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India Offers Vietnam $500 Million Credit For Defense Procurement
September 3, 2016 @ 12:49 PMIndian Prime Minister has offered Vietnam a credit line of $500 million dollars for facilitating deeper defense cooperation. The deal, being one among a 12 cooperation agreements, was signed between the countrys Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hanoi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc
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Armed Predator Drone On Indian Def Min's US Visit Agenda
August 29, 2016 @ 08:30 AMIndia is considering the purchase of US Predator drones to boost its combat capabilites along the vast land borders with Pakistan and China. India also needs the drones to keep a closer eye on the Indian Ocean, Economic Times reported Monday
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South Korea Needs Nuclear Submarine To Counter North's Ballistic Missiles: Analysts
August 26, 2016 @ 12:50 PMSouth Korea is likely to build new nuclear-powered submarines in order to counter North Koreas Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) threat. South Korean military experts feel there is a necessity to build submarines that are capable of countering North Korean submarine launched Ballistic missiles
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Indian Air Force's Tejas Fighter Grounded Due To Rain
August 24, 2016 @ 03:48 PMIndian Bhoj airports ground staff in Bhopal rushed to cover the cockpit of a Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) on Tuesday to prevent water leakage into the plane. The fighter jet was one of the first two Tejas aircraft that were handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for formation of the new ‘Flying Daggers 45 squadron
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DARPA Develops Smart-Phone Sized Radiation Detection Devices
August 24, 2016 @ 01:29 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed and demonstrated a network of smartphone-sized mobile devices that can detect the tiniest traces of radioactive materials. The DARPAs SIGMA program aimed at preventing attacks involving radiological “dirty bombs” and other nuclear threats conducted the demonstration earlier this year
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Ukrainian Air Force Receives 4 MiG-29 Airframes, 2 L-39 Jet Trainers
August 18, 2016 @ 02:48 PMThe Ukrainian Air Force has received four overhauled MiG-29 airframes, along with two L-39 jet-trainers. The six combat aircraft were refurbished and upgraded at state owned facilities of Ukroboronprom, Chuguev-based CARZ company, and Kharkiv-based FED company
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Asian Nations Accelerating Missile Race
August 17, 2016 @ 12:20 PMAsian nations are acquiring or modernizing missile defense capabilities to match emerging threats from their neighbours in turn accelerating a missile race in the region. The Japanese government on Monday decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 km (186 miles) to protect the nations isolated islands, including the Senkaku against Chinese ‘encroachment plans
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Elbit Systems Develops Skylark C Mini UAS For Tactical Naval, Maritime Applications
August 16, 2016 @ 09:17 AMElbit Systems has developed a new mini Unmanned Aircraft System ‘Skylark for Tactical Naval and Maritime Applications. The system features a waterproof and floating air vehicle that provides even small vessels a unique organic offboard surveillance capability that can be deployed and retrieved in less than 15 minutes, the company announced Monday
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Turkey Still Valued Ally; NATO Says Day After Putin-Erdogan Meet
August 10, 2016 @ 02:12 PMA day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, NATO has released a press statement stating NATO's stance regarding the failed coup in Turkey and Turkeys NATO membership
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Kazakhstan Receives Five S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems
August 3, 2016 @ 12:08 PMRussia has delivered five S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Defense Ministry press service said on Tuesday. Kazakh Defense Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, have signed an agreement to expand bilateral technical and military cooperation
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Spanish Navy’s S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ Submarine Completes Key Electrical Test
Dutch Navy Frigate Fires Tomahawk Missile for First Time
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U