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China To RePay $14 Million Debt To Crimea For Zubr-class Landing Craft
January 29, 2015 @ 03:30 PMChina will pay Crimea the balance $14 million for the purchase of Zubr-class air-cushioned landing craft from Crimea's Feodosia Shipbuilding Company and Fiolent plant instead of Ukraine. In 2009, China had signed a contract worth $315 million for purchase of landing craft from Ukraine
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Religious Extremism, Big Powers’ Dynamics Key Security Concerns: Singapore Def Minister
January 27, 2015 @ 07:58 AMThe threat of religious extremism in Asia stemming from the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the need to monitor the dynamics among US, China and Japan are some of the key security concerns facing Asia. Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen raised these issues in his keynote address at the third International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting in Singapore yesterday
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Iraq Offers To Barter Oil For Weapons
January 22, 2015 @ 09:11 AMThe Iraqi government has offered to barter oil for weapons as the country is in need of arms due to the ongoing war with IS militants as well as is facing a budget constraint. Paying for oil with weapons and arms is the latest move by the government to save hard cash and meet a massive budget deficit caused by plummeting oil prices, according to the local daily Azzaman
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Iran’s Indigenous Fighter Aircraft Borhan Clears Wind Tunnel Test
January 19, 2015 @ 08:40 AMIran has successfully tested an indigenously made fighter aircraft, Borhan, Tasnim News Agency reported Saturday. According to the report, the fighter has been completely manufactured by the Iranian military experts and has successfully passed wind tunnel tests
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GRSE Launches Landing Craft Utility Ship for Indian Navy
January 17, 2015 @ 08:57 AMIndias Yard 2094, a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) ship, for the Indian navy was launched by Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba at a ceremony at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata on Friday. Yard 2094 is the third ship of the LCU Mk IV project, which is useful for transporting tanks, armoured vehicles and soldiers during amphibious operations
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UK To Order $334 Million FLAADS Missile For Falklands As Argentina Lease...
January 16, 2015 @ 10:38 AMThe UK is expected to order $334 million worth truck based surface-to-air super missile systems to protect the Falklands as Argentina leases Russian Fighter Jets, local media reported Thursday. London plans to replace the current aging Rapier missiles stationed at the islands
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UK Plans To Ban WhatsApp, Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
January 14, 2015 @ 12:55 PMThe UK Prime Minister David Cameron vows to ban messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and Telegram to stop the use of encrypted communication services, as an effort to combat terror attacks. Cameron said he will introduce a legislation to provide intelligence agencies a legal framework to crack down on communications of terror suspects
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Japan Allocates $42 Billion Defense Budget To Buy Military Equipment
January 14, 2015 @ 12:17 PMJapan has approved spending $42 billion defense budget in a major military modernization program to counter Chinese military might in the region, Reuters reported Wednesday. The nations new expenditure involves payment for troop-carrying Boeings Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, Northrop Grummans Global Hawk surveillance drones, Lockheed Martins F-35 stealth fighters, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 submarine hunting planes and stealthy Soryu submarine, two Aegis radar-equipped destroyers and missile defense system development with Washington
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Iran Begins Mass Production Of Indigenous Twin-Seater Fighter
January 8, 2015 @ 01:01 PMIran has commenced mass production of its indigenous fighter jet, Saeqeh (Thunderbolt in Farsi). The twin-seater fighter jet has already gone through mass production, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Airforce (IRIAF) announced on Wednesday
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DRDO Postpones First Canister Launch Of Agni Missile
January 7, 2015 @ 10:38 AMThe Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) postpone the first canister-based launch of the long range nuke-capable missile Agni-V as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not available to witness the trail. The 5,000 km inter-continental range ballistic missile was initially planned to be test-fired in December but was deferred and scheduled any time between January 7 and 12 as per the convenience of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Fresh Evidence Exposes Japan’s Unit 731 Bacteriological Warfare in China During WWII
Pakistan Navy Launches Third Hangor-class Submarine in China
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
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...