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USS Zumwalt Stealth Ship Can Hit Targets 63 Nautical Miles Away
May 24, 2016 @ 04:24 AMThe US Navy accepted delivery of the Stealth capable USS Zumwalt, which is equipped with two Advanced Gun Systems, capable of firing Long-Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP) that reach up to 63 nautical miles, providing three-fold range improvement in naval surface fires coverage. DDG 1000 is tailored for sustained operations in the littorals and land attack, and will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces, and operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary forces, the US Navy said in a statement Saturday
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Thales To Provide 260 Thermal Imaging Cameras For Indian T90 Battle Tanks
May 24, 2016 @ 04:15 AMThales is doing a transfer of production for 260 Catherine cameras to be installed on Indias T90 battle tanks. Thales announces the award of a contract by Beltech to provide Catherine thermal imaging cameras for Indias T90 battle tanks last week
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Antonov To Deliver First An-132 Aircraft To Saudi Arabia Early 2017
May 24, 2016 @ 04:07 AMAntonov plans to supply its first An-132 aircraft to a customer under a contract with Saudi Arabia's scientific organization KACST in early 2017. This aircraft was designed and built with the use of Europe- and U
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Russia To Test High-Speed Helicopter Demonstrator In June
May 24, 2016 @ 03:59 AMRussia will start flight tests of high-speed helicopter demonstrator in June. The next stage of flight tests slated for later this year will see attempts to reach an all-time speed record of 500 km/h
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Multiple Drone Strikes Killed Afghani Taliban Leader Mulla Mansour
May 23, 2016 @ 02:16 PMTaliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was targeted and “likely killed” Saturday in a US drone strike in a remote area of Pakistan along the Afghan border, a US official said. “Mansour was the target and was likely killed,” in the strikes, which occurred around 6:00 am (1000 GMT) and were carried out by multiple unmanned aircraft operated by US Special Operations Forces, an Unnamed US official was quoted as saying by
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India Tests Home-Grown Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon System
May 23, 2016 @ 01:44 PMIndia has tested Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from a Jaguar aircraft at the beginning of this month. "The SAAW was successfully test launched from a Jaguar aircraft towards the fag end of first quarter of May by the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) in Bangalore," TOI quoted unamed sources in the defence ministry as saying Monday
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US Lifting Vietnam Arms Embargo Should Worry Russia
May 23, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS lifting a 50 year old arms embargo against Vietnam should have Russia worried as Moscow currently meets over 80% of Hanois defence imports in value terms. Russia recent despatched the last of six Kilo-class submarines as part of a procurement contract worth US$2 billion signed in 2009
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Ukraine To Market Diesel Powerpack As Upgrade To Its Existing Battle Tanks
May 23, 2016 @ 12:36 PMUkrainian State Enterprise
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ISRO Tests Reusable Launch Vehicle Tech Demonstrator
May 23, 2016 @ 11:42 AMThe Indian Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator mission Monday. The flight began at 07:00 Indian Standard Time on 23 May (01:30 UTC), resulting in a successful launch for the winged, reusable space plane that conducted a suborbital mission to gather in-flight data
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US Lifts Arms Embargo On Vietnam
May 23, 2016 @ 11:01 AMThe United States President Barack Obama announced Monday that it is lifting the arms embargo on Vietnam. In a joint news conference with the Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Obama said that the removal of the ban on lethal weapons was part of a deeper defense co-operationwith the country and dismissed suggestions it was aimed at countering Chinas growing strength in the region,
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