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US DSCA Approves Sale of 221 TOW Missiles to Bahrain
September 9, 2017 @ 08:30 AMThe US State Department has approved $27 million for the sale of 221 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missiles to the Bahrain. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Friday
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India's Home-made Towed Artillery Gun Conducts Long-range Shell Firing Tests
September 5, 2017 @ 02:55 PMIndia's advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) being developed locally for the Indian Army performed successful long range shell firing tests. The 155-millimetre, 52-calibre gun-howitzer fired three shells out to a distance of 47
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Is North Korea Preparing For Next Ballistic Missile Test?
September 4, 2017 @ 01:24 PMNorth Korea is likely to be readying another ballistic missile launch following its sixth nuclear test Sunday. South Koreas military has observed, what it infers as the preparation for a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test, Chang Kyung-soo, a South Korean Defense Ministry official was quoted as saying to lawmakers by
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Japan To Invest In Missile Strike Capability
August 31, 2017 @ 02:51 PMJapans defense ministry wants $160 million for developing longer-range missiles to counter North Korea. If the requested funds in budget is approved, the proposal for a rise of 2
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Ukraine Modernizes Russian Origin Mi-24 Helicopters
August 30, 2017 @ 12:53 PMUkraines state-owned Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant Aviakon has completed modernization of Russian-origin Mi-24 attack helicopters with domestic equipment for the countrys Armed Forces, the press service of the state-owned Ukroboronprom corporation said in a press release Tuesday. Dubbed Mi-24PU1, the new helicopter equipped with domestic EMS (Emergency medical services) and new voltage regulators designed to increase mobility of ground troops, providing them with fire support on the battlefield
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New Russian MiG Interceptor To Be Ready By 2020
August 28, 2017 @ 03:00 PMMiG Corporation, the developer of Russias cutting-edge interceptor aircraft, is expected to begin deliveries of MiG-41s in the mid-2020s, Sputnik reports. The research and development of the PAK DP, perspective aviation complex of long-range interceptor launched in 2013, dubbed MiG-41, is expected to replace the aging long-range interceptor MiG-31 and its variants whose active service life expires in 2028
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DARPA Aims To Build Microelectronic Systems With Modular ‘Chiplets’
August 28, 2017 @ 10:53 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has kicked off a new program dubbed Common Heterogeneous Integration and Intellectual Property (IP) Reuse Strategies or CHIPS, to create a modular computing framework by mixing and matching of ‘chiplets. The crux of the program is to develop a new technological framework in which different functionalities and blocks of intellectual property—among them data storage, computation, signal processing, and managing the form and flow of data—can be segregated into small chiplets, which then can be mixed, matched, and combined onto an interposer, somewhat like joining the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle...
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Ukraine Presents New Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle At Kyiv Expo
August 24, 2017 @ 10:57 AMUkraine unveiled an advanced armored medical evacuation vehicle during an on-going military vehicles and equipment expo in Kyiv on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Ukraines independence. Dubbed ‘MT-LBS, the new armored vehicle is an updated version of MT-LB multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured tracked vehicle, Defence-blog reports
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US Navy Sacks Top 3 Commanders Of USS Fitzgerald Which Collided With...
August 18, 2017 @ 05:09 AMThe US Navy has sacked top three commanders of the guided Arleigh Burke class destroyer, USS Fitzgerald that was involved in a collision with a merchant ship leading to the death of seven sailors and millions in damages. USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) commander Cmdr
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DJI Drones To Install Internet Blocking App following US Security Concerns
August 16, 2017 @ 07:59 AMChinese civilian drone manufacturer DJI, is developing a new local data mode that stops internet traffic to and from its flight control apps to provide data privacy assurance for government and enterprise customers. The move follows a US Army directive asking its members not use DJI drones due to data vulnerabilities
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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...
