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Spain’s First Airbus A400 Airlifter Takes To Skies
September 6, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Spanish Air Force has made its maiden flight. The aircraft, known as MSN44, took off from Seville, Spain where the A400M Final Assembly Line is located at 15:25 local time (GMT+1) on 5 September and landed back on site 3 hours and 45 minutes later, Airbus said in a statement Tuesday
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Australian Companies To Gain More From $380 Million Electronic Warfare Project
September 6, 2016 @ 02:52 PMAustralian government has approved a new joint project worth A$500 million (US $380 million) to expand electronic warfare capabilities for maritime and land forces. The project cost will include approximately three quarters to be spent locally in a boost to Australias Defence Industry, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Nigeria Gets Helicopter Maintenance Center
September 6, 2016 @ 02:30 PMThe Nigerian Air Force has set up its first indigenous Periodic Depot Maintenance center to take care of its aircrafts and eliminating capital flights. It says the centre would now take care of its aircrafts indigenously, and thereby eliminating capital flight
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Uk Royal Navy Tests Unmanned 'Bladerunner' Speedboat
September 6, 2016 @ 01:03 PMThe UK Royal Navy has tested an unmanned surface vessel based on the innovative ‘Bladerunner hull, Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST). The unmanned speedboat known as MAST is being developed by Portchester-based ASV Ltd, under research funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), The development provides a testbed to host a range of new technologies which allows the Ministry of Defence to test and evolve tactics to employ maritime autonomous systems
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Pakistani Maritime Doctrine To Seek Assured Second-strike Capability
September 6, 2016 @ 12:31 PMA maritime military doctrine being developed by Pakistan could contain an assured second-strike capability and the need for delving into cooperative mechanisms as a tool for crisis management, military experts were quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper during a debate on the Military doctrine in the Pakistani capital today. A ‘second-strike capability is expert-speak for deterrence of a formidable nature- such as nuclear tipped missiles launched from the sea or air
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Elbit Systems To Display IR Missile Systems At US Exhibition
September 6, 2016 @ 12:27 PMElbit Systems of the US will be displaying PAWS-US IR-Missile System alongwith other aircraft modernizing capabilites at the US 18th General Conference and Exhibition, held from September nine to 12. PAWS-US IR-based Missile Warning System provides protection for aircrews during constantly changing combat environments
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India Suspends Talks With Russia On Alexandrit Class Minesweeper Production
September 6, 2016 @ 12:26 PMIndia has suspended talks on the licensed production of the Alexandrit class minesweeper as the country is waiting to obtain the results of the operational evaluation of the first same-type ship in Russia. "Talks with India on the organization of the licensed production of Alexandrit-class mine sweepers are not under way
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Hyundai Wins $337 Million Deal To Build Two Warships For Philippines
September 6, 2016 @ 12:07 PMPhilippines has awarded $337 million contract to South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build two modern warships for its Navy. The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) initiated the acquisition of the two battleships nearly three years ago to prompt the upgrade of the country's territorial defense capabilities
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Sri Lanka’s Former Defense Secretary Among Eight Indicted For Arms Scandal
September 6, 2016 @ 11:07 AMSri Lankas Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) indicted eight people including former defense secretary and three ex-navy commanders for illegally allowing a private floating armory worth $171 million. CIABOC filed charges against former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and six others for allowing private Avant Garde Maritime Services to operate the armoury and provide sea marshal services,
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Rockwell Collins Introduces Helmet-Mounted Digital Vision System For Warfighters
September 6, 2016 @ 10:03 AMRockwell Collins has introduced its combat helmet-mounted Integrated Digital Vision System (IDVS) for warfighters. The advanced display system combines real-time mission data with multispectral vision sensors into one view for greater situational awareness
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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
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...
