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Taiwan Unveils Multi-Purpose Assault rifle
June 6, 2015 @ 10:14 AMThe Republic of China Armed Forces on Thursday has unveiled a multipurpose assault rifle that features high accuracy and low recoil, an ambidextrous design, and a collapsible stock for easy handling. Gold-plated model XT-105, developed by the Armament Bureau's 205th armory, was designed to meet requirements for modern urban warfare, counter terrorism and close quarters combat, various media reported Today
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IAMD Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile With Patriot Guidance
June 4, 2015 @ 08:12 AMUS' Integrated Air and Missile Defense project management (IAMD) officials successfully intercepted a Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) surrogate target using a Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical missile on Thursday. The test demonstrated a dramatic change in how current air and missile defense systems will operate in the future with a netted System-of-Systems architecture,Theredstonerocket reported Thursday
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BEL Records Orders Worth $801 Million In 2014-2015
June 3, 2015 @ 12:38 PMBharat Electronics Limited has introduced nine systems for the Indian armed forces since last year, and has recorded orders worth INR 5130 Crores during 2014-2015 financial year. S
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Russia To Deploy Anti-Ship Bastion Missile Systems In Arctic This Year
June 2, 2015 @ 07:15 AMRussia will deploy new Bastion anti-ship missile system in the Arctic in 2015 for enhancing capabilities of its Northern fleet, Sputnik News reported Monday. The coastal defense missile system is designed to destroy various enemy ships that includes landing squadrons, convoys, carrier strike groups and single vessels
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Brazilian Navy Receives Modernized AF-1B Jet Fighter
May 27, 2015 @ 07:03 AMEmbraer Defense & Security announced Tuesday that it has delivered the first modernized AF-1B jet fighter to the Brazilian Navy at the ceremony held at its industrial plant in Sao Paulo. The AF-1 is an intercept and attack airplane operating from an aircraft carrier to provide air defense for the fleet
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ThalesRaytheonSystems To Upgrade NATO's Missile Defense Capabllities
May 19, 2015 @ 10:14 AMThalesRaytheonSystems announced Monday that it has won a US$104 million contract from NATO to upgrade the Alliances current missile defense command and control capability. The contract signed on 11th May will strengthen and expand the functionality of NATOs existing missile defense command and control system
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Airbus Helicopters To Deliver 15 Multi-Role Military Rotorcraft To Germany By Year
May 15, 2015 @ 12:37 PMAirbus Helicopters announced today that it will deliver 15 H145M multi-role twin engine military rotorcraft to German Air Force by year end after the rotorcraft was certified by European EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) for the military type approval. The delivery to Royal Thai Navy, the second H145M customer will begin in 2016
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India Test Fires BrahMos Land-Attack Cruise Missile
May 8, 2015 @ 02:12 PMAn advanced version of BRAHMOS land-attack cruise missile was successfully test fired on Friday to revalidate the weapons precision strike capability. The land-to-land configuration of BRAHMOS Block – III version was launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for its full-range of 290-kms, Brahmos Aerospace announced on Friday
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Flight Launch Of BrahMos Mounted Su-30MKI To Happen Soon
May 8, 2015 @ 01:26 PMBrahmos Aerospace officially revealed today that the flight trail of air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Indian Air Forces Su-30MKI strike fighter will happen very soon. The air version of the supersonic missile is being readied and a trail from Su-30MKI will happen soon, the company said
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Fincantieri Delivers FREMM Carabiniere To Italian Navy
April 29, 2015 @ 03:39 PMFincantieri announced Tuesday that it has delivered the frigate Carabiniere within the international Italian-French program to Italian Navy. The frigate is the fourth vessel of the FREMM program Multi Mission European Frigates
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