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Northrop Grumman's G/ATOR System Successfully Tested
December 5, 2013 @ 07:36 AMThe U.S
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Selex Drones On UN Peacekeeping Mission Over DR Congo
December 3, 2013 @ 12:47 PMSelex ES, a subsidiary Finmeccanica, will supply two drones to be used by UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations on Tuesday said it would start using surveillance drones to monitor the volatile border between DR Congo and Rwanda and movements by militias and armed groups
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Korea To Buy Aerial Refueling Tanker Next Year
November 28, 2013 @ 03:19 PMKorea will pick an aerial refueling aircraft next year with a goal of deploying it by 2017 with the tender to be announced in January, 2014. The total cost will be about $1 billion (W1 trillion) for four refueling tankers between 2017 and 2019
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Japan To Define New Defense Plans
November 27, 2013 @ 05:15 PMJapan is planning to overhaul its armor units in order to finalize a new defense plan by next month, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Japan will shrink its battle tank force by more than half and cluster them on its northernmost and southernmost main islands, while fielding lighter, faster new combat vehicles able to be airlifted to the far corners of the archipelago
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China Conducts First Stealth Combat Drone Test
November 22, 2013 @ 10:02 AMChina has tested its first stealth combat drone, a "Sharp Sword" unmanned aircraft, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. "The successful flight shows the nation has again narrowed the air-power disparity between itself and Western nations," the China Daily newspaper said, adding the flight made China the "fourth power
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ATK Wins $387 Million Small-Caliber Ammunition Contract
November 12, 2013 @ 07:27 AMATK has received orders for approximately $387 million for small-caliber rifle ammunition under a new Oct 2013 contract and include a mix of 5.56mm, 7
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Tank-Bursting Hellfire, The Weapon Of Choice For Targeted Killings
October 23, 2013 @ 02:56 PMRaytheons Hellfire missile, the weapon choice for the US Air Force against insurgents in Pakistan for the last decade, is essentially meant to destroy tanks and buildings. According to data collated by Amnesty International, the Hellfire missile was first used in 2004 which killed two civilians and three militants
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Brazil Plans ‘Great Wall’ To Keep US Snoops At Bay
October 15, 2013 @ 12:17 PMThe Brazilian government is going ahead with plans to move away from “US-centric internet” only a month after President Dilma Rouseff called on the UN to oversee a new global legal system to govern the internet. The urgency to shield her country from the US National Security Agency (NSA) comes after whistleblower Edward Snowden exposed the US of using the to spy on both allies and enemies by accessing the emails and phone tapping, including that of political leaders, government departments and private companies
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Are US Sanctions Against Chinese, Russian Defence Firms Ineffective?
October 10, 2013 @ 12:57 PMTurkeys decision to select a Chinese missile manufacturer despite US opposition have underscored Uncle Sams inability to enforce military sanctions against Chinese companies. The US went against its own sanctions law to award Rosoboronexport of Russia a contract to supply helicopters to Afghanistan
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General Dynamics Wins $113 Million Worth Munition Product Contracts
October 2, 2013 @ 11:57 AMGeneral Dynamics has won several U.S
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
