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France Makes First Operational Strike of MdCN Cruise Missile in Syria
April 14, 2018 @ 01:25 PMFrance has conducted the first operational use of its long-range, sea-launched, stand-off cruise missile, MdCN (Missile De Croisière Naval – naval cruise missile) when it was fired from a frigate on Syria Saturday. French Defense Minister Florence Parly posted a video of a FREMM frigate firing a naval cruise missile on her twitter handle Saturday
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Russia Begins Mi-35M Attack Helicopter Deliveries To Pakistan Army
April 11, 2018 @ 10:53 AMThe Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAAC) took delivery of four Russian-made Mi-35M attack helicopters with ammunition and equipment under 2015 contract, according to a report by Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group
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AeroVironment Tests Puma UAS With New Sensor-to-Shooter Capability to Counter Swarm Attacks
April 10, 2018 @ 08:44 AMAeroVironment, Inc. conducted successful maritime demonstration of a Puma-Switchblade automated sensor-to-shooter (S2S) capability from a US Navy Coastal Riverine Craft for increased mission autonomy to counter threats
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Ukroboronprom’s Armored Recovery Vehicle Enters Serial Production
April 9, 2018 @ 04:52 PMUkraines state run Ukroboronprom manufactured armored recovery and a repair vehicle (BREM) “Atlet” has entered serial production. The armored recovery and repair vehicle was designed by Kharkiv-Morozov Design Bureau specialists to conduct evacuation operations and repair works in the field conditions, the company said in a statement last Thursday
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US Army’s New Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Program Enters Testing Phase
April 4, 2018 @ 11:28 AMBAE Systems has delivered all Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) to the US Army to begin the testing phase of the program. “The AMPV is essential to the future of the Armored Brigade Combat Team,” said Bill Sheehy, AMPV program director for BAE Systems
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US Navy Submarine Certified For Patrol With Successful Trident II D5 Missile...
March 30, 2018 @ 02:53 PMWith the successful launch of two Trident II D5 Life Extension missiles built and upgraded by Lockheed Martin, the US Navy submarine USS Nebraska demonstrated the readiness of the crew and strategic weapon system. The test, known as Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28, took place in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California March 26
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Rosoboronexport Reveals details of Russia's Buk M3 Air Defence Missile System
March 28, 2018 @ 10:25 AMRosoboronexport has revealed details of its Buk-M3 ‘Viking, the newest air defence missile system (ADMS) from Russia ahead of its international launch. “The ‘Viking complex preserves the best characteristics of the famous line of the ‘Buk air defence missile such as force and infrastructure protection from present-day and future air assault weapons in conditions of radio-electronic countermeasures and firing,” said Rosoboronexports Deputy Director General Sergey Ladygin
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UkrOboronProm Delivers Oplot-T Battle Tanks To Thailand
March 26, 2018 @ 02:29 PMUkraines state-owned defence holding, UkrOboronProm has successfully fulfilled the contract for supplying the main battle tanks "Oplot-T" to the Kingdom of Thailand. The batch of combat vehicles successfully passed the test in the presence of customers and will soon be sent to Thailand, the press release states
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Schiebel Demos Heavy Fuel Variant of CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS To Australian Navy
March 26, 2018 @ 10:53 AMSchiebel has successfully demonstrated the heavy fuel variant of the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) as part of its customer acceptance program with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Under the directive of the Navy Minor Project (NMP) 1942 to procure a vertical takeoff and landing Maritime Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System – Interim Capability (MTUAS-IC), RAN sought a platform for shipborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
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Ukraine to Create DARPA-like Defence Research Agency
March 23, 2018 @ 09:33 AMUkriane will soon set up its General Advanced Research & Development Agency (GARDA), modeled along the American Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at Igor the Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI). This was stated by UKROBORONPROM Director General Pavlo Bukin during his speech at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during the parliamentary hearings "National Innovation System: State and Legislative Development"
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U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...