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Spanish MoD approves Design Review Of Submarine S-80
July 19, 2016 @ 11:30 AMThe Spanish Ministry of Defense has approved the Critical Design Review (CDR) of its S-80 submarine being built by Navantia shipyard in Cartagena. It is very important for the future of the program and Shipyard milestone, since it involves permanently close the submarine design and allows the transition to production
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No Radiation Threat From THAAD: Korean Media Learns
July 18, 2016 @ 04:00 PMThe South Korean media along with officials from Seouls Defense Ministry and US military visited the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery stationed in Guam to examine the amount of electronmagnetic radiation, the noise level of emergency generators and other possible impacts on the surrounding environment. South Korea struggles to defuse concerns over the possible health and environmental impact of the systems planned deployment here
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Single-Aisle Aircraft Orders Touch $44 Billion At Farnborough Airshow 2016
July 14, 2016 @ 11:09 AMFarnborough air show this year has seen a rise in orders for single-aisle aircraft with Airbus and Boeing racking up contracts worth $29 billion and $15 billion respectively. However, Airbus tops the list this year, after landing a $12
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Falco EVO UAS Picked By Two Customers In Gulf, Middle East...
July 13, 2016 @ 11:56 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanicas Falco EVO unmanned air system (UAS) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and intelligence-gathering platform, the Falco EVO can fly for up to 20 hours, carrying a payload of up to 100 kg
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US Plans To Use Indian Satellite For Weather Updates On Afghanistan
July 11, 2016 @ 08:25 AMThe US is planning to use the services of an Indian satellite to get quicker weather information in war-torn Afghanistan, crucial for the movement of its military assets, the Pentagon has said. The Pentagon decided to use the Indian satellite after European weather satellites were moved to cover operations in Iraq and Syria, following which it explored the possibility of taking the services of Chinese satellites but dropped the idea after initial evaluation due to hacking apprehensions by the Chinese, PTI reported Sunday
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Russia Testing Fifth Generation Automated Combat Control System
July 5, 2016 @ 07:18 AMRussian industrial enterprises are testing the fifth-generation prospective integrated automated combat control system. "Starting from 2016, this will allow the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) to begin equipping the RVSN's modernized control centers and prospective strategic missile systems currently being developed with elements of the integrated automated combat control system," the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told Interfax on Saturday
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UK Developing Tech To 'Grow' UAVs, Aircraft Parts In Weeks
July 4, 2016 @ 01:03 PMA radical new machine called a Chemputer could enable advanced chemical processes to grow aircraft and some of their complex electronic systems in weeks rather than years it takes to complete the same task through conventional means. The technology will be on display at the Farnborough Air Show, a BAE Systems release said
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France Tests M51 Ballistic Missile From Nuclear-powered Submarine
July 1, 2016 @ 09:44 PMFrance tested a M51 strategic ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered submarine, Triumphant early Friday morning. The missile was monitored throughout its flight phase from the test center of the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), including the test and telemetry ship “Monge”,
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin In Race For Japanese $40 Billion F-3 Fighter Jet
July 1, 2016 @ 02:06 PMUS Boeing and Lockheed Martin will compete in Japans next generation fighter aircraft program worth $40 billion. Japanese defense ministry last week issued a request for information on three alternatives: creating a new fighter type, modifying an existing one or importing a new one to replace its aging Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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Taiwan Accidently Launches Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Towards China
July 1, 2016 @ 01:28 PMA Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile towards China on Friday, hitting a fishing boat and killing one person. The domestically developed Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile flew about 75 kilometres (45 miles) before hitting the trawler in waters off Penghu, a Taiwanese-administered island group in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese navy was quoted as saying by AFP Friday
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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...
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...