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US Army Developing Body-Worn Weapon Mount For Soldiers

March 27, 2017 @ 05:45 PM

The US Army is testing a "third arm" device that will be attached to soldiers protective vests to lessen the weight on their arms. Weighing less than 4 pounds, the body-worn weapon mount currently undergoing testing at the Army Research Laboratory, allows redirecting all of a weapon's weight to the body, making it easier for the Soldier to carry a more lethal firearm, the Army press release stated
US Army Resumes Javelin FGM-148F Missile Component Test

March 27, 2017 @ 03:21 PM

The US Army has resumed testing of the Spiral 2 FGM-148F missile component of the Javelin medium close combat system improvement programme. The trials were suspended in late 2016 due to technical issues with the precursor warhead (PCWH),
India's Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier Test Fires Barak Surface-To-Air Missile

March 25, 2017 @ 10:05 AM

Indias sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Friday has carried out the maiden test of the newly installed Barak short range surface-to-air missile. “During the firing carried out in the Arabian Sea, the missile was fired against a live, low-flying, high-speed target
USAF F-16 Falcons To Get AESA Radar Upgrade

March 24, 2017 @ 03:40 PM

The US Air Force is working on the integration and testing of new radar for the F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program. Northrop Grummans APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar, a fifth-generation Active Electronically Scanned Array fire control radar, is intended to replace currently used APG-66 and APG-68 radars and provide the F-16 with advanced capabilities similar to fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, the air force press release stated Thursday
North Korea's Latest Missile Launch Fails

March 23, 2017 @ 02:38 PM

The missile fired by North Korea on Wednesday exploded 'within seconds of the launch', US and North Korea's defense forces said after detecting the recent one in a series of weapons tests by the isolated country. "North Korea had attempted to launch a missile near Kalma, on the country's east coast, but early reports suggest it failed," the US Pacific command officials were quoted as saying by
ST Engineering Wins MINDEF Contract For Armoured Fighting Vehicle

March 22, 2017 @ 12:51 PM

Singapore Technologies Engineering has won a contract from Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the production and supply of a new Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV). Delivery of the new AFV will begin in 2019, the ministry said in a press release on Wednesday (Mar 22)
Leonardo, Hensoldt Sign MoU For Identification Friend or Foe Solutions

March 21, 2017 @ 01:10 PM

Leonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hensoldt to jointly develop Mode-5 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) solutions. The two companies, working together as “Team Skytale”, have already been selected as preferred bidder by the UK Ministry of Defence to upgrade IFF systems on more than 400 land, sea and air vehicles
SEA's Weapons System Achieve Factory Acceptance For Naval force In South East...

March 21, 2017 @ 12:03 PM

Cohort firm SEA has achieved factory acceptance for its initial sets of torpedo launcher systems (TLS) and weapons handling systems for a new class of Combatant Ships. The combatant ships are under construction in South East Asia, the company announced today
UK's SEA Introduces Anti-Submarine Warfare Solution

March 21, 2017 @ 12:02 PM

Uk's SEA is launching a low cost, small Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) solution based on application of its innovative thin line KraitArray towed sonar. The system comprises a modular family of detection and countermeasures solutions that use common software to integrate SEAs range in decoy and torpedo launchers with the light weight KraitArray
Taiwan Owns Missiles that Can Destroy China's Invasion Bases

March 20, 2017 @ 05:44 PM

Taiwan has admitted it has a missile that can hit bases and installations of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) inside mainland Chinese territory across the Taiwan Strait that is 220 km at its widest and 130 km at its narrowest. Minister of National Defense Feng Shih-kuan told the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's Parliament) the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF) has the capability to launch missiles deep into Chinese territory, an eye-popping assertion considering what's known about ROCAF's land attack cruise missiles

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