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Russia Plans Indian Su-30MKI Jet Modernization With Help From Italy- Paris Air...
June 20, 2017 @ 11:57 AMRussia announced at Paris Air Show that it is planning to modernize India's Su-30MKI multirole fighters with help from Italy. "In cooperation with the Italian side, we will start modernizing Indian Su-30MKIs," Russian Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev said during a news conference Monday, in comments quoted mostly by the Russian media
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Russia Developing Missile Protection System For Tupolev Tu-160M2 Strategic Bomber
June 14, 2017 @ 03:33 PMRussia has launched R&D work to develop a defensive aids system for modernized Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bombers to protect them from all types of missile attacks. "We understand that the bombers will have a principally new defensive aids system which is being developed as part of a new R&D effort
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India, Israel Close to Signing US$500 Million Spike ATGM Deal
June 12, 2017 @ 11:55 AMIndia and Israel are close to signing a deal for Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) worth an estimated INR3200 Crore (US$500 million approx). The deal is expected to be on the anvil when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel next month
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Canada Calls Off Talks With Boeing Over Super Hornet Jet Project
June 2, 2017 @ 04:48 PMCanada federal officials stated Thursday that they have been instructed to break off contact with Boeing over the future of Super Hornet fighter jet. The liberal governments trade conflict with Boeing over the future of the Super Hornet fighter jet purchase escalated Thursday with an acknowledgement that federal officials have been instructed to break off contact with the U
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S. Korean President Orders Probe On Additional THAAD Systems Deployment
May 30, 2017 @ 05:27 PMSouth Koreas new president, Moon Jae-in, has ordered an investigation on installation of four US-built THAAD anti-missile systems after the ministry failed to inform the new government on the latest development. The President initiated the probe after learning that a complete set of six launchers were on South Korean soil, Moons spokesman, Yoon Young-chan, told a media briefing Tuesday
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Nine Russian Missile Regiments Rearmed With Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ‘Yars’
May 25, 2017 @ 09:36 AMRussian Armed Forces are being rearmed with modern Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems. Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said that nine regiments have already been armed with such systems, TASS reports
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Leonardo Releases Solution Against Ransomware Cyber Attack
May 23, 2017 @ 12:18 PMLeonardo has released a cyber intelligence solution to counter and prevent the threat of ransomware like the one which recently compromised thousands of computers worldwide. The ransom is a type of malicious software that encodes user data and then demands a ransom to release the data
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Indonesia To Target Airbus, Thales If EU Cuts Palm Oil Imports
May 20, 2017 @ 10:41 AMIndonesia could target Airbus and Thales if the European Parliament acts on a resolution to reduce the use of palm oil of which the South East Asian nation is the world's largest producer. A recent European Parliament resolution seeks to reduce the use of palm oil for environmental reasons following a string of campaigns conducted by European NGOs which suggest that palm oil substances are detrimental to human health
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S. Korean Ruling Party Leader Wants THAAD Missile Returned To US
May 17, 2017 @ 03:38 PMSeoul is raising the possibility of sending back the recently installed US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery due to the lack of parliamentary approval of this crucial national security decision. The leader of ruling Democratic Party, Woo Won-shik, was quoted as saying by Yonhap during a radio interview that the deployment of THAAD to South Korea has not properly undergone domestic legal procedures
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Japan Plans To Donate Decommissioned P-3C Patrol Aircraft To Malaysia
May 5, 2017 @ 01:32 PMJapan is looking to gift its decommissioned military patrol aircraft P-3Cs to Malaysia to help the South East Asian country effectively guard the South China Sea. Japan's parliament is currently weighing revisions to the foundational law of the Ministry of Defense that would permit equipment supply to other nations at no cost
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
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
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...