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Russia To Deploy Anti-Ship Bastion Missile Systems In Arctic This Year
June 2, 2015 @ 07:15 AMRussia will deploy new Bastion anti-ship missile system in the Arctic in 2015 for enhancing capabilities of its Northern fleet, Sputnik News reported Monday. The coastal defense missile system is designed to destroy various enemy ships that includes landing squadrons, convoys, carrier strike groups and single vessels
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CAE Wins $7.5 Million Contract For Canadian Griffon Helicopter
June 2, 2015 @ 06:57 AMCAE has won a $7.5 million contract to replace visual system and to provide simulator update for supporting aircrew training on the Royal Canadian Air Force's CH-146 Griffon helicopters
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Ratheon Wins $149 Million Missile Modification Contract
June 1, 2015 @ 05:16 PMRaytheon has won a $149 million modification contract from the US department of defense for Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-6. This contract modification will incorporate requirements for one base production year (fiscal 2015) and one option year (fiscal 2016), Pentagon announced Friday
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PLA Developing Lithium-ion Powered Submarines
June 1, 2015 @ 05:14 PMChina is developing submarines powered by a lithium-ion battery propulsion system as they offer higher energy density and longer dive times than old diesel submarines. Chinese researchers see them as the "wave of the future," Andrew Erickson, a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island was quoted as saying by Diplomat, Tokyo-based news magazine on May 28
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India, US Likely To Finalise Aircraft Technology Transfer Agreement
June 1, 2015 @ 02:52 PMIndia and the US to finalize an agreement for the transfer of an aircraft technology during US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter visit to New Delhi on Tuesday. Both the nations would also be reviewing the progress made on the projects agreed upon during President Barrack Obamas visit to India in January this year
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US Anti-Missile Interceptors Indentified With Technical Flaws
June 1, 2015 @ 01:49 PMThe US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified technical flaws in the ground-launched anti-missile interceptors. The flaws could disrupt sensitive on-board systems that are supposed to steer the interceptors into enemy missiles in space, GAO said on Saturday
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India Sets the Ball Rolling on Light Fighter Purchase to Replace the...
May 31, 2015 @ 02:27 PMSaab and Rosoboronexport are among international manufacturers who have been invited to make presentations to the Indian MoD on the purchase of a light fighter to replace the MiG-21 aircraft. The initial pitches will be in the nature of request for information to see what is available in the international market
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Saudi Arabia To Rank Fifth In Defense Spending
May 30, 2015 @ 10:21 AMSaudi Arabia to become fifth largest defence spender as the nation has been spending increasingly in the military sector to combat the volatile security situation in the Middle East. Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI) has predicted that the Saudis military expenditure will reach US$56
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US Approves $130M Guided Bombs Sale To UAE
May 30, 2015 @ 09:41 AMThe US State Department has approved $130 Million sale of Guided Bombs to UAE as part of a package that is worth above $100 million. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Friday that the principal contractors will be Boeing and Raytheon, and the bomb units will be accompanied by containers and repair parts, along with technical and logistical support
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India-Israel Co-Developed Barak 8 Missile To Be Test Fired Soon
May 30, 2015 @ 06:52 AMIndian Navy will be soon test firing the Barak 8, a long-range surface-to-air missile, co-developed by India and Israel. The test fire is intended to enhance the missile capabilities against incoming missiles, planes and drones, PTI reported Friday
Russia Helping China Develop Command & Control System for Amphibious Operations
Turkey Integrates Cakır Cruise Missile into Marlin Armed Unmanned Marine Vehicle
Ukraine Unveils Flamingo Cruise Missile with 3,000-Km Range
Russian FSB Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Bomb Car on Crimean Bridge
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...