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Russian S-400 System Requires Friendly Aircraft Data to Identify Friend or Foe
May 16, 2019 @ 11:21 AMThe United States is opposed to Turkey and India acquiring the Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems as it requires sensitive data from the sensors of the aircraft to be fed into it in order to identify them as friend or a foe. The details of the friendly aircraft required include information on the radar, Link-16, a special transponder called Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) and more
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Russia Accuses US of Copying its RPG-7 Grenade Launcher, Supplying it to...
May 13, 2019 @ 11:46 AMRussia has accused the United States of copying its RPG-7 grenade launcher, calling it the PSRL-1 multipurpose grenade launcher and supplying it to the Ukrainian national guard. PSRL-1 multipurpose grenade launchers handed over by Washington to Kiev and tested by the Ukrainian national guard for the first time were copied from the Russian grenade launcher RPG-7, a source in the Russian defense industry told TASS news agency on Saturday
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Contracts Awarded to Build The $5B US-Mexico Border Wall
May 10, 2019 @ 09:20 AMA controversial wall project worth $5 billion to stem the flow of illegal migrants into the United States from along its southern border with Mexico has taken off with the US DoD awarding contracts on Thursday to commence the construction of the wall. The contract includes design-build and design-bid-build projects of horizontal construction task orders, the US DoD said in a statement Thursday
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Boeing to Include ‘Disagree Alert’ on all 737 MAX airplanes
April 30, 2019 @ 09:48 AMAll Boeing 737 MAX production aircraft will have an activated and operable disagree alert and an optional angle of attack indicator. As the MAX returns to the air after recent software modifications are approved and certified, customers with previously delivered MAX airplanes will have the ability to activate the disagree alert per a service bulletin to airlines, a Boeing statement said Monday
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North Korea Attempts To Sell Submarine Technology To Taiwan: Report
April 10, 2019 @ 03:56 PMNorth Korea attempted to sell air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology meant for non-nuclear submarines to Taiwan, according to Taiwanese media. A Taiwanese trading company that frequently dealt with North Korea received a "mandate" from the countrys national defense commission
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US AFRL X-60A Hypersonic Research Vehicle Program Completes Critical Design Review
March 7, 2019 @ 11:04 AMX-60A hypersonic research vehicle, developed by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division, in partnership with Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc., completed its Critical Design Review, a major milestone in the program
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MD Helicopters Unveils Military Variant of MD-902 at Heli-Expo 2019
March 6, 2019 @ 01:05 PMMD Helicopters unveiled an armed-variant of its rotorless, twin-engine MD-902 Explorer helicopter at the ongoing Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo 2019 in Georgia, US. The new MD-969 aircraft is being developed as a part of US' Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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After Pulwama Terrorist Attack, Pak Hackers Targeted Indian Govt Websites
March 5, 2019 @ 12:29 PMOver 90 Indian government websites and critical systems were attacked by Pakistani hackers within hours of the Pulwama suicide strike in which 40 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were martyred, senior officials in the security establishment have revealed. “There was an unusual surge of activity, attempts to breach systems,” Hindustan Times quoted one of these officials as saying Monday
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Poland Details $49.8 Billion Military Modernization Plan 2026
March 4, 2019 @ 11:52 AMThe Polish Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, signed a Technical Modernization Plan until 2026 costing an approximate 185 billion Polish złotys (about US$48.9 billion) that include buying fifth generation fighter jets, UAVs, assault helicopters, Short-range rockets, submarines and cyber security
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Russia's Kalashnikov Group Unveils AK-200 Family of Assault Rifles at IDEX-2019
February 19, 2019 @ 06:32 AMRussian firm Kalashnikov has unveiled a new family of assault rifles, AK-200 at the ongoing IDEX-2019 event in United Arab Emirates. Kalashnikov is eyeing to market its products at the exhibition well
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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...
