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Leonardo Completes NATO Cyber Defense System Installation
October 19, 2017 @ 09:44 AMLeonardo, working in partnership with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), has completed the rollout of its cyber monitoring and response service to a number of additional NATO headquarters. The service, called NATO Cyber Incident Response Capability – Full Operational Capability (NCIRC-FOC), sees a combined Leonardo and NCI Agency staff of around 200 computer security experts provide a rapid-response cyber defence capability, around the clock, to more than 70,000 NATO users around the world
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Raytheon Tests SM-3 Missile System During NATO-led Exercise
October 18, 2017 @ 01:20 PMA Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea as part of a multinational operational exercise off the coast of Scotland. The NATO-led exercise, Formidable Shield 17, was an integrated air and missile defense exercise simulating real-life threat scenarios
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Russia’s Navy To Get 10 Modernized Ka-72M Choppers A Year
October 17, 2017 @ 11:16 AMRussian Navy will receive a batch of 10 modernised Ka-72M anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters a year, defense ministry said. "This year, the number of Ka-27 helicopters arriving for naval aviation will make up another ten rotocraft
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US Government to Upgrade 218 Kuwaiti M1A2 Abrams Tanks for $29 Million
October 17, 2017 @ 04:27 AMThe US State Department has approved an upgrade to Kuwait for M1A1 Abrams Tanks estimated to cost $29 million. The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of two hundred eighteen (218) M1A1 Abrams tank hulls with 120mm cannons and two hundred eighteen (218) AGT-1500 (M1 Tank Series) engines in support of its M1A2 tank recapitalization
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Indian Navy Commissions Third Anti-Submarine Corvette
October 16, 2017 @ 11:40 AMThe Indian Defense Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has commissioned home-grown anti-submarine corvette, INS Kiltan in the southern port city of Vishakhapatnam Monday. INS Kiltan is third of the four Project 28 warships that has joined the Indian Navy
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South Korea Developing ‘Hit to Kill’ Defence System To Intercept Enemy Rockets:...
October 16, 2017 @ 10:45 AMSouth Koreas state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) is developing a “hit to kill” defence system to counter enemys rocket attacks, amid growing concerns on North Koreas imminent nuke tests. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday in its report to the parliamentary audit that ADD has been working to develop core technologies for a rocket interception system that employs a "hit-to-kill" platform
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Thales Radar Offered For HAL Tejas Mk-1A Combat Aircraft
October 16, 2017 @ 10:05 AMThe French company Thales is offering a lightweight, compact active array radar for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), dubbed Tejas Mark-IA. Thales radar is an advanced Fire Control Radar (FCR) designed for air-to-air superiority and strike missions, based on fully solid-state Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) technology, enabling the radar to achieve long detection ranges, high mission reliability and multi-target tracking capabilities
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US F-35 Fighter Aircraft To Undergo Cold Weather Testing In Alaska
October 16, 2017 @ 08:39 AMA US Air Force F-35 fighter jet will be undergoing cold weather testing to ensure the fifth generation multi-role fighter aircraft performs optimally in harsh weather conditions at the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, according to the air force press release. The F-35A Lightning II that arrived on October 13 was the first to land at the base near Fairbanks
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Fincantieri Delivers Last Two of Four Minerva Corvettes to Bangladesh
October 13, 2017 @ 11:44 AMItalian Fincantieri has delivered the last two of four Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to the Bangladesh coast guard (BCG). The OPVs are derived from the modernization and conversion of dismantled Minerva-class corvette of the Italian Navy
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BAE Systems to Transform Unguided Rockets into Laser-guided Munitions
October 12, 2017 @ 05:06 AMThe US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $59.5 million contract for additional APKWSTM guidance kits to transform unguided 2
Poland Marks Initial Operational Readiness of Wisla Air Defense System
Syrian Democratic Forces Claim Downing Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone
U.S. DoD to Finalize $1.2B in Ukraine Security Assistance by Year-End
Indian Navy Speedboat Collides with Ferry off Mumbai Coast, Killing 13
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...