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India Tests ‘Nirbhay’ Cruise Missile
December 21, 2016 @ 12:40 PMIndia's home-grown cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully tested today from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur on sea off Odisha coast. ITR sources told Daily Excelsior that the 1000 km range missile was test-fired around 1156 hours from the launch complex three of the Integrated test Range at Chandipur, about 15 kms from here
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RT LTA Unveils New Aerostat ‘Skystar 110’
December 21, 2016 @ 12:04 PMRT LTA Systems Ltd introduces a new member of the Skystar family of aerostats, dubbed the ‘Skystar 110. The Skystar 110 is based on the platform of the Skystar 100 micro balloon system, and includes the Epsilon 140 payload – a dual sensor payload with a 3
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DARPA Awards $2.5 Million For LiquidPiston's High-Efficiency X4 Rotary Engine Prototype
December 15, 2016 @ 07:29 AMThe U.S
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Safran To Support European NH90 Engines
December 13, 2016 @ 05:26 AMSafran Helicopter Engines has signed a 10-year contract with NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), to support RTM322-powered NH90 operated by the French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) and French Navy. This contract also covers the NH90 operated by Belgian Army and Navy and the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces, the company announced today
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Iran’s Army Unveils Sniper Rifles, Drone
December 12, 2016 @ 01:08 PMIrans Army Ground Force unveiled three sniper rifles and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during a large-scale military exercise held along the coasts of Makran on Monday. At the drill, codenamed “Muhammad Rasulullah-4”, the Ground Forces unveiled Taher, a homegrown sniper that has a maximum range of 1,200 meters, an upgraded and modified versions of G-1 and Dragunov sniper rifles,
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German Navy's NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter Achieves Maiden Flight
December 8, 2016 @ 02:59 PMThe NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter took off Thursday on its on-schedule maiden flight at Airbus Helicopters in Germany. The NH90 Sea Lion has an increased number of sensors and improved navigation and communications equipment, which means that this military helicopter will also be able to operate in civil air space
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Iran Increases Missiles' Production, Development
December 7, 2016 @ 02:09 PMIran has increased production of ballistic missiles, apart from enhancing their precision-striking capability. "In addition to enhancing the precision-striking power and quality of ballistic missiles, the Iranian authorities and experts have used innovative and shortcut methods to produce inexpensive missiles and today, we are witnessing an increase in production of ballistic missiles," Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by
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Indian Navy Junks Home-grown Light Combat Aircraft, Will Look For Foreign-made Plane
December 5, 2016 @ 08:49 AMThe Indian Navy has junked aircraft carrier version of the home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and will look for a foreign made plane as the LCA did not meet the requirements. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba announced that the Naval LCA did not meet his forces requirements and would look for a Foreign-made plane
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S Korea Increases Defense Budget By 4% For Next Year
December 5, 2016 @ 06:39 AMSouth Korea has increased its defense budget to 40.34 trillion won (US$34 billion) for 2017 from 38
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Estonia's Milrem Demonstrates Tracked Modular Infantry System
December 1, 2016 @ 12:07 PMThe Estonian defense solutions provider Milrem has demonstrated its tracked modular infantry system (TheMIS) alongside Estonian Land Forces personnel, conducting operationally representative manoeuvres. The demonstration was conducted alongside a series of trials held in first week of November at the land forces' training facilities at Tapa,
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