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Wedgetail Aircraft Declared Ready For Operations
May 28, 2015 @ 12:30 PMThe six E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft have been declared fully operationally ready after it has directed Australian and coalition aircraft in strike missions against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for 1200 hours. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews was quoted as saying by various reports on Wednesday that Australia now had the most advanced air battle space management capability in the world
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Russian Military begins Flight Training Of New Tachyon Drone
May 27, 2015 @ 09:09 AMA division of Russian military have begun training flights of the new drone “Tachyon” on the Iturup Island of Sakhalin region. In future UAVs “Tachyon” will be involved in a constant bearing of duty in the area of the Kuril Islands, defencerussia reported Thursday
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France Fires Naval Cruise Missile From Aquitaine Frigate
May 26, 2015 @ 11:02 AMThe French ministry of defense announced today that the frigate Aquitaine has successfully fired its first naval cruise missile on May 19. Aquitaine is the first unit in the multi-mission frigate program (FREMM)
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Pentagon's Radar In Alaska To Track Iran, N.Korean Missiles
May 23, 2015 @ 07:08 AMThe US Defense Department announced on Friday that it has plans to deploy long-range radar in central Alaska that enables the nations missile defense system to identify enemy missiles launched by Iran or North Korea. The deployment increases the capacity of interceptors in the ground of Alaska and California and also assists the US ballistic missile defense system to address countermeasures, launched by enemy to confuse U
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US Anti-Tank Weapons To Reach Iraq Next Week
May 23, 2015 @ 07:06 AMUS Defense Department announced Thursday that it is supplying 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Iraq to help Iraqi forces to fight against the Islamic State (IS), various media reported Friday. The weapons will reach next week, said the department spokesman Steve Warren
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Ballistic Missile Interception Test Facility Coming Up In Andhra State
May 22, 2015 @ 11:15 AMA test facility to launch ballistic missile interceptors is being set up on a river island of the Krishna creek in Andhra Pradesh by the Indian Defence research and development organization (DRDO). This is part of the DRDO's ballistic missile defence(BMD) project to shoot incoming enemy missiles out of the sky
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Raytheon-Designed Coastal Watch Center Opens In Philippines
May 19, 2015 @ 04:13 PMRaytheon announced Monday that its designed National Coast Watch Center(NCWC) has been opened for maritime security in Philippines. Raytheon also implemented and equipped the center and its coastal system with its integrated border security solutions
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China Offers Missile-Firing Drones To Jordan
May 16, 2015 @ 10:21 AMChina is offering to sell Jordan missile-firing drones to fight against Islamic State following the US delay to aid, Washington Times reported Friday. Jordan urgently needed drones as ISIL captured one of the F-16 pilots and burned him alive
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Germany To Replace Patriot With Meads: Media Reports
May 15, 2015 @ 02:46 PMGerman defense ministry has reportedly made a decision to purchase Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) developed by MBDA and Lockheed Martin as a successor to Raytheons Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, according to German Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The decision on Meads will mean the end of the Patriot missile system
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AugustaWestland VVIP Chopper Probe At Advanced Stage
May 9, 2015 @ 01:55 PMIndias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in Agustawestland VVIP chopper deal has reached an advanced stage, Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh said in parliament on Friday. The minister said in a written reply to a question, “The investigation is in advanced stage and during the probe, the central investigative agency has sent Letters Rogatory to Italy, Tunisia, Mauritius in 2013 and UAE, UK, Switzerland, Singapore and British Virgin Islands in 2014
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
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...
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...