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China's NORINCO Demos New Gen Infantry Fighting Vehicles At Armour Day
August 23, 2017 @ 10:29 AMThe China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) recently unveiled a new generation infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and a new active protection system (APS) during the Armour Day it held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia from 15-16 August. The company demonstrated a new VN-17 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to about 230 guests from 50 countries which is as described by
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Russia Likely To Build Seven-Tonne Unmanned 'Convertiplane'
August 22, 2017 @ 03:18 PMRussia has plans to develop seven-tonne unmanned 'convertiplane' that has speed and range of a plane and vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter. “The mass of a remote-controlled convertiplane being created in Russia may reach seven tonnes,” CEO of the Kronshtadt Group, Armen Isaakian was quoted as saying by
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Amidst Doklam Stand-off With India, Chinese Troops Practice ‘Plateau Warfare’
August 21, 2017 @ 05:22 AMChinese troops conducted an exercise at an undisclosed location in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to ‘lay the ground for plateau warfare. The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Western Theater Command conducted the exercises amid tensions in Doklam from a standoff with ‘trespassing Indian troops, state-controlled Global Times reported
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Israel’s Meteor Aerospace Developing New MALE UAV
August 18, 2017 @ 06:41 AMIsraels Meteor Aerospace has started full-scale development of a new medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. The UAV, known as Impat 1300 will offer a take-off weight of 1300 kg at an operating ceiling of 30,000ft and an operational endurance of 30 hours,
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DJI Phantom Drone Lands Undetected On UK Warship
August 16, 2017 @ 02:09 PMA DJI Phantom drone, piloted by a UK photographer, landed aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth and took pictures and video footage reportedly undetected by the ship's advanced intrusion detection system. The unnamed photographer spent 'quite some time' remotely filming the most advanced British aircraft carrier from above using a DJI Phantom drone without any interference when the wind forced him to land his UAV aboard the ship
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China Conducts First Field Performance of VT-5 Light Tank
August 16, 2017 @ 11:35 AMChina has displayed its latest light duty tank, the VT-5 in a live-fire demonstration before military attache' of 50 countries at a shooting range in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The show marked the first field performance by a VT-5
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Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet To Feature in "Sky Hunter" Movie
August 14, 2017 @ 01:41 PMChinese J-20 Stealth fighter jet, which is yet to be commissioned into air force service, is set to feature in a commercial movie, "Sky Hunter" scheduled for released during September this year. The Chinese Air Force has reportedly agreed to feature its J-20 stealth twin jet fifth-generation fighter; the Y-20, large military transport aircraft; the J-10C lightweight multi-role fighter; and the J-11B single-seat twin-engine jet fighter
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Thailand Plans Additional Orders For Harpoon Missile
August 14, 2017 @ 06:31 AMFollowing last weeks US approval of a Harpoon missile sale to Thailand, its navy disclosed that an additional batch of the Boeing-made ship-launched missiles are planned to be purchased as a follow-on contract. While the five approved RGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles are meant to be installed on the DW3000 class frigate (HTMS Tha Chin) ordered from South Korea, the follow-on order is intended for deployment on the HTMS Trang, the next inline ship of the DW3000 class, Royal Thai Navy spokesman Jumpol Lumpikanon was quoted in the Bangkok Post as saying
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UK-based Sub-contractor Accused of Fund-misuse In Afghanistan Training Contract
August 10, 2017 @ 09:45 AMA US Senator has accused a UK-based sub-contractor of misusing funds meant for training intelligence officers in Afghanistan by spending on luxury vehicles and six-figure salaries to employees' 'significant others.' Senator Claire McCaskill on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee blew the whistle on a federal contract following an audit that left taxpayers on the hook for over $50 million in questionable costs, including seven luxury vehicles and $400,000 average salaries for 'significant others' of corporate officers to serve as “executive assistants
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Germany's SPD Wants European Army, No To Trump's NATO spending Hike Plan
August 7, 2017 @ 04:57 PMGermany's Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday rejected NATO's target of spending 2 percent of national output on defense. The party leaders also accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the other conservatives that they are bending down to the demands of US President Donald Trump,
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
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...
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...