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S.Korea Raises 2017 Defense Budget By 4 % To Counter North's Nuclear
September 6, 2016 @ 04:21 PMSouth Korea has increased its defense budget for next year by 4 percent to strengthen missile defense capabilities against growing threats from North Korea. The South Korea is planning to build a "Korea Air and Missile Defence (KAMD) system" and a "kill chain" to detect, identify and intercept incoming missiles in the shortest duration, the Yonhap news agency quoted a defence ministry official as saying
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North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles In Response To South’s ‘Inevitable Self-defense’...
September 5, 2016 @ 07:04 AMThe Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea continued its ballistic missile launches with three more fired into eastern waters earlier today hours after South Korean Presdient said deployment of US THAAD as 'inevitable self-defense'. North Korea on Monday fired three ballistic missiles into East Sea from its western area of Hwangju in North Hwanghae province at 12:14 P
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Saudi Arabia To Buy Chinese UAVs
September 4, 2016 @ 08:16 AMThe US ally Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with China to buy drones that are capable of carrying missiles and laser guided bombs. The drones Wing Loong (Pterodactyl), which are also capable of using other modern methods of firing, are beneficial to Saudi kingdom in its operation against rebels
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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
Chinese Diplomats Spreading Doubts About Rafale Fighter After Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
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...
