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Syrian Airbase Struck By 59 US Tomahawk Missiles
April 7, 2017 @ 09:23 AMThe US launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on Syrian government airfield late Thursday evening as retaliation to Tuesdays deadly chemical attack by the Bashar al-Assad regime in a rebel-held area. The Pentagon released details on the strike, saying it was conducted using tomahawk missiles launched from the destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
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Rheinmetall To supply Warfare Training Simulator To Thailand Navy
April 5, 2017 @ 12:50 PMRheinmetall has won a several million euros contract from Thailand Navy to supply a turnkey system known as the Naval Warfare Training Simulator (NWTS). The order includes construction of a new building, including infrastructure, the company announced today
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary's New Tanker Reaches UK For Customisation
April 3, 2017 @ 03:53 PMUK Navys first of the newest support ships that can carry 19,000 cubic meters of fuel, RFA Tidespring, has arrived in Cornwall county for customisation. The 39,000-tonne tanker, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and 1,300 cubic metres of fresh water, will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a civilian-manned fleet, UK ministry of defense announced today
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Indian Commercial Ship Hijacked By Somali Pirates
April 3, 2017 @ 02:10 PMPirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship ‘Al kaushar with 11 crew members off the coast of Somalia while it was on its way to Al Mukala port in Yemen from Dubai on 1 April. Information has been received that a dhow en route to Bosasso from Dubai had been hijacked "in the vicinity of Socotra (Island)", United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), that coordinates the management of all merchant ships and yachts in the Gulf of Aden area, was quoted as saying by
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Rafale, Eurofighter Not Shortlisted In Malaysian MRCA Jet Competition: Defence Minister
March 26, 2017 @ 04:12 PMMalaysias defence minister Hishamuddin Hussain has squashed reports that the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon had been shortlisted for the Malaysian air forces multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement. Asked if the ministry would settle for Eurofighter Typhoon by BAE Systems or the Rafale by Dassault Aviation, he said the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen “are still in the running”
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Russia, Indonesia Initiate Draft Contract For Su-35 Fighters
March 21, 2017 @ 03:15 PMRussia and Indonesia are set to negotiate over a draft contract on the delivery of Russian Su-35 Flanker multirole fighters to Jakarta. "We expect that it will be signed in near future," Mikhail Petukhov the deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) said
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UAE Awards $544 Million Armored Vehicle Contract To Turkish-UAE Joint Venture
March 13, 2017 @ 02:43 PMThe General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces has awarded Al Jasoor a contract for the supply of 8x8 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, at an estimated value of over 2 Billion AED (US$544 million). The decision to purchase the vehicles was made following a thorough commercial/ technical evaluation by Tawazun, the vehicle underwent an array of successful extensive all-terrain tests in the UAE, Otokar said in a statement Friday
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Russia's Aerospace Forces To Get 16 Sukhoi Su-34 fighter Jet This year.
March 10, 2017 @ 11:51 AMRussian Aerospace Forces has plans to receive 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers by year end and will start modernization process next year. "This year, we expect additional deliveries of four aircraft and the total order volume for the current year is 16 Su-34s", Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Borisov said Friday
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India To Sign FGFA Deal With Russia Only If Full-Scale Technology Transfer...
March 9, 2017 @ 09:15 AMIndia will sign the final research and development contract with Russia for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft only if there is full-scale transfer of technology and added benefits. The decision has been taken at the highest levels in order to not repeat the mistakes of the entire Su-30MKI jet acquisition program from Russia that cost 55,717 crore to India without any tangible help in developing indigenous fighter-manufacturing capabilities,”
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CIA Hacked Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft Platforms: Wikileaks
March 8, 2017 @ 01:05 PMThe US CIA has hacked into Users computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung, according to Wikileaks. Wikileaks published thousands of documents that describe methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes,
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
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...