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Indonesia To Test Home-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance Military Drone In 2019
July 17, 2017 @ 05:15 AMIndonesia has started developing a large medium altitude long endurance (MALE) military drone which it plans to test in 2019. A consortium consisting of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara, Indonesian Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), state-owned electronic firm PT LEN, the Ministry of Defense and Security and the Bandung-based Institute of Technology is preparing to conduct a flight test for its larger Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone in 2019
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UK Opens Ground Close Combat Roles For Women From September
July 13, 2017 @ 11:14 AMUK will open its ground close combat roles in the RAF regiment for women from September this year. The RAF Regiment is the Air Forces ground fighting force, protecting RAF bases, aircraft and equipment at home and abroad
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AESA Radar For South Korea's KF-X Fighter Jet Unveiled
July 13, 2017 @ 10:32 AMSouth Korea has unveiled an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar prototype for its home-grown K-FX fighter jet program. South Koreas state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) conducted various tests of the mock-up version of the AESA radar run by Hanwha Systems,
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UK Marines’ Modernized Mk4 Merlin Helicopter Made First Flight
July 12, 2017 @ 04:46 PMFirst of Uk Royal Marines modernized Mk4 Merlin helicopters recently visited its future home at Yeovilton air base for refuelling. The second-generation battlefield Merlin, factory model MLSP 1, tail number ZJ122, made the debut as the air station prepared for its annual air day Saturday, The
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US Approves $4 Billion Patriot Missile Sale to Romania
July 12, 2017 @ 04:00 PMUS State Department has cleared $3.9 billion worth sale of seven Patriot missile defence systems for Romania
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Swedish Defence Procurement Agency Orders 18 Combat Boats
July 10, 2017 @ 02:42 PMSwedens defence Procurement agency, FMV has ordered a new batch of Combat Boats 90H, in an upgraded variant which will be operated by its Amphibious Battalion. The new boats called ‘Stridsbåt 90 HS series are upgraded with driveline, protection, the ability to work with weapons from tires, and preparation for new management systems and weapons stations
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Iran’s Home-grown Phalanx Version Undergoing Tests
July 10, 2017 @ 09:24 AMIrans home-grown version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) used for defense against anti-ship missiles is undergoing tests. “It [CIWS] has not been delivered to the navy since the system is in testing phases,” Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi was quoted as saying by
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Poland May Manufacture A Version Of Lockheed Martin's HIMARS Rocket System
July 8, 2017 @ 02:12 PMPolish Armament Group (PGZ) has selected Lockheed Martin for further talks on using the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for Poland's Homer program. The highly mobile platform delivers accurate, lethal, quick-strike munitions ranging from 15 to 300 kilometers, the company announced Friday
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US Bombers, Fighter Jets Join South Korean Fighters In Attack Practices To...
July 8, 2017 @ 11:15 AMTwo US B-1B bombers along with F-16 fighter jets accompanied South Korean F-15 fighters in an exercise on Friday that included practicing attack capabilities in a show of strength to North days after the regime claimed successful Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) tests. "US bombers and Republic of Korea fighters are just two of many lethal military options at our disposal," Lieutenant General Thomas Bergeson, US Forces Korea deputy commander, said
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Iran Deploys Russian-made S-300 Missile Defence System
July 6, 2017 @ 07:32 AMIran has officially confirmed deployment of the Russian-made S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for a combat duty Wednesday, local media reports. "The S-300s have assumed combat duty and are operational," ommander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said in an interview with Tasnim news agency
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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...
