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New Zealand To Spend $493 Million For Construction Of New Ship
April 10, 2017 @ 01:50 PMThe Royal New Zealand Navy will get its largest ever ship, 1 24,000 ton vessel costing an approximate $493 million in 2020. The 173-meter long vessel, Aotearoa, will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Turkey Test Fires Home Made Mızrak-U Missile From Hurkus Aircraft
April 10, 2017 @ 12:57 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has test-fired a Roketsan UMTAS air-to-ground anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from its Hürkuş-C close air support (CAS) aircraft. The Roketsan UMTAS, also known as the Mizrak, is a semi-active laser-homing (SALH) ATGM
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US To Sell 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft To Nigeria
April 10, 2017 @ 10:20 AMUS government is likely to sell $600 million worth 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft with sophisticated targeting gear for anti-Boko Haram operations. The move includes sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists,
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Indian, Chinese Navies Collaborate On Anti Piracy Operation in Middle East
April 9, 2017 @ 01:17 PMAn Indian Navy helicopter provided air cover to a boarding party from a Chinese Naval Ship to sanitize a merchant vessel that had been take over by pirates in the Gulf of Aden early today. A distress call was received from a foreign merchant vessel MV OS 35 (Tuvalu registered vessel), which was attacked and boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden late night on 08 April
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US Defense Contractors Shares Rise After Syrian Tomahawk Missile Strikes
April 8, 2017 @ 12:52 PMUS defense contractors Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and General dynamics noticed surge in their shares following tomahawk missile strikes by Donald Trump government on Thursday. Raytheon's stock surged to 2
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Beijing University Promoted Firm Develops Missile-carrying Drone
April 7, 2017 @ 08:42 AMA new combat/reconnaissance drone, TYW-1, developed by Beihang University in Beijing will mark its maiden flight in September this year and be offered for sale in Asia and the Middle East. It is based on the BZK-005 high-altitude, long-range reconnaissance drone, which the university also developed
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BAE Systems, Estonia Sign Contract To Maintain CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
April 6, 2017 @ 03:55 PMBAE Systems and the Estonia have signed contracts to maintain and sustain the countrys fleet of CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). The contract agreements cover configuration management for new IFV capabilities, as well as maintenance, repairs, and spare parts, the company announced Wednesday
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Boeing's Upgraded Super Hornet May Replace F-35 Fighters In US Navy's Fleet
April 6, 2017 @ 12:58 PMBoeing has offered a Block III upgrade for US Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet as a move to resolve shortfall of fifth generation F-35 fighter aircrafts. The Super Hornets are considered as a cheaper alternative to the fifth-generation Lightning II
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US F-16 fighter Jet crashes During Training Mission
April 6, 2017 @ 11:57 AMUS F-16 fighter jet has crashed two miles south of Joint Base Andrews, near Washington DC while the plane was carrying out routine training mission. However, the pilot was able to eject from the plane and was located by emergency services,
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South American Nations Want Full Financing For Chinese Defence Equipment Purchase
April 6, 2017 @ 11:56 AMSouth American countries, wanting to buy Chinese defence equipment are demanding 100% financing which is making it difficult for China based companies to sell in that market. "Previously, Latin American countries mainly use products made in Europe and America
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China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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