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India Okays $5.9B Submarine Project, $830M Procurement of Air Defence Guns
June 5, 2021 @ 06:31 AMIndias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the Ministry of Defence green-lighted two big projects Friday: one to build high-tech conventional submarines and another to procure air defence guns. Headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, DAC approved the issuance of a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the construction of six conventional submarines under Project-75I at an estimated cost of INR 43,000 crore ($5
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Flare Counter-measures for Armored Vehicles Developed by Russian TsNIITOCHMASH
June 4, 2021 @ 10:07 AMA new flare counter-measures system to protect armored vehicles from precision weapons has been developed by the Russian Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TsNIITOCHMASH), a part of Rostec Corporation. When a threat is detected, a protective projectile is fired in the direction of the incoming missile or guided weapon creating an “aerosol-dipole interference curtain,” thereby "blinding" the guidance systems of the enemy's precision weapon, a Rostec statement said today
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Northrop to Provide U.S. Army with Illumination Flares
June 4, 2021 @ 08:19 AMNorthrop Grumman will produce illuminating flares for General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) that will be used for the U.S
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Australia to buy 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters Worth $3.5B
June 4, 2021 @ 07:51 AMThe U.S
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Huge Blaze in Iranian Oil Refinery, Day after Fire Sinks Naval Ship
June 3, 2021 @ 02:18 PMA huge fire broke out at the Tondgooyan oil refinery in Southern Iran on Wednesday evening, a day after its Navys largest ship, a training and logistical vessel sunk in the Gulf of Oman after a mysterious blaze. Head of the refinerys public relations department has dismissed reports about an act of sabotage
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P-8A Poseidon Planes Fire Harpoon Missiles in NATO Exercise
June 3, 2021 @ 05:04 AMThree Boeing P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft for the first time fired AGM-84D Harpoon missiles during a NATOs three week-long At-Sea Demo/ Formidable Shield 2021 exercise. Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-40 using two Air-to-Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge off the coast of Norway on May 31, the Navy said
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Hanwha Defense Offers New K9 Howitzer Variant to the British Army
June 2, 2021 @ 03:51 PMSouth Koreas Hanwha Defense has offered a new variant of the K9 self-propelled howitzer to the British Army under the Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) programme. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for MFP is due to be released in 2022
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Iranian Navy’s Training & Logistics Vessel Sinks after Fire in Gulf of...
June 2, 2021 @ 08:43 AMThe Iranian Navys ‘Khark training and logistical ship has sunk in the Gulf of Oman off the coasts of the southern port of Jask after a fire Tuesday monring, the Navy announced. The Iranian Navys public relations department said in a statement that all crew on board the vessel have been disembarked and transferred to the coast after the fire broke out on the ‘Khark vessel, Fars News reported quoting a Navy statement
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Saab Unveils New Guided Multipurpose Munition
June 2, 2021 @ 08:40 AMSaab said it successfully demonstrated its new Guided Multipurpose Munition (GMM). The GMM System Capability Demonstration was a joint activity between Saab and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, funded under a U
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Turkey’s ULAQ Armed USV Hits Target
May 31, 2021 @ 12:59 PMULAQ Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV), developed by Turkish companies Meteksan Defence and ARES Shipyard, successfully completed missile firing tests during Turkish Navys Sea Wolf 2021 Naval Exercise. Two CIRIT Laser Guided Missiles fired from ULAQ AUSV and both of them successfully hit the target
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Canada Picks First Sites for $38.6B Arctic Radar Network under NORAD Modernization
Two-Thirds of U.K.’s Combat Jet Prototype Built as Test Pilots Fly in...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...