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US Marines test-fire Land Artillery Rocket System from Amphibious Ship
October 25, 2017 @ 09:19 AMUS Marines conducted a firing of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from the deck of an amphibious transport dock, scoring a major extension of the land-based platforms ability to function as naval artillery. A detachment of Marines set up the vehicle-borne launch system on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
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China Develops Low Noise Motor for Use in Nuclear Submarine Propulsion
October 25, 2017 @ 07:32 AMThe China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has conducted a trial run of the country's first permanent magnet propulsion motor which is characterized by very low noise, for potential use in nuclear submarines. The State-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), made a statement on its official WeChat account on Monday that the permanent magnet motor with a Chinese patent has been used on naval vessels docked at Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, the base of China's conventional and nuclear submarine fleet, an opinion piece in Chinese state-owned media outlet,
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Leonardo to Provide Air Traffic Control Systems to Somalia, Sudan
October 24, 2017 @ 07:17 PMLeonardo has signed two contracts to provide Air Traffic Control (ATC systems) for Somalia and Sudan, the company announced today at the African Air Show 2017 in Accra, Ghana. The first contract was signed in Montreal with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on behalf of the Federal Government of Somalia
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Indo-Russian Fifth Gen Aircraft Project on Track: Rosoboronexport
October 24, 2017 @ 06:52 PMAn Indo-Russian project to develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) is in force as per agreed terms and conditions, Russias Rosoboronexport has asserted. “In connection with media reports on the project of the Russian-Indian 5th generation aircraft, the Russian-Indian agreement is in force and there are obligations, under which the joint project on creating the 5th generation aircraft will be executed by the parties in accordance with the agreed terms and stages,” a Rosoboronexport statement said today
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Germany Signs Submarines Deal With Israel
October 24, 2017 @ 03:51 PMGermany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu "welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Germany and the state of Israel to acquire the submarines," his office said in a statement
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Israel Defense Forces Orders SPIKE LR II Fifth-Gen Missiles
October 24, 2017 @ 03:42 PMRafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to supply more than one thousand SPIKE LR 2, a fifth generation electro-optical, precision-guided missiles
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IAI Elta Supplies 3D Air Surveillance Radar To European Country
October 24, 2017 @ 02:33 PMELTA Systems Ltd., a Group and Subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has supplied an advanced 3D air surveillance and defense radar system to a European NATO member country
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Philippines to Buy RPG-7B Grenade Launcher from Russia
October 24, 2017 @ 02:22 PMMoscow and Manila have signed a contract for the delivery of the Russian-made RPG-7B grenade launchers and ammunition to the Philippines. The contract was signed by Russias Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev and Philippine Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana in the presence of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, TASS reported
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China To Donate Four 'Fast Boats' To Help Philippines In Anti-Terror Fight
October 24, 2017 @ 01:02 PMChina will likely donate four fast boats to Manila to be operated in the high risk waters of the Sulu Sea, the Southern Philippines region. "They're also giving us fast boats to be used in the Sulu Seas
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HAL To Invest Up to US$615 Million For Indian Sukhoi Spares
October 24, 2017 @ 12:15 PMIndias state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will be investing up to Rs 4,000 crore (US$615m) initially to set up components store for maintaining the air force's Sukhoi fleet. “Availability of Sukhoi fighter aircraft is more important
Huge Explosions after Russia Attacks Train Carrying Ammo from NATO to Ukraine
KONGSBERG, Nokia to Collaborate on Defence Communications with 5G Technology
Russia Offers to Buy Back S-400 Air Defense Systems from Turkey
18 Archer Artillery Units in $985M Swedish Military Aid to Ukraine
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...