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China's Cyber Security Law To Take Effect From June 2017
November 7, 2016 @ 02:31 PMChinas cyber security law is set to take effect in June 2017 to counter hacking and terrorism threats. The legislation is an "objective need" of China as a major internet power, a parliament official said
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UK Grounds Six Boeing E-3D Sentry AWACS Aircraft Citing Electrical Problems
November 7, 2016 @ 01:41 PMThe UK Ministry of Defense has grounded six Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft after it discovered electrical problems during a routine technical inspection. The aircraft were found to have an unspecified issue with some electrical wiring and cabin conditioning systems during a recent routine technical inspection
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Islamic State Release Images Of Destroyed Russian Mi-35 Attack Helicopter
November 4, 2016 @ 05:45 AMThe Islamic State (IS) militant group has released pictures of destroying Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter in Syrian central district east of Homs. “The aircraft was shot down in the Hwesis District east of Homs,”
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Russia To Hawk Cruise Missiles Used In Syrian Conflict At Indo-Defense 2016
November 2, 2016 @ 12:45 PMRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport will be exhibiting its Kalibr-PLE (Club-S) and Kalibr-NKE (Club-N) submarine and surface vessel-launched cruise missiles at the Indo-Defence 2016 show in Jakarta later this week. The missiles were successfully used in the Syrian conflict travelling over 1500 kms to strike anti-regime forces and Islamic State targets near the city of Alleppo
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N. Korea To launch Musudan Missile In 3 days
November 2, 2016 @ 12:01 PMNorth Korea is preparing to launch another intermediate-range ballistic missile in next three days, Yonhap reports. This would be the ninth test launch this year which US experts believe is timed to coincide with the US presidential elections
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Indonesia To Spend More Than $20 Billion On Defence Procurement
October 31, 2016 @ 09:35 AMIndonesia will be the fifth fastest-growing defence budget in the world between 2016 and 2025, growing at a compound annual rate of 4.7 percent and spending more than $20 billion on procurement, according to an analysis from IHS Markit
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US To Fight Islamist Extremism Online
October 26, 2016 @ 09:46 AMUS has started a movement that encourages Middle East and North African moderates to raise online propoganda to counter Islamic extremism and motivate positive alternatives. The prgram is being conducting in partnership with Facebook and the Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism
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New P-8A Poseidon Center To Train US Navy Prior To Aircraft Arrival...
October 26, 2016 @ 09:09 AMBoeing has installed a new P-8A Poseidon training center at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as the base begins preparations for the arrival of P-8 aircraft beginning in 2017. “About 70 percent of the training we do for our P-8 crews happens in this building,” said U
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Pakistan Freezes $5.9 Million Worth 5100 Terror Suspects' Bank Accounts
October 25, 2016 @ 11:14 AMThe State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has frozen the bank accounts with more than Rs 400 million (US$5.9 million) of over 5,100 terror suspects, including Masood Azhar, chief of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
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IAF Personnel To Get Smartphones For Protection Against Hacking, Interception
October 25, 2016 @ 10:25 AMIndian air force is arming all its defense personnel with smart phone sets to protect their classified information from hacking and interception. The IAF invested more than Rs 300 crore (US$44
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Spanish Navy’s S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ Submarine Completes Key Electrical Test
Dutch Navy Frigate Fires Tomahawk Missile for First Time
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U