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China Unveils Weird, Saucer-Shaped Armed Helicopter
October 11, 2019 @ 05:46 PMA mock-up of a strange, saucer-shaped armed helicopter was displayed at the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin on October 10. Dubbed "Super Great White Shark," the aircraft is circular and appears to have a cockpit in the center, with a huge rotary blade surrounding the pilots
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US Used New Electronic Warfare Weapon To Destroy Iranian Drone: Report
July 20, 2019 @ 08:56 AMThe United States (US) has used its new Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) anti-drone electronic warfare system to bring down the Iranian drone from its amphibious naval ship. “The encounter is the first known kill by a new generation of electronic warfare and directed energy weapons the US has developed over the last decade to handle the daunting problem of how to counter voluminous, low-end threats without resorting to waste high-dollar missiles,” naval analyst and retired Navy officer Thomas Callender told USNI News on Friday
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European Shipbuilders Form Alliance to Harmonize Big Data Management
April 19, 2019 @ 10:45 AMIn order to meet the digitalisation challenges of a diverse audience of stakeholders, in a robust, secure and cost-effective way, EUROYARDS members (Chantiers de lAtlantique, Damen Shipyards Group, Fincantieri, Lürssen, Meyer Werft, Naval Group and Navantia) joined forces to harmonise data management solutions and standards. This ambitious project will seek for the full cooperation and engagement of all maritime stakeholders, including shipowners, shipbuilders, suppliers and classification societies, and it is supported by SEA Europe, the Shipyards and Maritime Equipment Association, according to a Damen Shipyards release
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India Inducts First Home-grown Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
August 20, 2018 @ 05:34 PMIndia has inducted its first home-grown nuclear capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) after nearly two decades of development. The SLBM code-named B-05 was secretly test fired back-to-back from an indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant off Visakhapatnam coast earlier this month,
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Northrop Grumman Wins $866 Million Radar Sensor Modification Contract
June 2, 2018 @ 10:33 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded $866 million contract for the sustainment and modification of radar sensors, providing depot-level sustainment services and modification projects for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning systems and PAVE Phased Array Warning system radars, and the Parameter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization system. Work is expected to be complete by May 31, 2023, the US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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US Navy Orders Additional Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds from Lockheed Martin
May 16, 2018 @ 02:43 AMLockheed Martin has won $23.1 million contract from the U
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Russia’s Eastern Military District To Operate New Air-Route Radar Complex In 2018
September 20, 2017 @ 02:53 PMRussias Eastern Military District will begin operating new air-route radar complex Sopka-2 in the Zabaikalsky Krai from next year, the defense ministry announced today. The complex will summarize and analyze air traffic data and is capable to identify each aircraft flying in a group
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SpaceX Lands Its Falcon 9 Rocket After Launching Military Satellite
May 1, 2017 @ 04:28 PMA SpaceX Falcon rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday to boost a classified spy satellite into orbit for the US military then turned around and touched down at a nearby landing pad. SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US payload, known as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the aerospace company headed by billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, various media reported today
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Textron Tests G-Claw Glide Weapon
February 14, 2017 @ 11:52 AMTextron has tested G-CLAW, the companys precision guided glide weapon, against moving targets. The flight tests, which occurred in October 2016, took place at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona
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Russia Tests New Guarding Robot
November 10, 2016 @ 01:54 PMRussia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) have tested a new guarding robot for launch silos, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. "A state-of-the-art robotized guarding system for SMF stationary facilities has passed military tests in the Kozelsk Missile Formation [Kaluga Region south of Moscow]," Sputnik reports citing a statement by the ministry
NATO Country Seeks Ukraine’s Delta Combat System in Possible Export Deal
New MiG-35 Fighter Undergoing State Tests Prior to Entering Russian Air Force
India-Israel Barak MRSAM Air Defense System Passes Key Tests Across Armed Forces
South Korea Discusses Future Defense Communication System for Next-Generation Warfare
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...
