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Thailand Unveils First ‘Black Widow Spider’ Armored Car At DSA 2015
November 2, 2015 @ 01:09 PMThai Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has introduced the first “Black Widow Spider” armored car that is to be built in Thailand at the Defense and Security 2015 exhibition. Gen Sompong Mukdasakul, the DTI director was quoted as saying Monday by Bangkok Post news daily that the Black Widow Spider 8x8 armoured car has the same specifications as those made for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Brahmos Missile Test Validates Indian Destroyer INS Kochi’s Systems
November 1, 2015 @ 07:42 PMThe Brahmos cruise missile was successfully tested from Indian Navys newest stealth destroyer INS Kochi. The second of Project 15A “Kolkata-class” guided missile destroyer test fired the missile as part of an acceptance test during a naval drill being conducted on off Indias west coast
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Indonesia To Buy Four Russian Beriev BE-200 Amphibious Aircraft
October 31, 2015 @ 07:08 AMIndonesia will buy four Russian Beriev BE-200 aircraft for its armed forces and for cloud seeding to extinguish forest or land fires. "We have submitted the proposal and included it in our strategic plan to buy four aircraft
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Taiwan Plans Buying 10 MH-60R Anti-Submarine Helicopters from US
October 29, 2015 @ 03:07 PMTaiwan's military is considering buying 10 MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare helicopters from the US to replace its aging fleet of MD500 helicopters. After the Seahawks are added to Taiwan's fleet, they will join the Navy's S-70C helicopters in conducting anti-submarine warfare missions, China News Agency reported today
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Raytheon Introduces Next-Gen TOW EagleFire Launcher
October 29, 2015 @ 02:27 PMRaytheon has introduced Tow EagleFire launcher, which is designed to bridge the capabilities of existing launchers and eliminate obsolescence issues. Designed to fire both the wire-guided and wireless radio frequency missiles, TOW EagleFire provides increased capabilities over the TOW 2 launcher at a lower cost, the company announced today
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US Navy To Install Missile Systems On Littoral Combat Ships
October 27, 2015 @ 09:14 AMThe US Navy is considering installing surface-to-surface missiles in the next two littoral combat ships (LCS). The Littoral Combat Ship program was initiated in 2002 and has two versions
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Syria Fires Thremobaric Rocket Launchers Against ISIL
October 26, 2015 @ 11:35 AMSyria has fired TOS-1A Solntsepyok thermobaric rocket launchers and Grad multiple rocket launchers against the Islamic State positions. The Syrian Army published a video of firing of the rocket launchers last week
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US Denies S. Korea Permission To Sell Supersonic Jet To Uzbekistan
October 26, 2015 @ 11:18 AMThe US has denied permission to South Korea to export $400 million worth 12 T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic training jets to Uzbekistan. The US refusal is another blow to Korea's program to develop its own military aircraft following the US refusal to hand over key avionics technologies regarding F-35 fighters to Korea
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Russian Spy-Group Tried Hacking MH17 Investigation
October 26, 2015 @ 08:17 AMA Cyber-spy group is reported to have attempted to hack the Dutch Safety Board officials computers tasked with the MH17 air crash investigation. Pawn Storm, a Russian spy group believed to have close connections with the Russian government reportedly targeted the Dutch agency before and after the safety board published their detailed report on the MH17 incident on October 13, 2015, Trend Micro reported on its website October 22
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Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract For Boosting Sniper Targeting Pod Accuracy
October 24, 2015 @ 12:21 PMLockheed Martin has won a $176 million contract from the US Air Force for Sniper Advanced Targeting-Pod Sensor Enhancement kits. Sniper ATP-SE has improved sensors, a two-way datalink and algorithms that increase air-to-ground, air-to-air and maritime targeting capability, the company announced Friday
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