likely to build a naval base at Taipang for its fighter and maritime patrol aircraft to counter potential stand-off in the conflicted Spratlys island region. According to a report published by Center for Strategic and International Studies, Taiwan might land on Taiping island to launch reconnaissance and perhaps military operations against the PLA Navy's expansion in the region
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Elibit To Supply Military Communication Systems For European Country
August 5, 2015 @ 11:11 AMElbit Systems has won an approximately $45 million contract from a European nation for the supply of military communications systems. The contract will be performed over a two-year period, the company announced today
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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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Russia Unifies Air Force, Anti-Air And Anti-Missile Defense Forces To Form...
August 5, 2015 @ 08:48 AMRussia on Monday announced merging its Air forces, anti-air and anti-missile defenses under unified command, Aerospace Forces. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of a new branch of Russias armed forces
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Philippine's DND Cancels $142 Million Missile Deal With Israel
August 4, 2015 @ 03:58 PMThe Philippines Department Of National Defense (DND) has cancelled the army's P6.5-billion (US$142 million) Shore-Based Missile System (SBMS) deal with Israel
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Singaporean Firm Charged With Facilitating Arms Shipment To North Korea
August 4, 2015 @ 02:17 PMA Singaporean shipping firm is being charged over facilitating payment of arms shipment that included two MiG-21 jet fighters, anti-tank rockets as well as SA-2 and SA-3 surface to air missile systems to North Korea from Cuba. Chinpo shipping is alleged to have transferred US$72,017 (S$98,800) from its Bank of China account to that of a shipping agent in Panama in July 2013, Straits times reported today
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Australia To Build New Frigates And Patrol Boats For $65 Billion
August 4, 2015 @ 01:37 PMAustralia on Tuesday announced a US $65 billion shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats indigenously. The decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines will be made in coming months
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China To Induct J-20 Fifth Gen Stealth Fighter In 2017
August 4, 2015 @ 01:23 PMChinese first fifth-generation stealth fighter will be inducted in People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in 2017. “It will take another two years for the Chengdu Aircraft group to complete development of the aircraft,” Kanwa Defense Review reported Tuesday
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Raytheon' Standard Missile-6 Hits Ballistic Missile In Test
August 4, 2015 @ 12:50 PMRaytheons Standard Missile-6 successfully intercepted a short-range ballistic missile near the Hawaii coast last week. The Pentagon was quoted as saying by Reuters on Monday that following the July 28 test, the SM-6 will be deployed on US Navy Aegis ships next year
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Britain Awards $2.3 Billion To Secure ‘New Style of IT’ And Communication
August 4, 2015 @ 12:36 PMBritain has awarded two contracts worth $2.3 billion to provide a secure ‘New Style of IT (NSoIT) and communication systems
India's L&T Delivers First Set of Wing Assemblies for LCA Mk1A Fighter...
Portugal Adds Third KC-390 Airlifter to Fleet as A-29N Super Tucano Begins...
Australia Delivers First Batch of M1A1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
L3Harris Unveils Red Wolf, Green Wolf Launched Effects Vehicles
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...