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Japan Allows Military To Fight Overseas
September 19, 2015 @ 11:38 AMJapan's parliament has voted into law on Saturday a defense policy shift that relaxes the constitutional limits on its military power for fighting overseas. A main feature of the new laws is removal of long-standing ban on exercising the right of collective self-defence, or defending the US or another friendly nation that comes under attack, in cases where Japan faces a "threat to its survival"
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Airbus C295M Ordered by Philippines Lands in Clark Air Base
September 17, 2015 @ 10:13 AMThe Philippines Air Force has received the second of three Airbus C295 airplanes ordered for humanitarian assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) besides troop transport and logistics. “Pilots of Airbus Defense and Space (ADS), manufacturer of the C295M medium-lift fixed-wing aircraft from Spain, flew the plane to Clark,” Col
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US Navy To Limit Sonar and Underwater Explosives To Save Whales
September 16, 2015 @ 10:53 AMThe US Navy has agreed to limit the use of sonar and underwater explosives used in training off the Hawaii and California coasts to save whales, dolphins and other aquatic mammals. An estimated 155 whales and dolphins would be killed unintentionally off Hawaii and Southern California due to US Navys planned training programs
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US To Deploy Fifth-Gen F-35 Jet Next Year
September 15, 2015 @ 03:22 PMThe US will possibly deploy the fifth generation F-35 fighter jet following the completion of its initial operating capability (IOC) next year. General Hawk Carlisle, in charge of the Air Combat Command, could decide to deploy the F-35 jets before the August 1, 2016
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Aero Vodochody Completes L-39NG Trainer Aircraft Test Flight
September 15, 2015 @ 11:51 AMAERO Vodochody announced today that it has successfully completed the first test flight of the L-39NG trainer demonstrator. The trainer features the new FJ44-4M engine from Williams International and avionics built around Genesys Aerosystems multi-functional displays and head-up displays (HUD) by SPEEL Praha
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Anti-Islamic State Operations Helped Clinch Kuwaiti Eurofighter Deal
September 12, 2015 @ 01:29 PMItalys close cooperation with Kuwait as part of the coalition against the Islamic State terrorist group may have played a part in the Emirate placing an order for 28 Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft. The Inter-governmental agreement for the eight billion Euro deal was signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to Rome on Thursday, Italian publication Analisidifesa reported
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Vietnam Coast Guard to Chase Away Foreign Boats
September 11, 2015 @ 01:50 PMThe Vietnamese government wary of Chinese boats entering its waters has introduced a new rule allowing coast guard forces to use weapons to chase away foreign vessels entering the countrys waters illegally. The rule is slated to come into effect on October 20
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Brazil To Buy Russian Pantsir-S1 Missile Systems Next Year
September 8, 2015 @ 12:49 PMBrazil will buy Pantsir-S1 close-range air defence system from Russia in 2016. “Russia has been notified that an allotment from the Brazilian budget for the purchase of Pantsirs is planned for 2016,” a highly-ranked official in the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation was quoted as saying by Sputnik International Tuesday
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F-16, ‘Smart Weapons’ Used In Iraqi Fight Against IS
September 7, 2015 @ 03:29 PMIraq has for the first time used F-16 fighter jets acquired from the US along with ‘smart weapons against Islamic State. “Fifteen air strikes were carried out in the past four days,” staff lieutenant general Anwar Hama Amin was quoted as saying in a news conference in Baghdad by the Guardian Sunday
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India Set To Build Floating Test Range For Missile Defence System
September 7, 2015 @ 02:37 PMIndia is building a floating testing range, a 10,000 tonnes ship, to facilitate testing of ballistic missile defence (BMD) Phase-2 interceptor missile. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists have designed the floating testing range to overcome land mass limitations imposed for carrying out different range missile tests, the Hindu reported today
India-Israel Barak MRSAM Air Defense System Passes Key Tests Across Armed Forces
South Korea Discusses Future Defense Communication System for Next-Generation Warfare
U.S. Air Force Awards Indra $198M Contract for Portable Navigation Systems
Spain Advances F110 Frigate Program with F113 Build Start, F112 Keel Laid
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...
