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Taiwan Deploys Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile To East Coast

March 2, 2017 @ 01:47 PM

Taiwan has deployed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile batteries on the countrys east coast to improve integrated air defense capabilities of the country. The move is considered as a response to raising Chinese influence in the region,
Sikorsky's S-70i Prototype For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program

March 2, 2017 @ 01:45 PM

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky has transferred S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Aselsan for use as prototype aircraft for Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). The TUHP program costs $3
Taiwan Aims To Complete Fighter Jet Prototype In 10-Years

March 2, 2017 @ 01:42 PM

Taiwan has set a target to complete a prototype of a new fighter jet in 10 years and is ready to develop the engine for it. A budget proposal for the jet engine program will be sent to the Legislature later this year for approval, Chang Guan-chung, president of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), said in a legislative hearing
DARPA Tests Radiation Detectors For Radiological ‘Dirty Bombs’

March 2, 2017 @ 11:45 AM

US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tested its radiation detectors mounted inside Washington D.C
US Sanctions Hinder India's Plans To Buy Russian Weapons

March 2, 2017 @ 10:47 AM

Indias plans to acquire strategic defense equipment, including a $5.5 billion shipbuilding contract from Russia are at stake as Russian firms are unable to furnish the required guarantees from Indian banks following US sanctions
Indian Navy Requests Myanmar To Issue Proposal For Training Facilities

March 2, 2017 @ 10:24 AM

Indian Navy has responded, asking to send proposal following the request of Myanmar Navy delegations to provide training facilties. The request was made during a visit of Myanmar Navy delegations, who were on a four-day official visit to Kochi from February 26 to March 2, Press Trust of India reported Wednesday
Hyundai Heavy Shareholders Approve Restructuring Plan

March 2, 2017 @ 09:16 AM

South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shareholders have approved a plan to split the company into six separate entities from April this year despite objections from the company's union employees. The shareholder motion splits the world's largest shipbuilder into six separate companies – a shipbuilding entity, plus five independent firms derived from the conglomerate's electronics, robotics, services, alternative energy and construction equipment divisions
General Dynamics Wins $44 Million To Service US Navy’s Shipboard And Airborne...

March 2, 2017 @ 08:55 AM

General Dynamics is being awarded $44 million contract to exercise an option for services in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Divisions Ship and Air Integrated Warfare department. Services will include rapid design, development, customization, manufacturing, fabrication, integration, test and evaluation, installation, certification, maintenance and upgrade, logistic, modernization, and life cycle support of new and/or existing shipboard and airborne systems, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
Radiation Proof Robots To Repair Japanese Nuclear Facility

March 2, 2017 @ 08:14 AM

A six-limbed spider robot will soon work in Japans Hiroshima to help decommission the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant
US to Launch Spy Satellite Today

March 1, 2017 @ 03:19 PM

The United Launch Alliance is readying to send one of its Atlas V rockets to space to launch a classified reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is designed and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is part of the US intelligence program

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