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BAE Systems To launch Testing Service For UK's First Maritime Autonomous Systems

July 17, 2017 @ 12:05 PM

BAE Systems has won a grant of £457,000 (US$ 597390.40) from Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and deliver the UKs first autonomous systems testing service
Chinese Army Conducts Live-Fire Drills in Tibet

July 17, 2017 @ 11:59 AM

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted live-fire exercises in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Friday. The brigade that conducted the drills was from the PLA's Tibet Military Command and is one of China's two plateau mountain brigades
Cameroon Army Vessel Sinks, 34 Soldiers Missing

July 17, 2017 @ 11:44 AM

A Cameroon army vessel carrying 37 soldiers from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade capsized Sunday off the country's southwestern coast. The logistics boat, belonging to the Rapid Intervention Brigade, which has fought Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in recent years capsized early Sunday morning between the city of Limbe and Bakassi,
UAE Behind Qatar Media Hacking: US Intelligence

July 17, 2017 @ 09:45 AM

The United Arab Emirates reportedly was behind the hacking of Qatari websites in late May which led to boycotting of the nation by Saudi-led group of countries. The UAE hacked the websites or paid for getting them hacked (which is still unclear) in order to post false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting the Qatar-Gulf diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing US intelligence officials
Indian Shipyard To Deliver Sri Lanka’s Largest Warship This Week

July 17, 2017 @ 08:19 AM

The Sri Lankan Navy will receive its largest warship from Indias state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) three months ahead of schedule. Sri Lanka had signed a $155 million deal with India four years ago for two offshore patrol vessels
Nigerian Air Force Gets First Batch of Super Mushshak Trainer from Pakistan

July 17, 2017 @ 08:07 AM

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today took delivery of the first batch of 5 out of 10 Super Mushshak aircraft from Pakistan. The first batch of the trainer aircraft, which is for the primary flying training of NAF pilots at 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna, was received on arrival by the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command, Air Vice Marshal Chris Okoye, the Nigerian Air Force said in a press statement Monday
Indian Army Conducts Field Trials Of Two M-777 A-2 Ultra-Light Howitzers

July 17, 2017 @ 06:29 AM

The Indian Army is carrying out field trials on two M-777 A-2 long-range ultra-light howitzers (ULH) in Pokhran which it received in May this year. The test-firing of the guns is primarily aimed at collating and determining various critical data like trajectory, speed and frequency of fire of the M-777 A-2 ULH which are expected to be mostly deployed along the border with China
Indonesia To Test Home-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance Military Drone In 2019

July 17, 2017 @ 05:15 AM

Indonesia has started developing a large medium altitude long endurance (MALE) military drone which it plans to test in 2019. A consortium consisting of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara, Indonesian Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), state-owned electronic firm PT LEN, the Ministry of Defense and Security and the Bandung-based Institute of Technology is preparing to conduct a flight test for its larger Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone in 2019
Indian Air Force Chief To Visit Dassault Facilities in France, Fly Rafale...

July 16, 2017 @ 06:37 PM

Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Birender Singh Dhanoa will visit France from 17-20 July where he will call on the headquarters of French Air Force and a few operational Air Bases. The CAS is planned to visit the facilities of Dassault Aviation where the Rafale aircraft meant for India are to be built
China’s CH-5 Drone Ready For Mass Production Following Successful Trial Flight

July 16, 2017 @ 01:18 PM

The export version of Chinas CH-5 drone, considered a competitor to the US-made MQ-9 Reaper, completed its trial flight Saturday making it ready for mass production and international sales. The long endurance drone, said to be one of the worlds most powerful unmanned aerial vehicles, was airborne for more than 20 minutes, at an airport in Hebei province on Friday afternoon, Xinhua and other Chinese media reported

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