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France Tests Third Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile from an Helicopter
December 17, 2018 @ 01:02 PMThe French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) and MBDA have tested third light anti-ship missile (ANL) or Sea Venom off the Levant (83-Var) island from a helicopter. The tests were conducted on 14 November 2018 by the teams from the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) and MBDA at the Mediterranean Center site, DGA said in a statement Monday
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India-Russia Set-up 'Working Group' on Military Cooperation
December 14, 2018 @ 11:21 AMIndia and Russia have established a ‘working group within the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (IC-MTC) to further strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. An agreement to set-up the working group on military cooperation was signed during the eighteenth session of the IC-MTC held in Delhi yesterday attended by the Russian Defence minister Sergei Shoigu and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman
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Kalashnikov Rifles Production To Begin in India in 2019
December 14, 2018 @ 11:11 AMIndo-Russian JV to manufacture Kalashnikov rifles is likely to begin production in India in 2019, Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Alexander Fomin said, after the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission meeting on military technical cooperation on Thursday. The Indian defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu co-chaired the meeting
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Hyundai Bags $563 Million Order to Build Two Frigates for South Korea
December 14, 2018 @ 08:34 AMHyundai Heavy Industries has bagged a 634 billion won ($563 million) order to build two frigates. Under the deal with South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Hyundai Heavy will deliver the two 2,800-ton ships by 2023 to the country's Navy, Hyundai Heavy Industries said in a statement Thursday
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Leonardo Tests Falco UAS as Part of EU Surveillance Research Program
December 6, 2018 @ 11:52 AMLeonardos Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from Lampedusa airport (Lampedusa Island) as part of the Frontex surveillance research programme to test its ability to monitor the European Unions external borders. Frontex is exploring the surveillance capability of medium-altitude, long-endurance RPAS as well as evaluating cost efficiency and endurance
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Spain Formally Expresses Interest in Franco-German Stealth Fighter Jet Program
December 5, 2018 @ 01:37 AMSpain has formally expressed interest in joining French-German Next Generation Weapon System, or NGWS project. The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles has requested the Spanish incorporation be formalized through the signing of a Letter of Intentions (LoI) or a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
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DARPA Device to Provide Physical, Electromagnetic, Cyber Situational Awareness
December 4, 2018 @ 02:33 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Squad X Experimentation program demonstrated the ability to extend and enhance the situational awareness of small, dismounted units. The US Marine squads improved their ability to synchronize maneuvers, employing autonomous air and ground vehicles to detect threats from multiple domains – physical, electromagnetic, and cyber – providing critical intelligence as the squad moved through scenarios, DARPA said in a statement late November this year
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General Atomics’ SkyGuardian MQ-9B Aircraft Receives Airworthiness Certification
November 30, 2018 @ 01:25 PMGeneral Atomics has received a Special Airworthiness Certification in the Experimental Category from the FAA for its second MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft. The company-owned Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – registered as N191FP and known as YBC02 – joins the first SkyGuardian in support of the MQ-9B development program
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Belgium Buys Nine Dutch Squire Radar Systems to Replace ITERAR Surveillance Radar
November 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PMThe Belgian defense ministry is buying nine Squire high-tech radar systems from the Dutch armed forces. The Belgian Defense Minister Sander Loones and his Dutch counterpart, Ank Bijleveld, signed an agreement on Wednesday
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Saudi Arabia, US Sign $15B Agreement for 44 THAAD Missile Systems
November 29, 2018 @ 09:53 AMSaudi Arabia has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the United States for the procurement of 44 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile systems for an approximate $15 billion. Saudi officials alongside their US counterparts signed the government-to-government agreement earlier this week,
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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
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...