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Almaz-Antey Tests Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System
June 25, 2016 @ 10:35 AMAlmaz-Antey, a Russian missile defense system manufacturer, has conducted successful testing of its newest Buk-M3 air defense missile system at the Kapustin Yar range near Astrakhan, Southern Russia, the company press service reported Friday. "In June 2016, experts of the JSC Concern Almaz-Antey test fired a missile from the Buk-M 3 new advanced medium-range air defense missile system on a ballistic target at the Kapustin Yar range," the company press service said, adding that the Pensne (Pince-nez) target missile was used during the testing
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Javelin Missile Successfully Tested On UK Army Ground Vehicle
June 24, 2016 @ 10:07 AMThe Javelin Joint Venture team, a partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, have successfully demonstrated Javelin missiles ability to engage targets beyond its current 2.5 kilometer range requirement during a series of ground vehicle launch tests
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France, Italy Sign MBDA Aster Missile Upgrade Contract
June 15, 2016 @ 11:10 AMFrance and Italy have signed a cooperation agreement on development of the MBDA Aster Block 1 New Technology missile, the French Defence Ministry said in a statement. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Italian counterpart, Roberta Pinotti, signed the agreement on June 14 in Paris
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India Eyes Germany For Torpedoes After Blacklisting Finmeccanica
June 14, 2016 @ 05:30 AMThe Indian defense ministry is now looking towards Germany to buy torpedoes for its six under-construction Scorpene submarines. Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar is on a three-day visit to Germany where he will be exploring the option of getting Seahake torpedoes for the submarines
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DARPA Enters Phase II Of Multiple UAV Control Program
June 7, 2016 @ 03:41 AMA US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to enable a single pilot to control several attack and surveillance unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has entered phase two with the award of contracts to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and six other companies. During Phase 2 of the program called Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE), DARPA plans conduct live flight tests with one or two live UASs augmented with several virtual aircraft
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Pakistan Eyes Buying T129 Attack Choppers From Turkey
June 6, 2016 @ 02:30 PMPakistan is in talks with Turkey to buy T129 multi-role T129 attack helicopters. “One of the most important issues between [the two countries] is a deal for T129 attack helicopters,” Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency at a joint press conference after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad Friday
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Paramount Group Unveils New Combat Vehicle At Kazakhstan Defence Expo
June 3, 2016 @ 03:13 PMParamount Group today, unveiled a new generation 8x8 Infantry Combat Vehicle, Mbombe 8 at Kazakhstan Defence Expo (KADEX 2016). The Mbombe 8 is at the vanguard of armoured vehicle technologies and has been developed to meet the increasing demand for multi-role, high mobility and mine hardened platforms, and for the changing demands of the global battlefield
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Ukraine To Market Diesel Powerpack As Upgrade To Its Existing Battle Tanks
May 23, 2016 @ 12:36 PMUkrainian State Enterprise
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Germany Requests Pricing For 41 CH-53K Choppers
May 18, 2016 @ 01:46 AMThe German government has requested pricing and availability to buy 41 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters from US. “The Germans have started to communicate the need to replace the CH-53G in their heavy-lift program,” Mike Torok, Sikorskys CH-53K program vice president, said in a joint briefing with his Marine Corps counterpart, Col
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DARPA Selects BAE Systems To Provide Undersea Navigation System
May 17, 2016 @ 09:39 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop an undersea navigation system aimed at enhancing the US Navys ability to provide precise, global positioning throughout the ocean basins. The contract will support a program called the Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation (POSYDON), which seeks to allow undersea vehicles to accurately navigate while remaining below the oceans surface
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...
