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Eurofighter Seeks Increased Funding
July 6, 2015 @ 01:16 PMEurofighter has sought increased funding to optimize its multi role capabilities. Eurofighters Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alberto Gutierrez said that a report by the UKs Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) to be launched today in London as ‘positive and encouraging
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Opposition to Thailand Submarine Purchase
July 6, 2015 @ 10:59 AMThai experts have questioned the utility of buying Chinese submarines on grounds that the countrys Navy is better off with surface ships and the funds could be utilized for a national healthcare project. A procurement committee of the Thai Navy last week voted to buy three Chinese S-20 submarines for 36 billion Bhat (US$1
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Indonesia to Ground Lockheed Martin C-130 Type B fleet
July 2, 2015 @ 06:51 AMThe Indonesia air force will immediately ground its fleet of C-130 Type B aircraft following the fatal crash of a similar aircraft in Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday. Air Force spokesperson Rear Marshal Dwi Badarmanto told local media that the Air Force had a number of C-130 aircraft of different types but only Type B aircraft, which were similar to the one that crashed in Medan, would be grounded
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Fourth Secure Communication Satellite For August Launch
June 30, 2015 @ 08:57 AMUS Navy and Lockheed Martin delivered fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida ahead of expected August launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS-4 is the latest addition to a network of orbiting satellites and relay ground stations that is revolutionizing secure communications for mobile military forces
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US Needs $18 Billion A Year To Modernize Nukes
June 29, 2015 @ 03:45 PMUS needs to spend $18 billion per year for 15 years starting 2021 to modernize nuclear stockpile and the weapons and vehicles. "We've developed a plan to transition our aging system
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China Delivers 557 Military Vehicles To Venezuela
June 29, 2015 @ 08:38 AMChina has delivered 557 military vehicles that include VN-4 4X4 wheeled armored vehicles, ABV-1 assault breacher vehicles and WTC-1 water cannon vehicles to Venezuela. The first batch of vehicles was delivered at a ceremony in Palo Negro in the state of Aragua on June 26, according to Military Parade, a Russian-language defense website based in Moscow
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Russia Introduces New Gen Mine Layer At ARMY 2015
June 26, 2015 @ 04:00 PMRussia has unveiled its ‘Hell Machine new Generation Mine Layer at the recently wrapped up International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015. Nick named as Hell Machine, the new Mine Layer UMZ-K is designed to remotely scatter anti-personnel, anti-paratrooper and anti-tank clustered mines over terrain
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Yak-130 To Be Reconfigured As Fighter-Bomber For Export
June 19, 2015 @ 04:13 PMRussia plans to re-configure its Yakovlev Yak-130 combat training aircraft into a fighter-bomber for export. The highly manoeuverable aircraft would challenge the likes of the Saab Gripen, BAE Systems Hawk 200 and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17
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New AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Completes Operational Test, Evaluation Live Fires
June 18, 2015 @ 11:21 AMThe US Navy and Raytheon completed operational testing and evaluation live fires of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II infrared air-to-air missile. The company announced Wednesday that testing and evaluation consisted of 16 planned shots against a mix of full-scale and sub-scale targets
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OIS, French Firms Sign JVs For Aircraft Devices, UAV Manufacturing
June 16, 2015 @ 01:58 PMIndian firm OIS Aerospace group today announced the two joint ventures with French companies Rafaut and LH Aviation for manufacturing advanced weapons-to-aircraft interface devices and multi-sensor tactical UAVs. The first JV with Rafaut will make 'pile-ons' for the fighter aircrafts to carry the weapons, besides conducting further research and developments to make the product more advanced and suitable as per the requirements in India, Economic Times reported
France Tests Griffon Vehicle's Updated 'Murin' Surveillance Radar
Ukrainian Drones Disable Rosneft’s Two Largest Refineries
U.S. Troops 3D Print $500 Combat Drones
Azerbaijan Begins Producing Artillery Shells for Ukrainian Armed Forces
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...