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Chinese Drones Participate In Live Fire Drill: Reports
August 27, 2014 @ 02:27 PMChina's military drones participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) anti-terror drills in Inner Mongolia for the first time on Tuesday, according to Xinhua News Agency. Participating in the live fire drills, the drone, whos model was unidentified, shot off several missiles during the rehearsal, Shen Jinke, spokesman of China Air force was quoted as saying
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Drone Aviation Delivers Optics Systems For US Army
August 26, 2014 @ 03:01 PMDrone Aviation today announced the delivery of surveillance equipment to support the U.S
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Hungary To Deliver T–72 Tanks To Czech Republic
August 26, 2014 @ 02:55 PMCzech Republic will be receiving 58 T–72 tanks, the Hungary Defense Ministry said on August 25 which has all the required licenses for the shipment of military equipment. The supplier Excalibur Defense has began the shipment of the tanks no longer used by the Hungarian Armed Forces
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Ecuadorian Coastguard To Get Two New Patrol Boats
August 22, 2014 @ 02:24 PMDamen has recently signed a contract with Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (Astinave) to construct two Damen SPas 5009 for the Ecuadorian Coastguard. The Ecuadorian shipyard will build both vessels locally with Damen Technical Cooperation, which is Damens method of ‘building on site
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Sanction Wars – Russia To Block Overflights Between Asia and Europe?
August 12, 2014 @ 02:24 PMRussia could block overflights between Europe and Asia in retaliation to Western sanctions relating to the Crimean crisis. Russias Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the Russian government was considering a series of measures in response to Western sanctions that shut down the countrys first low-cost airline, according to the Associated Press
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Finmeccanica Ban To Affect Indian MMRCA, Mirage Upgrade Projects?
August 6, 2014 @ 10:33 AMIndias long-awaited MMRCA project with Dassault could be affected in the wake of New Delhis decision to stay all future projects with Finmeccanica, its subsidiaries and affiliates. Finmeccanica holds a 25 per cent share in MBDA, a joint venture with EADS (now Airbus) and BAE Systems, which is pitching its Meteor air-to-air missile to India as a weapon for its planned fleet of 126 Rafale fighters
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Facing Arms Embargo, Israel Cancels Arms Deal With Russia
August 5, 2014 @ 02:49 PMFacing arms sales embargo from Spain and possibly the UK over its war in in Gaza, Israel in an ironic twist has suspended military contracts with Russia over its action in Crimea. While Russia faces multiple sanctions from around the world for its involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, Israel is under fire for its month-long assault on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza
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Banned Weapons Used In Israel-Palestine Conflict?
August 1, 2014 @ 01:38 PMAs the conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian groups intensifies, the unevenly matched sides continue to assault each other with a wide array of weapons including Israels use of internationally banned weapons, such as DIME (Dense Inert Metal Explosive), according to various media reports. A statement issued by Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights group, details how Hellfire rockets connected to drones are firing DIMEs
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Israel Uses WindGaurd Tactical Radar System At Gaza
July 31, 2014 @ 10:46 AMThe Israel Defense Force has introduced Elta Systems tactical WindGuard radar system into operation to deal with the mortar shells threat near Gaza, reported Israeli news website, Globes. The system defends ground forces exposed to the threat of short range rockets and shells
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India Shifts Defense Procurement Focus From Foreign to Local
July 22, 2014 @ 12:00 PMIn his first Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting earlier this week, Defense Minister Arun Jaitley cleared proposals for the replacement of Indian Air Forces Avro transport aircraft fleet, supply of Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv for the Coast Guard and Navy at US $1.2 billion and the US $1
Saab Acquires Swedish Supplier Deform To Secure Submarine Supply Chain
Trilateral U.S.-Ukraine-Russia Meeting a Possibility: Trump
Russia Helping China Develop Command & Control System for Amphibious Operations
Turkey Integrates Cakır Cruise Missile into Marlin Armed Unmanned Marine Vehicle
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...