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Japan, Australia Sign Agreement To Strengthen Defense Ties
January 18, 2017 @ 03:28 PMAustralia and Japan have signed an agreement that facilitates closer bilateral defence logistics support and cooperation during activities such as combined exercises, training and peacekeeping operations. The agreement is expected to be finalised by the end of 2017, Australian Department of Defense announced last saturday
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Finland To Modernize Counter Artillery Systems, Projectiles
January 18, 2017 @ 11:46 AMFinland has considered modernizing its armed forces with counter artillery systems and high-precision projectiles. In upcoming years, Finland plans to acquire counter artillery radar systems, which was unknown to the Nordic country's forces armed forces
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Elbit Systems To Supply BrightNite Systems To NATO Country
January 17, 2017 @ 04:07 PMElbit Systems has won a $17 million contract to supply multi spectral BrightNite system that enables helicopter pilots to fly in a Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) and during more than 90 per cent of the night, to an air force in a NATO country. The contract will be performed over a thirty-month period, the company announced today
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US Army’s Next-Gen Personnel Protective Equipment System Enters Production Phase
January 17, 2017 @ 01:55 PMUS Armys new light-weight ballistic helmet system has entered production phase this month. The Armys next generation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) system is intended to improve the warfighters lethality, mobility and modularity by optimizing Soldier protection while effectively reducing weight with the latest technologies and managing all lifecycle aspects of personal protective equipment,
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Beretta Acquires Victrix Armaments Brand From Italian firm Rottigni
January 17, 2017 @ 12:24 PMBeretta has acquired Victrix Armaments brand (victrixarmaments.com) from Officina Meccanica Rottigni, an Italian company based in Cazzano SantAndrea (BG)
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US Army Test Fires Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile From Multi-Mission Ground Launcher
January 17, 2017 @ 11:33 AMUS Army has tested fired Miniature Hit to Kill (MHTK) missile, AIM-9X Sidewinder and Hellfire missile from its new Army Multi-mission launcher (MML). The interceptor missile is developed to protect forces on the ground by destroying incoming enemy fire from artillery, rockets, mortars, cruise missiles and even drones and aircraft,
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UK Navy's Merlin Helicopter To Be Fitted With Thales Searchwater Radar
January 16, 2017 @ 01:22 PMLockheed Martin has selected a new generation of the Thales Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system to be fitted to existing Merlin Mk2s helicopters for delivering Royal Navy with an airborne surveillance and control capability (ASaC). Lockheed Martin acts as the Ministry of Defences prime contractor for the Merlin helicopter
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Israeli Cyber-security Firm Develops GPS Anti-Jamming Miniature Device
January 16, 2017 @ 11:44 AMAn Israeli cyber-security company GPSdome is marketing a miniature GPS anti-jammer to prevent disruptions to GPS. The pocket-sized gadget protects GPS based systems from disturbances at a more affordable cost than comparable military appliances, according to the firm
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Australian F-35A Conducts First In-Flight Weapons Release
January 12, 2017 @ 04:13 PMAustralias F‐35A aircraft has conducted its first ever in-flight weapons release during an exercise departing from Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona on 14 December 2016. The GBU‐12, 500lb Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb, was employed by Australian aircraft A35‐002, during a sortie over the Barry M Goldwater Range (BMGR) just west of Luke AFB, the service announced Wednesday
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Poland Earmarks 27 Percent Of Defense Budget For Common NATO Infrastructure
January 12, 2017 @ 10:47 AMPolands state department has earmarked 27.7 percent, 37 billion PLN (US $9 billion) of its defense budget for 2017 for common NATO infrastructure under the NSIP as part of the investment
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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