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US To Deploy Gray Eagle Attack Drone To Its Military Base In...
March 13, 2017 @ 01:54 PMUS is eyeing to deploy Gray Eagle unmanned attack aircraft to its military base in Gunsan city of South Korea to enhance its strike capabilities against ground targets in North Korea. “They will be stationed at Kunsan Air Base, 180 km (112 miles) south of Seoul and would be permanently based in South Korea” United States Forces Korea spokesman Christopher Bush was quoted as saying by
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Israel's Rafael Test-Fires Spike Missiles Using Protector USV
March 9, 2017 @ 10:48 AMIsraels Rafael has test-fired Spike missile system from Protector Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The trials, which took place off the coast of Israel, involved multiple launches of an undisclosed variant of the missile against what were described as targets possessing a range of naval characteristics, a Rafael spokesperson was quoted as saying by
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Israel Likely To Buy Boeing's Upgraded F-15 Fighter jet
March 8, 2017 @ 06:26 PMIsrael is likely to buy a squadron of Boeing's upgraded F-15s and also has plans to buy either Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin's CH-53 K helicopters or Boeing's CH-47 Chinook. Most of the funds for the procurement will come from $3
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Russia's Il-76MD-90A’s First Flying Prototype Passes Initial Trials
February 27, 2017 @ 05:59 PMRussia's first flying prototype of the Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter has passed the initial phase of its factory tests with the Aviastar-SP airframer. The airlifter has been ferried to Zhukovsky where Ilyushins test facility is located, Aviastar-SPs press office told TASS today
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Steam catapult For China's Second Aircraft Carrier
February 16, 2017 @ 03:14 PMChina has set to develop second indigenous aircraft carrier 'Type 002', which features three steam catapults. The communist country has plans to launch the aircraft carrier in 2021
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Indian Rustom II UAV To Be Demonstrated By Year-End
February 13, 2017 @ 09:38 AMIndian Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will demonstrate home-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Rustom II by year-end or early next year. “We had a major flight demonstration of Rustom II in the month of December
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Textron Starts On-Water Testing Of Fourth Gen Unmanned Surface Vehicle
January 12, 2017 @ 11:18 AMTextron Systems has begun on-water testing for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV), supporting the U.S
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Boeing Insitu Wins US Navy Contract For Blackjack UAS Production
January 12, 2017 @ 05:32 AMBoeing Insitu has won a $70 million contract to deliver six additional RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems to the US Navy. The contract includes three Blackjack systems for the Navy and three more for the US Marine Corps
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Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-capable Submarine-launched Cruise Missile
January 9, 2017 @ 03:42 PMPakistan on Monday test fired a Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur-3 capable of carrying a nuclear warhead from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean. The missile, with a range of 450 kilometers, was fired from an underwater, mobile platform and it has hit its target with precise accuracy
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Japan To Compete Against US, European Bidders For New Zealand’s Patrol And...
January 3, 2017 @ 02:07 PMJapan will be competing with US and European countries for the New Zealands patrol and transport aircraft contracts. Representatives from Japan's defense ministry and Kawasaki Heavy are in New Zealand for negotiations
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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...
