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South Korean K-11 Dual Barrel Assault Rifle Upgrade To Complete By 2016
July 29, 2015 @ 11:21 AMSouth Korea will complete major upgrade on its indigenous K-11 dual-barrel air burst rifle by 2016 year end. The use of the assault rifle by the army was suspended last year due to a glitch in the shooting control system
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Russian Frigate’s Missile Misfires During Navy Day
July 28, 2015 @ 03:56 PMRussian frigates missile misfired at the recent Navy day celebrations in Crimea on Sunday. The rogue missile ruined the display launched by Russian frigate Ladny
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Rheinmetall Wins $493 Million Canadian Soldier And Medium Range Radar System
July 28, 2015 @ 03:46 PMRheinmetall has won a $493 million contract to provide an Integrated Soldier System and a Medium Range Radar System to Canadian forces. The Integrated Soldier System Project is a suite of military equipment that is vital to the effectiveness and protection of frontline soldiers on a modern battlefield
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Russia To Showcase Platforma-M Combat Robot on Russian Naval Forces Day
July 24, 2015 @ 04:20 PMRussia will showcase Platforma-M Combat Robot at an event in Kamchatka on July 26 marking Russian Naval Forces Day. The robot is planned to provide fire support for an operation against simulated infiltrators during anti-terrorist drills, the press office of the Pacific Fleet reported
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Jordan Receives 16 Retired Cobra Combat Helicopters From Israel For Border Security
July 24, 2015 @ 10:11 AMJordan has received close to 16 retired US supplied Cobra combat helicopters free of charge from Israel to counter insurgents on the Syrian and Iraqi borders. “The handover initiated last year was approved by Washington, which provided mechanical overhauls for the aircraft before they were incorporated free of charge in Jordans existing Cobra fleet,” Reuters quoted an US official as saying Thursday
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China Debuts Zubr-Class Hovercraft In A Navy Drill
July 23, 2015 @ 04:06 PMChinese Peoples Liberation Army navy debuted its "new-type" Zubr-class hovercraft in a recent drill. The Ukraine-made hovercraft was set out for a landing exercise in mid-July by a squadron under the PLA navys South Sea fleet
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Lockheed Martin To Deliver Military Equipment Tracking Solution To UK
July 23, 2015 @ 01:37 PMLockheed Martin has won a $28 million contract from the UK Armed Forces to continue delivering its Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solution (JAMES), a system that keeps track of military equipment and assets, for another six years. An initial $31
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Singapore, US Navies Conduct Torpedo Firing Exercise
July 23, 2015 @ 11:26 AMThe Singaporean Navy (RSN) and US Navy have successfully conducted Torpedo firing exercise as part of the Co-operation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise yesterday. The RSNs RSS Supreme, Formidable-class frigate and Singaporean Air Forces Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk naval helicopter along with US Navys MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopter took part in the combined torpedo exercise
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North Korea Likely To launch Long-range Rocket From New Launcher
July 22, 2015 @ 03:36 PMNorth Korea will launch a new, long-range rocket, possibly in October from its newly erected launch tower at its missile base. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday that the 220-foot tower will be able to carry the launch of a longer-range missile, twice the size of the 30-metre Unha-3 rocket launched in December, 2012
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Indigenizing Aircraft Not In Indian Navy’s Plans
July 22, 2015 @ 12:29 PMLocal manufacturing of fighter and reconnaissance aircraft is not on the indigenization agenda of the Indian Navy for the next 15 years. India has a huge requirement of carrier borne fighter aircraft as it is building its indigenous aircraft carrier and has another bigger carrier on the drawing board besides a steadily growing requirement for maritime surveillance planes
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