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South Korea To Develop Laser Weapons By 2020 To Counter North Korea's
January 6, 2017 @ 02:27 PMSouth Korea is planning to develop a laser weapon system by 2020 to counter the threats posed by North Korea's unmanned aerial vehicles. “We will develop laser technology by next year to shoot down aerial drones as part of its broader laser weapon system
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Naval F-35, Aircraft Carrier Redesign Required to Fix Pilot Disorientation Issue
January 6, 2017 @ 01:50 PMA re-design of the naval version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter along with that of the structure of aircraft carriers may be necessary to fix rough takeoffs that hurt and disorient pilots at the critical moment when they're taking off from a carrier. The expensive and extremely prolonged US fighter project has reached an initial state of military readiness with its air force and Marine variants in 2016,
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Israeli Spy Satellite Uncover Russian ‘Iskander’ Ballistic Missiles In Syria
January 6, 2017 @ 01:28 PMPhotos released by Israeli spy satellite
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Google Earth Shows Chinese Nuclear Submarine Docked Too Close To India
January 6, 2017 @ 01:06 PMAn image on Google Earth shows a Chinese nuclear attack submarine, docked in the harbour in Karachi in May last year, proving that Beijing likely to be scrutinizing Indian warships movements more closely than earlier. The nuclear-powered submarines have an unlimited range of operations since they need not come to surface for fuel as their nuclear reactors rarely require to be refueled
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New Light Tank For Chinese Army Likely
January 6, 2017 @ 11:07 AMChina's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is likely to be equipping its ground units with new light tanks, according to the photos published on Chinese online forums. Posted on 31 December on the CJDBY and FYJS websites, the images disabout 10 tanks on railway flatbed cars, resembling the Guilin railway station in China's southern Guangxi Province
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Curtiss-Wright Acquires Flight Test Equipment Manufacturer Teletronics For $233 Million
January 6, 2017 @ 01:35 AMCurtiss-Wright has completed the acquisition of Teletronics Technology Corporation (TTC) for $233 million in cash. TTC is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-technology data acquisition and comprehensive flight test instrumentation systems for critical aerospace and defense applications
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Nigerian Defense Budget Confirms Buying Pakistani JF-17 Fighter, Super Mushak Trainers
January 6, 2017 @ 01:25 AMNigerian Federal Budget has confirmed an order for three JF-17 fighter aircraft along with 10 Super Mushak trainers from Pakistan. Although there have been multiple reports of Nigerian officials and state documents listing the purchase, this is first-hand confirmation from the Government of Nigeria, Quwa reported Thursday
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Safran To Provide ASSM Air-to-Ground Bomb Guidance Kits To French Military
January 6, 2017 @ 01:11 AMSafran has been awarded a contract from the French military procurement agency, DGA to develop and manufacture new modular ASSM air-to-ground block 4 bomb kits. Safran will provide ASSM family of kits, used by France and other countries, give precision guidance to standard bombs and come in several versions, depending on the type of guidance: inertial GPS, inertial/GPS + infrared imaging, and inertial/GPS + laser, DGA said in a statement Thursday
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UK MoD Signs £410 Million A400M Airlifter Upgrade Contract
January 6, 2017 @ 01:04 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has negotiated a £410 million contract that will provide in-service support for the UKs Atlas A400M aircraft. The A400M is the latest addition to the RAFs tactical airlifter capability and can carry up to 37 tonnes of payload over a range of 2,000 nautical miles
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Ukroboronprom Transferred Over 50 New BTR-3 APCs To Ukrainian Army In 2016
January 6, 2017 @ 12:53 AMUkroboronprom, Ukraines state-owned defense firm has transferred over 50 BTR-3 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) to Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard in 2016. During 2016 the plant repaired about 140 armored vehicles and other heavy equipment
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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