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India To Re-Test Nirbhay Cruise Missile After December Failure
July 3, 2017 @ 03:19 PMIndia plans to conduct a second test launch of its 'Nirbhay' long rage sub-sonic cruise missile by this month-end following the failure of the earlier launch in December last due to a 'recycled component'. The fourth test of Nirbhay designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), failed on December 21 last year because of use of faulty material, said Chairman of the DRDO and Secretary of Department of Defence R&D S
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Heron-TP Armed Drones, Spike Anti-Tank Missile Deals Likely To Figure During Modi’s...
July 3, 2017 @ 03:04 PMIndia is expected to sign agreements to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles and Heron TP combat drones during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Israel on Tuesday. The Heron-TP armed drones form part of $400 million deal cleared by the Indian defense ministry in 2015
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India Test-Fires Quick Reaction Surface To Air Short Range Missile
July 3, 2017 @ 02:25 PMIndia has test fired Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air (QRSAM) short range missile that has a capability of engaging multiple targets. The missile that has a strike range of 25 km to 30 km, was test fired along the Coast of Odisha, Press Trust of India reported Monday
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Rostec Unveils New Naval Missile and Anti-aircraft Artillery Weapon System ‘PANTSIR-ME’
June 29, 2017 @ 11:56 AMRostecs subsidiary Tula KBP introduces its new naval missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system Pantsir-ME that provides protection against modern air threats, including low-flying and small-size unmanned aerial vehicles. The creation of the new weapon system Pantsir-ME provides reliable protection for ships against air threats with absolute probability virtually equal to 1, including protection against low-altitude anti-ship missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles
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Spanish MoD Selects AUDS System To Counter Drone Threats
June 21, 2017 @ 01:57 PMThe Spanish Defence Ministry (Ministerio de Defensa) has selected the AUDS counter-UAV system to protect critical assets and personnel from the growing threat posed by malicious unmanned aircraft systems or drones. The AUDS detect-track-identify-defeat counter-drone system was developed in 2015 by a consortium of UK defence companies including Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems
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Raytheon-built Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Wind Tunnel Tests
June 20, 2017 @ 02:28 PMThe US Air Force completed a series of wind tunnel tests of Raytheon-built Small Diameter Bomb II with F-35 the Joint Strike Fighter. SDB II can destroy moving targets in all weather conditions at ranges greater than 40 miles
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Kalashnikov Launches Serial Production Of ZALA Noiseless Drone
June 20, 2017 @ 01:48 PMRussia's Kalashnikov Group has launched serial production of Russias advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft that features noiseless flight mode. “The companys order book for ZALA 421-16E2 complexes has been formed for this year,” the company announced Tuesday on its website
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Leonardo Unveils Its Lightest-ever Radar For Unmanned Aircraft: Paris Air Show 2017
June 16, 2017 @ 12:37 PMLeonardo has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar integrated onto the companys ‘Hero mini unmanned rotorcraft. The system will be on display at the Paris Airshow Le Bourget 2017
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China’s First Solar Drone Completes Near-space Flight
June 14, 2017 @ 03:47 PMChina's first near-space solar drone ‘Rainbow has successfully conducted a flight at an altitude of 20 km on Tuesday. The project team under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced Tuesday that the CH UAV, flew smoothly in near space for over 15 hours under control, finishing its scheduled path before landing securely, Xinhua reported
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Bangladesh Signs Contract To Buy Five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters From Russia...
June 14, 2017 @ 09:29 AMThe Bangladesh Air Force has inked a contract with Russias Rosoboronexport to buy five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters at an undisclosed value. The contract signing ceremony was held at Air Headquarters in Dhaka on 12 June 2017
Denmark to Reorient Patrol Ships Design for Arctic Operations
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Russian Su-57 Jet to Set the Skies on Fire at Aero India
U.S. Navy Deploys New AI-powered System to Detect Houthi Threats in Red...
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