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China Test Hypersonic Missile Vehicle
January 16, 2014 @ 09:05 AMChina yesterday successfully tested a hypersonic missile vehicle designed to travel several times the speed of a sound, technology that could allow armies to rapidly strike distant targets anywhere around the globe. The flight was conducted on January 9 and the Chinese vehicle, dubbed the WU-14, is supposed to travel at Mach 10, or 10 times the speed of sound, according to a report in The Washington Free Beacon
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BLACKHAWK SERPA Selected For US Army Improved Modular Tactical Holster Program
January 14, 2014 @ 07:37 AMATK announced the US Army recently selected the BLACKHAWK! SERPA Tactical Holster for its Improved Modular Tactical Holster Program. The five-year, $24 million contract was awarded to BLACKHAWK! distributor ADS, Inc
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Honduras To Buy Three Israeli Radars Worth $30 Million
January 6, 2014 @ 01:23 PMThe Honduran Ministry of Defense has confirmed the purchase of three radars from Israel, in a deal estimated at $30 million and will be paid through a 10-year loan. The new systems will be used to monitoring drug trafficking operations and organized crime throughout the country
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India Closes Bribery Cases Against IAI, Tatra, Hope For AW, Denel, Rheinmetall
December 27, 2013 @ 01:59 PMIndia, in the past couple of months, has closed at least two high-profile cases involving bribery and corruption in its defense dealings thus lifting a moratorium placed on several firms over the past decade. One is the long-running investigation into the allegation that the Israeli Aerospace Industries paid kickbacks to Indian officials to win the Barak missile deal in 2001
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Raytheon To Develop New Cyber Defense Approach
December 17, 2013 @ 07:59 AMRaytheon is working on the Plan X program, in order to help U.S
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US Army Demos Drone-Mounted Laser Weapon Capabilities
December 13, 2013 @ 08:14 AMThe US Army has for the first time successfully tested a vehicle-mounted laser that managed to shoot down incoming mortar rounds and drone aircraft, officials were quoted as saying by AFP. Installed in a dome-shaped turret atop a military vehicle, the high-energy laser hit more than 90 mortar bombs and several small unmanned planes over a six-week test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico
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General Dynamics, Colt To Build SWORD Networked Rifle System
December 10, 2013 @ 12:54 PMGeneral Dynamics and Colt Canada are teaming up to work on a networked rifle weapon system that will be offered as an alternative to radio-centric individual soldier systems. The solution will see Colt's Sniper (Soldier) Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system integrated with ruggedized smartphone-like technology, to bring the solider critical situational-awareness information via his weapon, according to Shephard
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Russia Begins New Radar Test Aiming To Cover Europe
December 10, 2013 @ 08:35 AMRussia is testing new radar designed to detect highly maneuverable aerial targets – including cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles – at a range of up to 3,000 kilometers (over 1,800 miles), allowing it to cover most of Europe. The new-generation over-the-horizon radar, dubbed Container, was put on trial duty near the town of Kovylkino in Russias republic of Mordovia on December 2, according to RIA Novosti
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USAF's Secret New UAS To Be Operational In 2015: Report
December 6, 2013 @ 04:50 PMThe US Air Force's secret unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, is scheduled to be operational by 2015, according to Aviation Week. A large, classified unmanned aircraft is now flying—and it demonstrates a major advance in combining stealth and aerodynamic efficiency
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DRS Technologies, Chaiseri Team Up For New Armored Vehicle Integration Project
December 3, 2013 @ 07:16 AMDRS Technologies has entered into an exclusive teaming agreement with Thailand's Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Co. to integrate its C4InSight mission command capabilities into the new Chaiseri First Win multi-role armored 4x4 tactical vehicle
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U