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N. Korea Releases Animated Video Depicting Missile Attack on Guam
August 21, 2017 @ 02:44 PMNorth Korea has released an animated video depicting a missile launch against the US territory of Guam. Footage of North Koreas successful missile tests of the Hwasong-14 ICBM are followed by an animated sequence that zooms in on the territory of Guam from space,
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Pentagon To Get Unified Cyber Command
August 19, 2017 @ 12:26 PMThe US President Donald Trump has elevated the status of Cyber Command, the Pentagons offensive cyber force, to a “unified combatant command” on Friday to bolster countrys cyber defenses. “The elevation of United States Cyber Command demonstrates our increased resolve against cyberspace threats and will help reassure our allies and partners and deter our adversaries,” Trump said in a statement Friday
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Eight Indian Tejas Fighter Jets To Roll Out This year
August 17, 2017 @ 04:31 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is meeting Tejas aircraft's production target as the eight fighter jets will be rolling out of the assembly line this year. Outsourcing to private defence firms has been key to achieving HALs production targets
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Irkut MC-21 Airliner To Get Locally-made PD-14 Engine In 2019
August 17, 2017 @ 11:50 AMIrkut Corporation, the manufacturer of Russias first narrow-body commercial aircraft, confirmed that the first flight model of MC-21 will be equipped with the advanced locally-made PD-14 engine in 2019. "In 2019, well have plane No
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Atlas Elektronik Wins UK Supply Contract For Over 30 Workboats
August 9, 2017 @ 04:20 PMAtlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has a won £48 million (US$62.2 million) contract for the supply and support of Common Workboats for the UKs Ministry of Defence (MoD) over a six-year period
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Australian Air Force Withdraws Heron UAVs From Service
August 9, 2017 @ 08:28 AMThe Australian Air Force will withdraw Heron remotely piloted aircraft from service by the end of this year. A replacement capability is being acquired through Project AIR 7003 and is scheduled to be delivered after 2020
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Philippines TO Upgrade Avionics Systems Of Some C-130 Aircraft
August 4, 2017 @ 06:34 AMThe Philippine Air Force plans to upgrade the avionics system of some of the C-130 aircraft – from analog to digital, integration of glass cockpit, and use of touch screen displays. The upgrades are part of the PAFs on-going modernization program of the 220th air wing, With this transition, dial-driven instrument will soon be a thing in the past, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement Wednesday
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Italian Defense Ministry’s OPTSAT-3000 Satellite Ready for Launch
August 1, 2017 @ 04:58 AMLeonardo announced that the Italian Ministry of Defences OPTSAT-3000 satellite is ready to be launched. The launch is scheduled for Wednesday, 2 August at 1
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MDA To Research Into Airborne, Ground-based Hyperspectral Imaging For Canadian Armed Forces
July 28, 2017 @ 03:25 PMMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) Ltd has signed a five-year contract with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to apply research expertise in hyperspectral imaging and data analysis. This initiative will help develop and validate airborne and ground-based hyperspectral imaging capabilities in ultraviolet, visible near-infrared and low-wave infrared spectral ranges
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Kuwait Gets World's First Integrated CBRN Centre
July 28, 2017 @ 09:33 AMSaab in collaboration with its Kuwaiti partner Bader Sultan & Bros, delivered the world´s first integrated national CBRN (Chemical biological radiological nuclear) centre, which is now operational in Kuwait. It is the first centre to cover a whole country with fixed and mobile CBRN sensors and units, whilst also providing a unique capability for simulated training, the press release states
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Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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