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India's Home-made Towed Artillery Gun Conducts Long-range Shell Firing Tests
September 5, 2017 @ 02:55 PMIndia's advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) being developed locally for the Indian Army performed successful long range shell firing tests. The 155-millimetre, 52-calibre gun-howitzer fired three shells out to a distance of 47
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Chinese Fighter Jet Engines Equipped With Home Made Single Crystal Turbine Blades
September 4, 2017 @ 06:06 PM"China's J-20, J-31 and H-20 fighter jets are now powered by homemade engines that feature single-crystal turbine blades that are manufactured using Rhenium metal. Southwest China's Sichuan Province-based private firm, Chengdu Aerospace Superalloy Technology is capable of producing single-crystal turbine blades using Rhenium metal,
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North Korea Ignores Sanctions, US Pressure To Test Its Most Powerful Nuclear...
September 3, 2017 @ 04:11 PMShrugging off United Nations sanctions and muscle flexing by the United States, North Korea today conducted its most powerful nuclear test ever claiming it as a “complete success of a hydrogen warhead for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).” Todays test measured 6
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Outfitting Work, System Debugging of China’s Aircraft Carrier ‘Almost Complete’
September 1, 2017 @ 04:42 AMChinas first home-made aircraft carrier has completed outfitting work and system debugging and is soon expected to commence mooring trials. Global Times quoting Chinese defense ministry spokesperson reported on Thursday that the construction of the Type 001A aircraft carrier is on schedule
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Iran Begins Final Tests Of Homegrown Diesel-Electric Submarine ‘Fateh’
August 31, 2017 @ 10:42 AMIrans homegrown diesel-electric submarine Fateh (Conquerer) has been put through final tests, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said. Minister Hatami told Tasnim news agency that the Iranian submarine is undergoing tests, whose results will determine when the vessel would enter service
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Romanian New Trainer Technology Demonstrator to Get Leonardo’s Vixen 500E AESA Radar...
August 30, 2017 @ 08:45 AMLeonardos Vixen 500E AESA radar has been procured by the Romanian National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” (INCAS) for its new trainer technology demonstrator programme IAR-99 TD. The project is based on a Romanian Air Force IAR-99 Soim (prototype no
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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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US Battelle, Dedrone Partner To Create Drone Detection System
August 25, 2017 @ 12:49 PMTwo US companies, Battelle and Dedrone, have joined forces to create a system that combines drone detection capabilities to provide complete airspace security. Battelle will leverage its DroneDefender system with Dedrone's platform alert technology to protect critical infrastructure, the companies announced on Thursday
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Malaysian Navy Launches First Home Made Littoral Combat Ship
August 24, 2017 @ 04:57 PMThe Royal Malaysian Navy has launched first home built Littoral Combat Ship 'KD Maharaja Lela' at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut Thursday. The RM9 billion LCS took one and half years to complete at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) base, after its keel was laid down in March of last year,
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Progress Report About China's Aircraft Carrier To be Presented at Upcoming CPC...
August 23, 2017 @ 09:20 AMA progress report about China's home-made aircraft carrier, designated 002 will be made at the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) showing the importance the CPC attaches to indigenous defence technology development. The carrier, whose manufacturer the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp (DSIC), a subsidiary of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) had announced earlier that the vessels would be completed ahead of schedule
Swedish Jets Escort Russian Signals Intelligence Aircraft in First Mission for NATO
European Defence Agency Evaluates Drones, Robots Ahead of Military Exercise in Rome
India Signs Agreement with Russia on Critical Minerals Technology
U.S. Navy Suspends Search for Missing Sailor Near Guam
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...
