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Saab Offers Gripen Fighters in Fly-Away Condition to India
July 10, 2015 @ 01:43 PMSaab has offered to supply an unspecified number of Gripen Aircraft in a fly-away condition to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replenish its fleet in the short term. Sources told defenseworld
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Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th THAAD Interceptor
July 10, 2015 @ 01:37 PMLockheed Martin has delivered the 100th interceptor for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. THAAD, a key element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), is considered effective in defending the US military, allied forces, citizen population centers and critical infrastructure from short- and medium-range ballistic missile attacks
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Indian Army Likely to Place $190 Million Order for 114 Dhanush Howitzers
July 10, 2015 @ 01:36 PMThe Indian Army is likely to place a US $190 million order for 114 upgraded version of indigenous Dhanush artillery gun under the first phase if results of confirmatory trails are positive. “Dhanush has entered confirmatory trials that will last till early next year
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Piriou Wins Moroccan Navy’s 50 Meter Landing Craft Tank Contract
July 10, 2015 @ 12:56 PMMorocco has awarded 50 meters LCT (Landing Craft Tank) building contract to French Shipyard PIRIOU. The LCT will be operated in the coastal waters of Morocco by the nations Navy
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Poland To Repair Bulgarian MiG-29 Fighter Jets
July 10, 2015 @ 11:59 AMBulgaria plans to sign a contract with Poland to repair its MiG-29 fighter jets. Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Thursday that nine of the country's nineteen MiG-29 fighter jets need repair
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USAF Tests Guided Nuclear Bomb Launch
July 10, 2015 @ 11:42 AMThe US Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have conducted the first flight test of the B61-12 guided nuclear bomb launched from a Boeing F-15E. The NNSA announced yesterday that the nuclear weapon couples a refurbished B61 nuclear bomb with a tail kit assembly produced by Boeing
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India’s Nuclear Powered Submarine To Undergo Missile Tests This Year
July 10, 2015 @ 11:11 AMIndias nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant will undergo first underwater missile and deep diving tests this year. “INS Arihant will go for deep sea diving this year and along with a series of tests, we would like to test B-05,” Director-General of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Secretary (Research and Development), S Christopher said to Indian media Thursday
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Japan To Hold Conference For Countering Hacker Attacks
July 10, 2015 @ 10:50 AMJapan will hold international cyber conference on November 7 that is focused on mechanisms of international cooperation in countering hacker attacks. The conference held at the nations Okinawa city will discuss on cyber communication, cyber security and cybercrime About 300 politicians, businessmen and scientists from various countries are expected to participate in the Cyber3 conference
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Russian Air Force To Get 50 New Tu-160M Strategic Bombers
July 10, 2015 @ 10:43 AMRussian air force will purchase at least 50 new Tu-160M strategic bombers besides commencing production of the T-50 (PAK-FA) fighter by 2017. “In order to cover the expenses at least 50 aircraft of the type will be purchased, the Minister of Defense has made the decision to resume production of Tu-160M aircraft,” Commander-in-Chief of Russian air forces, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev was quoted as saying by Interfax Thursday
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Indonesia Eyes C-17, A-400M As C-130 Hercules Replacement
July 9, 2015 @ 03:50 PMIndonesian Air Force is planning to replace its C-130 Hercules aircraft with either Airbus A400M or Boeing C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. The Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Marshal Agus Supriatna told ANTARA News Tuesday "We have conducted a study to replace C-130 Hercules aircraft with the new ones either from France, the US, or Russia, but the replacement depends on the government"
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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