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Indian Interceptor Missile Test A Failure: Indian Newspaper
May 24, 2016 @ 03:26 PMThe interceptor missile tests carried out on May 15 was a failure despite claims by Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a success. According to a report by
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Five Pakistani Naval Officers Sentenced To Death Over Warship Hijacking Plan
May 24, 2016 @ 02:53 PMFive Pakistani Naval officers were sentenced to death in a 2014 Karachi Naval Dockyard attack case on Monday. “Sub-Lieutenant Hammad Ahmed, and four other naval officers had been convicted of the naval dockyard attack that took place on Defence Day around two years ago,” Retired Major Saeed Ahmed in a trial of his son was quoted as saying by
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US Lifting Vietnam Arms Embargo Should Worry Russia
May 23, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS lifting a 50 year old arms embargo against Vietnam should have Russia worried as Moscow currently meets over 80% of Hanois defence imports in value terms. Russia recent despatched the last of six Kilo-class submarines as part of a procurement contract worth US$2 billion signed in 2009
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US B-52 Bomber Catches Fire in Guam, Crew Safe
May 19, 2016 @ 09:13 AMThe US Air Force B-52 strategic bomber has crashed in Guam, a US island territory in the Western Pacific, today. "A B-52H Stratofortress preparing to take off for a Continuous Bomber Presence mission aborted on take-off and caught fire at approximately 8:30 a
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MBDA To Win $590 Million UK’s Spear 3 Weapon Contract
May 16, 2016 @ 03:24 PMMBDA is all set to win a £411million (US $590 million) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to develop the Spear 3 weapon. The Spear 3 is described as the sister weapon to MBDAs Brimstone already in service with the RAF in Iraq and Syria against so-called Islamic State,
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South Korea, US and Japan To Carryout Anti-Missile Exercise To Counter North
May 16, 2016 @ 12:14 PMSouth Korea along with the United States and Japan will carry out their first joint anti-missile exercise in Hawaii in June to counter North Korean nuclear and missile threats, The trilateral missile defense exercise will take place on the sidelines of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC, the world's largest US.-led international maritime warfare exercise, to be held from June to August around the US island, Yonhap reported citing the South Korean defense ministry Monday
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Indian Interceptor Missile Knocks-down Prithvi-Size Ballistic Missile
May 16, 2016 @ 10:38 AMIndia has intercepted an incoming Prithvi size ballistic missile launched from a ship with an indigenous supersonic interceptor missile on Sunday. In response to the missile test Pakistani advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs told
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Tank, Gun And Rocket Among Words In IS Mobile App For Children
May 12, 2016 @ 02:03 PMA new mobile application reportedly launched by Islamic State (IS) directed for educating children with Arabic alphabet and vocabulary has jihadist themes along with words like ‘tank, ‘gun and ‘rocket. The IS's 'Library of Zeal' has released an application for teaching the Arabic alphabet to children on Android devices, the
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IS Shoots Down Syrian Military Helicopter
May 11, 2016 @ 01:19 PMThe Islamic State (IS) claimed to have downed a Syrian military helicopter in the countryside of the central province of Homs on Tuesday. The IS affiliated news agency, Amaq, said its fighters shot down the helicopter over the town of Huwaysis in the eastern countryside of Homs, Xinhua reported
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Turkey To Employ Home-grown Combat Drones To Fight Terror
May 10, 2016 @ 12:35 PMTurkey will employ indigenous armed drones to fight terror. Chief of General Staff Gen
Taiwan Unveils Chiang Kung Missile Defense System
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with New Truck-mounted 40mm Air Defense System
Airbus Flexrotor Drone Helps Identify Narco Boat, Monitor Interdiction
Belgium Army Unveils First 'Griffon' Armored Vehicle
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...
