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ISRO To Build Indian Navy's Second Satellite For $230M

July 24, 2019 @ 04:21 PM

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will build a new communication-cum-surveillance satellite for the country's naval force after the two parties inked a $230.3 million (INR 1589 Crore) deal last month, the Indian media have reported
India To Kick-start Its First Simulated Space Warfare Drill

July 24, 2019 @ 02:28 PM

The Indian military is set to kick-start the countrys first-ever edition of simulated space warfare exercise dubbed “IndSpaceEx” on 25 July. The tri-Service Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) is organizing the two-day drill in order to draft a joint military space doctrine to secure outer space assets
Chinese Military Replacing Old Weapons with New: Defence White Paper

July 24, 2019 @ 08:28 AM

The Chinese military is in the process of replacing older equipment commissioning new weapons such as Type 15 tanks, Type 052D destroyers, J-20 fighters and DF-26 intermediate and long-range ballistic missiles, according to a white paper issued by defense ministry on Wednesday. The white paper "China's National Defense in the New Era," released by the Information Office of the State Council, said China's armed forces are optimizing the overall composition of its weaponry and equipment, coordinating the efforts of all services and arms in this regard, promoting the balanced development of main battle equipment, information systems, and support equipment, with...
US ‘Destroys’ Iranian Drone, Tehran Denies

July 19, 2019 @ 10:54 AM

President of the United States (US) Donald Trump on Thursday announced that an amphibious ship belonging to the US Navy destroyed an Iranian drone as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz. “I want to apprise everyone of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz today, involving USS Boxer, a US Navy amphibious assault ship
US Firms To Renew Business With Huawei Soon: Official

July 15, 2019 @ 07:41 AM

The American companies may soon be allowed to re-start new sales to Huawei in two weeks, a senior US official said on Monday. “The US may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks,” the senior US official was quoted as saying by
Turkey Considering Placing S-400 Systems In Qatar, Azerbaijan

July 6, 2019 @ 05:41 AM

Turkey may be considering placing the S-400 air defence systems in Qatar or Azerbaijan as a way out of its impasse with Washington. “The authorities are still examining options about where the S-400s will be placed, with discussions previously held about deploying them in Qatar or Azerbaijan to avoid exacerbating Turkish-US tensions over the purchase,” spokesman for the Turkish president was quoted as saying by
German Air Force Eurofighters Collide Mid-Air, Killing One Pilot

June 25, 2019 @ 05:39 AM

Two Eurofighter jets belonging to the German Air Force suffered a mid-air collision in the Muritz area of north-eastern Germany during a air combat exercise, killing one pilot. Both pilots ejected from the jets, but only one managed to survive the mishap
Iraq Seeks Iranian Air Defence Technology After US Drone Shooting

June 24, 2019 @ 09:38 AM

Days after an Iranian air defence missile brought down a US Global Hawk surveillance drone, Iraq has sought technical collaboration from Tehran to develop air defence systems. The cooperation, highlighted during the visit last week of of Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein, would potentially include production, training, logistical support in various fields, including electronic warfare operations, radar operation, optical surveillance, command and control, radar calculations, and software
Turkish ‘Bayraktar’ Armed UAV Targets New Markets After Completing 100,000 Combat Hours

June 22, 2019 @ 09:16 AM

After Completing 100,000 combat hours in Northern Iraq and Syria, Turkeys ‘Bayratkar TB2 armed UAV is planning to target new export markets in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. “I believe we will eventually see TB2 complete one-million-hour flight and our work will evolve towards space flight
Saudi Warplanes Bomb Houthi Arms Depot in Yemen

June 19, 2019 @ 08:37 AM

Saudi Arabia launched an air strike to destroy arms depot of the Houthi militia in the northern province of Hajjah, Yemen, on Tuesday. “A number of Houthi militants were killed and injured

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