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A 1000 Chinese Private Firms Allowed To Develop Weapons
December 28, 2015 @ 08:06 AMThousand private companies have received permission to develop and produce weapons or other military equipment, accounting for about 40 percent of defense equipment contractors in China. Xu Dazhe, director of the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for the National Defense, said in July that the government would open more fields in the defense sector to private enterprises and lower the entry threshold for them, Xinhua reported Sunday
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10 Killed In Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Crash
December 26, 2015 @ 12:05 PMAt least 10 people were reported killed in a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crash in the countrys northern Krasnoyarsk region Thursday. "Latest data showed that 10 people have died in the crash and 15 others have been taken to hospital," the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor's Office said in a statement
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DARPA Plans GPS Replacement With Atomic Clocks For Military Applications
December 26, 2015 @ 11:33 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to replace Global Positions Systems with Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES). “All of our modern communications, navigation and electronic warfare systems, as well as our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, depend on accurate time-keeping,” said Lutwak, who will oversee the new program, called Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES) Wednesday in an official press release
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Russia To Supply Egypt with ‘President-S’ Anti-aircraft, Anti-missile System
December 26, 2015 @ 10:55 AMEgypt will receive President-S onboard defense systems from Russia to protect aviation from anti-aircraft missile systems and air-launched missiles. "There is a contract and were working within this contract
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Chinese Su-35 To Counter US Military Movement In South China Sea
December 26, 2015 @ 10:42 AMChinas recent purchase of 24 Su-35 fighter jets will be used to patrol South China Sea to counter US. China entered into a contract to purchase the fighter jets for US $2 billion in November
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Sweden To Upgrade Gripen Leased To Czech Republic
December 24, 2015 @ 02:16 PMCzech Republic will be upgrading Gripen fighter jet fleet leased from Sweden for ground-attack capability. The upgrade will be carried out through Sweden's Defense and Security Export Agency, or FMX
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Light Combat Aircraft Tejas To Be Showcased At Bahrain Air Show 2016
December 24, 2015 @ 01:54 PMThe Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) will be showcasing its indigenous fighter jet Tejas at the Bahrain International Air Show next month. Two Tejas fighter jets will demonstrate their agility and other attributes at BIAS 2016, Sakhir Airbase, commencing on January 21, 2016 — the first by any made-in-India aircraft
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India's Reliance Partners Rosoboronexport To Manufacture Ships, Subs
December 24, 2015 @ 11:53 AMIndias Reliance Defense has entered into a strategic partnership with Russian United Shipbuilding Corp (USC) and Rosoboronexport eyeing multi-billion dollar surface vessel manufacturing, refitting and modernization program for the Indian Navy. India is planning to manufacture four ‘Talwar class frontline warships costing over INR 30,000 crore (US $4
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India's Reliance, Russian Almaz-Antey in S-400 Missile Partnership
December 24, 2015 @ 11:19 AMIndias Reliance Defense announced that it has entered into a manufacturing and maintenance partnership with Russian Almaz-Antey, manufacturer of the S-400 air defense missile system. The agreement will focus on radars and automated control systems as areas of partnership for the air defense missile systems, S-400 as well as offset policies of the Indian Ministry of Defense, Reliance said in a statement Thursday
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India’s S-400 Missile Systems Procurement To Protect National Capital
December 24, 2015 @ 11:04 AMIndias decision to procure five batteries of S-400 surface-to-air missile at an estimated cost of $6 billion to $7 billion from Russia will be used to protect the national capital. The Defense Acquisition Council approved the purchase of five S-400 Triumf missiles earlier this month
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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...