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Russia Deploys S-400s To Arctic
September 16, 2019 @ 08:46 AMRussia has deployed its S-400 air defense systems on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic, Russian Northern Fleet said in a statement Monday. "The air defense regiment of the Russian Northern Fleet deployed on Yuzhny island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago has been completely re-equipped with new S-400 systems," the statement read
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After Chinese Invasion Exercise, Taiwan Releases Detail Defensive Plan
September 12, 2019 @ 08:30 AMTaiwan released a blow-by-blow strategy to “repel Chinese forces” in its latest National Defense Report, a few days after China conducted joint land assault exercises off its eastern coast, close to the island nation. The report, released Wednesday, is the first to be made public after President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016
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Russia Deploys Land-to-Ship Missile Systems In Kuril Islands Off Japan’s Hokkaido
September 3, 2019 @ 09:42 AMRussia has deployed Bastion land-to-ship missile systems on two islands in the northern portion of the Kuril islands chain, off Japans Hokkaido, completing Russias defensive line stretching from the Kamchatka Peninsula to Hokkaido. The installed missile systems were moved from Kamchatka Peninsula to Paramushir and Matua islands in the chain
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Taiwan's $8B F-16Vs Said To Be Of 'Downgraded Standards,' Govt Rejects Claim...
August 31, 2019 @ 03:27 PMTaiwan's newly ordered $8 billion-worth 66 F-16V fighters are of downgraded standards and may not include ammunition and other accessories, Taiwanese media have claimed. The island nation has agreed to pay about $110-120 million per jet, way less than net price of "weaponised" Bulgarian F-16
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Irkut Corp Starts Preparations for Mass Production of MC-21 Airliner
August 29, 2019 @ 09:29 AMIrkut Corp of Russia has started tooling, raw material sourcing and other preparations for the mass-production of the MC-21-300 passenger aircraft even as the airliner is undergoing its final set of certification tests. Ravil Hakimiv, General Director of Irkut together other company executives said during a press conference at MAKS 2019 event in Moscow that all the main confirmation tests to prove the main characteristics of the aircraft had been completed
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Russia’s MC-21 Airliner to Debut at MAKS-2019
August 26, 2019 @ 12:13 PMIrkut Corporation will present MC-21-300 new generation passenger aircraft for the first time at Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019. The aircraft participating the MAKS flying display is the FTV-1, which has performed maiden flight
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Iran Details Features of Bavar-373 Air defence System
August 23, 2019 @ 12:18 PMThe Bavar-373 is a mobile missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy incoming hostile targets. The system employs missiles that have a maximum range of 300 kilometers
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Sri Lankan Navy Commissions China-Gifted Frigate
August 23, 2019 @ 02:25 AMSri Lanka Navy renamed China-gifted frigate "P625" as "Parakramabahu" and commissioned it into naval service. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan, Defense Attache of the Chinese Embassy Senior Colonel Xu Jianwei and Sri Lanka senior military officers and government officials attended the ceremony
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Raytheon, US Navy Complete First Test of Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar
August 22, 2019 @ 05:44 AMRaytheon and the United States Navy completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V) 2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) built for aircraft carriers and future frigates, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, VA. In the first test the radar searched for, detected, identified and tracked numerous targets – including commercial aircraft
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US Tests Cruise Missile, First After INF Treaty Withdrawal
August 20, 2019 @ 07:09 AMThe United States (US) test-fired a new ground-launched cruise missile on Monday, making it the first test launch after Washington opted out of the Cold War eras Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. “On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:30 p
France Begins Production of M51.4 Nuclear Missile for Next-Generation Submarines
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
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...