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Ukrainian T-Rex Next-Gen MBT To Compete With Russian T-14 Armata

January 23, 2017 @ 02:11 PM

Ukrainian Arey Engineering group developed new main battle tank design codenamed T-Rex is expected to rival Russian T-14 Armata. The main battle tank met all technical requirements of the countrys defense ministry and is planned to enter service within a year, according to
UK Government Hides Trident II D5 Nuclear Missile Test Failure: Local Media

January 23, 2017 @ 01:53 PM

A failed test of the Trident nuclear deterrent was kept in secret by UK government, weeks prior to a crucial House of Commons vote on the future of the submarine-launched missile system. There was serious malfunction in the Trident II D5 missile that caused failure after being launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June,
Rolls-Royce MTU Engines To Equip Six Turkish SAR Vessels

January 23, 2017 @ 01:39 PM

Rolls-Royce has won a contract to provide MTU diesel engines for the Turkish coast guard's six new search-and-rescue vessels. The ships that are being constructed by Damen Shipyards, will be equipped with two 8-cylinder series 2000 engines
Russia To Deploy 11 Warships To Syrian Naval Facility

January 23, 2017 @ 01:32 PM

Russia may deploy up to 11 warships including nuclear-powered combat vessels at Syrian Tartus naval facility as part of an agreement signed with Damascus on the extension and overhaul of the facility. "Russia is allowed to simultaneously deploy at the [Tartus] naval maintenance facility a maximum of 11 warships, including combat vessels equipped with nuclear-powered propulsion systems, and under condition that all ecological and nuclear safety requirements have been fulfilled,"
Qatar Air Academy Military Training Centre Earns ISO 9001 Certification

January 23, 2017 @ 12:16 PM

Qatar Air Academy has been awarded ISO 9001 certification by British Standards Institution (BSI), thus becoming the first military training centre to be certified in the Middle East. Défense Conseil International Group (DCI), the reference operator of the French ministry of defence for the international transfer of French military know-how, said in a statement Thursday, "the Qatar Air Academy, founded in 2011, has established itself as a training centre, with a total of 49 trainee pilots having completed training, that is 3 classes of helicopter pilots and one of aircraft pilots
India Likely To Expand Partnership With UAE On Counter-terrorism

January 23, 2017 @ 12:16 PM

India is eyeing to expand counter-terrorism cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a visit by crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, this week. Sheikh Zayed, who is also the supreme commander of the UAE armed forces, will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on 26 January,
India To Test Long Range Submarine Launched Nuclear Missile Next Week

January 23, 2017 @ 10:56 AM

Indias Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will test launch its long range nuke-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) K-4 from an underwater platform at the end of this month. The indigenously built underwater missile, having a strike range of around 3,500 km, will be test fired from a submerged pontoon, which is almost identical to a submarine on January 31,
Day After Trump Inauguration, Russia Attacks Daesh Targets in Syria With Tu-22M3...

January 21, 2017 @ 02:26 PM

A day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, Russian launched one of its deadliest attacks against Islamic State in Syria with six T-22M3 bombers that took off from Russia and dropped bombs at Daesh targets near Dier ez-Zor. The bombers were covered by Su-30SM and Su-35S fighter jets that flew from Hmeymim air base in a coordinated strike
Korea Steals Game Footage For Fighter Jet Promotional Video

January 21, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

South Korea has presented a video in which it had used scenes from the game Battlefield 3 and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon without the consent of their original producers. South Korea's defense department is working with Indonesia on a KF-X project, meant to create technology-driven fighter jets
Japan Plans Transfer Of Secondhand Military Assets For Low Cost Or Free

January 21, 2017 @ 09:06 AM

Japan plans to submit a bill to the ordinary Diet session to be convened Friday that would allow supply of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) secondhand defense equipment to other countries for free or low price. The government intends to provide secondhand SDF defense equipment mainly to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including the Philippines, which has a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea

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