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Russia Fires Cruise Missile At CIS-Origin IS Militants In Syria
September 5, 2017 @ 02:00 PMA Russian frigate in the Mediterranean fired Kalibr cruise missiles at Islamic state militants in Syria who largely hailed form Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Russian Black Sea Fleets frigate The Admiral Essen has launched the missiles against targets of the terrorist organization near Deir ez-Zor in Syria,
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First Firing of Sea Ceptor Air Defence System by UK Royal Navy...
September 4, 2017 @ 06:50 PMHMS Argyll has successfully conducted the first firing of the Sea Ceptor system which provides improved protection for the Royal Navy against anti-ship cruise missiles, aircraft and other highly sophisticated threats. The Sea Ceptor system, which utilises MBDAs next-generation Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), is being fitted to replace the Sea Wolf weapon system on the Type 23 frigates as part of their life-extension programme, an MBDA release said
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South Korea, US to Deploy Aircraft Carrier, Missiles, Bombers In Response To...
September 4, 2017 @ 09:58 AMSouth Korea and the US plan to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, strategic bombers and Taurus guided missiles mounted on F-15K fighter jets in Seoul as a response to North Korean latest nuclear test. The South Korean National Assemblys defense committee in its report state that its military will stage a unilateral live-fire drill involving Taurus air-to-surface guided missiles mounted on F-15K fighter jets this month, Seouls defense ministry was quoted as saying by Yonhap Monday
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Chrome-Plated Tubes For M777A2 Howitzers
August 31, 2017 @ 04:56 PMUS Watervliet Arsenal is working on incorporating chrome plating into the manufacture of the 155mm M777A2 howitzer developed with the Marine Corps. Recently Watervliet Arsenal has won US Army contract to manufacture more than 100 M776 Full-Bore Chrome Tubes for the lightweight 155mm towed-howitzer system, the M777A2
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General Dynamics Wins Hydra-70 Rocket Program Contract
August 31, 2017 @ 12:55 PMGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has won a $60 million contract modification from US Army Contracting Command to produce 2.75"/70mm Hydra-70 air-to-ground rocket system for US military services and Foreign Military Sales customers
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Aegis Combat System Fires Two Standard Missile-6 Against Ballistic Missile Target
August 30, 2017 @ 03:29 PMUS Navy Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin supported USS John Paul Jones has fired two Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual I missiles from the Aegis Combat System against a medium-range ballistic missile target. During the test, the system detected, tracked, engaged and launched both missiles to intercept a Medium Range Ballistic Missile target, the company announced Wednesday
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Ukraine Modernizes Russian Origin Mi-24 Helicopters
August 30, 2017 @ 12:53 PMUkraines state-owned Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant Aviakon has completed modernization of Russian-origin Mi-24 attack helicopters with domestic equipment for the countrys Armed Forces, the press service of the state-owned Ukroboronprom corporation said in a press release Tuesday. Dubbed Mi-24PU1, the new helicopter equipped with domestic EMS (Emergency medical services) and new voltage regulators designed to increase mobility of ground troops, providing them with fire support on the battlefield
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SolAero Technologies Delivers Solar Wing For Bye's StratoAirNet UAV
August 30, 2017 @ 10:29 AMSolAero Technologies Corp (SolAero) has delivered the first solar wing for Bye Aerospace's "StratoAirNet", a solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). SolAero is integrating their advanced high-efficiency solar cell technologies on the graphite composite StratoAirNet wing using proprietary methods to maintain the critical laminar flow surface on the wing, the company announced Tuesday
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S. Korea Releases Video Footage Of 800km Range Ballistic Missile Tests
August 29, 2017 @ 11:09 AMSouth Korea's military on Tuesday unveiled a rare footage of ballistic missile tests hours after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. The video footage showcasing test-firing of a 500-kilometer-range ballistic missile with improved warhead power and that of another two missiles with a range of 800 km was released by the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD),
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North Korean Ballistic Missile Travels 2700 Kilometers
August 29, 2017 @ 10:20 AMNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile from Pyongyangs Sunan area at around 6 AM today which flew some 2,700 kilometers reaching a height of 550 kilometers before falling into the northern Pacific Ocean. The test reinforced Pyongyang's claim that it possess ballistic missiles that can strike US, Japanese and South Korean targets in the near and far Pacific Ocean
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