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India Issues RFI For Next Gen Assault Rifle
September 28, 2016 @ 01:02 PMThe Indian defense ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking a 7.62 mm x 51mm assault rifle with lethality to achieve the objective of shoot-to-kill to replace its existing 5
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US Sanctions Chinese Firm For Aiding North Korea's Nuclear Program
September 28, 2016 @ 12:40 PMThe US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese firm Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development (DHID) that has been suspected to have provided financial services and illicit goods to North Korea for its nuclear and missile program. The US Treasury on Monday blacklisted the industry machinery wholesaler, and four of its executives, including founder Ma Xiaohong,
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Communist Party Does Not Want Philippines-US Military Exercises
September 27, 2016 @ 02:26 PMThe Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not want the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to stop the US military exercises set next week in Luzon and has requested the government to stop it. CPP has also reiterated its call for abrogation of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and other treaties such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA),
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French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...
September 26, 2016 @ 03:59 PMFrance has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) program
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DARPA Aims To Revolutionize Situational Awareness with Thinking Imaging Sensors
September 19, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is aiming to develop a software‐configurable array that enables simultaneous and distinct imaging modes in different readout integrated circuits. “What we are aiming for,” said Jay Lewis, program manager for Reconfigurable Imaging (ReImagine), “is a single, multi-talented camera sensor that can detect visual scenes as familiar still and video imagers do, but that also can adapt and change their personality and effectively morph into the type of imager that provides the most useful information for a given situation
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Hughes, Airbus Partner To Provide Tactical Military Communications Solutions
September 15, 2016 @ 12:02 PMHughes Network Systems has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to provide tactical military communications requirements around the globe. Airbus Defence and Space will distribute all models of the Hughes HM System, a satellite networking technology engineered around its software-definable modem (SDM) and scrambled code multiple access (SCMA) waveform, the company announced Tuesday
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Counterfeit Parts Of Aircraft And Defense Products Could Proliferate Through 3D Printing
September 14, 2016 @ 02:22 PM3D printing of aircraft and other defense parts certainly transforms the military support environment but the threat of counterfeit parts could fuel a grey market. “The threat of counterfeit parts from easily accessible 3D printers, coupled with the endless amount of designs available on the Internet, could fuel a black market, Graham Grose, industry director at the IFS Aerospace & Defence Center of Excellence said in an interview with Defenseworld
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New Sniper Rifles From Kalashnikov
September 12, 2016 @ 11:38 AMRussian Kalashnikov has showcased the first prototype of its new VSV-338 high-precision modular rifle at the Army 2016 International Military and Technical Forum. The company has also exhibited the prototype of its new SVK semi-automatic sniper rifle at the forum, Rostec announced last week
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Ukraine's Antonov, China's AVIC Sign Cooperation Agreement On AN-225 Transport Aircraft
September 1, 2016 @ 01:52 PMUkrainian Antonov and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed a cooperation agreement to build a second prototype of the An-225 transport aircraft. The agreement gives China access to the aircraft's designs and technologies to facilitate the serial production of the aircraft in China, UNIAN news agency reported
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India Approves 100 Percent FDI In Defense Sector
August 31, 2016 @ 04:25 PMForeign defense firms can now set up full y owned subsidiary in India following Indian governments decision to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defense sector to 100 per cent from 49 per cent. The government of India, today made amendments to the existing FDI policy
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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...
