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Ukrainian-Saudi AN-132D Transport Aircraft Rolled Out
December 28, 2016 @ 11:41 AMAntonov company rolled out the first prototype of its new AN−132 multipurpose transport, AN−132D aircraft -demonstrator, on December 20. The line of AN−132 transport aircraft will be built in close cooperation with Saudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology (KACST) and Тaqnia Aeronautics Co
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N. Korea Ranks First In World’s Top Military Spenders List
December 23, 2016 @ 11:12 AMNorth Korea has topped the list of worlds largest military spender relative to its gross domestic product (GDP) between 2004-2014, the US State Department report said Thursday. According to State Departments ‘World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 2016 report, the North's military expenditures accounts for 23
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Japan Did Not Share Info On Pyongyang's Missile Test: Seoul
December 21, 2016 @ 10:22 AMSouth Korea claims Japan did not adhere to a bilateral intelligence-sharing pact signed last month, as it didnt share any intelligence on Pyongyang's recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). "We have found that the North carried out a land-based experiment on an SLBM, but there is no information that we have received from the Japanese side regarding the test," the source declining to be identified told Yonhap Thursday
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Defence Sales Bonanza For France With US$55 Billion Deals In 2016
December 20, 2016 @ 12:01 PMFrance has signed more than US$55 billion in large defence deals this year making one of the most lucrative periods in the countrys history of defence exports. State owned firm DCNS today signed US$ 37 billion contract with Australian government in industrial town of Adelaide for 12 diesel-electric submarines
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DARPA Explores Underwater Radio Communication
December 17, 2016 @ 11:05 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is exploring a new fundamental approach, ‘A Mechanically Based Antenna (AMEBA) program, to make underwater wireless communication and data transfer a possibility. With this newly announced AMEBA effort, program manager Troy Olsson of DARPAs Microsystems Technology Office is betting on a little-exploited aspect of electromagnetic physics that could expand wireless communication and data transfer into undersea, underground, and other settings where such capabilities essentially have been absent, DARPA stated in a press release
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German Air Force Receives First Airbus A400M Transport Aircraft
December 13, 2016 @ 03:27 PMAirbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas subject to military threats. The aircraft is the sixth A400M in German service and the first with the new capabilities in addition to the world-leading performance of all A400Ms as strategic transports
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India Retains US$69 Million In Its Deal With US For Super Hercules...
December 13, 2016 @ 12:30 PMIndias Ministry of defense has achieved a saving of $69 million in the deal with US to acquire six C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. “We saved $69 million (470 crore) due to the tendering process done by the American government for supplying the planes to us in the C-130J Super Hercules deal
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Indian Navy Junks Home-grown Light Combat Aircraft, Will Look For Foreign-made Plane
December 5, 2016 @ 08:49 AMThe Indian Navy has junked aircraft carrier version of the home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and will look for a foreign made plane as the LCA did not meet the requirements. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba announced that the Naval LCA did not meet his forces requirements and would look for a Foreign-made plane
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Russia In Deep Negotiation With Indonesia Over Su-35 Fighter Jets Deal
December 2, 2016 @ 01:18 PMRussia is holding intensive talks with Indonesia over possible deliveries of its Su-35 fighter jets. "There are prospects and the talks are very intensive," Russian presidents aide in charge of defense and technology cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin said Thursday
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430 Ceasefire Violations By Pakistan Since November 2015
November 30, 2016 @ 10:30 AMIndia reported 430 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in the last one year along the Line of Control (LC) and International Border (IB) between the two countries. There were 216 Ceasefire Violations along Line of Control (LC) and International Border (IB) under operational control of Army and 214 Ceasefire Violations along IB under operational control of BSF in the past year, as per information given to the upper house of the Indian parliament
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...