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Lockheed Gets US Missile Defence Agency Contract for THAAD Interceptors
January 27, 2018 @ 08:32 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $459 million contract modification for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. The modification brings the total contract value to $1
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SpaceX Reveals Rocket to Launch Tesla Car into Space
December 21, 2017 @ 12:54 PMSpaceX unveiled its new Falcon Heavy rocket on Wednesday, which will likely launch Tesla Roadster, the battery powered electric car, into space. SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk chalked out the jaw-dropping plan in a series of tweets earlier this month
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Israeli Naval Version of Iron Dome Missile Defense System Completes Trial
November 28, 2017 @ 11:56 AMThe Israel Air Force and Israel Navy have completed a successful trial of its Iron Dome short range missile defense system intercepting rockets fired at sea. The IDF trial imagined a scenario similar to attempts by terrorist organizations in Gaza to strike marine targets during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014
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Missing Argentinian Submarine May Have Imploded, 44 On-board Feared Dead: Navy
November 24, 2017 @ 09:49 AMThe Argentine Navy has confirmed the deaths of all 44 crew members of the submarine ARA San Juan citing explosion on-board as the cause of the accident. "An anomalous, singular, short, violent and non-nuclear event consistent with an explosion," occurred shortly after the submarine's last communication, navy spokesman Captain Enrique Balbi told a news conference in Buenos Aires, according to AFP reports Friday
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Why Houti Missile Launched at Riyadh Airport is a Game Changer
November 6, 2017 @ 12:58 PMThe Scud-Type Borkan-2H Missile used by Yemen's Houti militias to target the Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia on November 4 could be a game-changer in the three years old conflict that has claimed hundreds of mostly Yemeni lives. The fact that the missile traveled so far inside Saudi territory with its target, the Riyadh airport within reach, shows that the militia possesses a surprisingly high level of technology
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China Test-flies Electric Plane for 2 hours With 600 Kg Take-off Weight
November 4, 2017 @ 06:47 AMA Chinese research institute will begin work on a four-seat electric following the successful test flight of a two-seat version earlier this week. The two-seat plane, designated as the RX1E-A, achieved a flight time of two hours
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Belarus Orders More Tor-M2 Air Defense Missile Systems
October 27, 2017 @ 10:15 AMBelarus' Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that the country has signed an agreement with Russia's Almaz-Antey defense contractor for the delivery of another battery of Tor-M2 air defense missile systems. "Our country will get the new armament as part of the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on developing military and technical cooperation dated December 10, 2009," the press office of the Belarusian Defense Ministry said, TASS reports
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Military Unit Set Up to Operationalize THAAD Battery in S Korea
October 23, 2017 @ 06:34 AMUS Forces, Korea has officially set up the unit charged with operating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployed in the country. A ceremony was held in the southeastern county of Seongju on Thursday to transfer the Delta Battery of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade in Fort Bliss, Texas, to the 35th ADA Brigade in South Korea,
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Israel Air Force Destroys Syrian Anti-aircraft SA-5 Battery in Retaliation
October 16, 2017 @ 06:15 PMThe Israel Air Force destroyed a Syrian anti-aircraft SA-5 battery, located 50 km east of Damascus in retaliation to an attack on IAF planes by a surface-to-air missile Monday morning. "Whoever strikes at us, we strike at them
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US Approves $15 Billion THAAD Sale to Saudi Arabia to Counter Iranian...
October 7, 2017 @ 04:23 AMThe US State Department has approved an estimated $15 billion Sale to Saudi Arabia for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and related equipment and services for an estimated cost of $15 billion. THAADs exo-atmospheric, hit-to-kill capability will add an upper-tier to Saudi Arabias layered missile defense architecture and will support modernization of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force (RSADF)
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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
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...