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UK Funds $290 Million To Support Next Gen Nuclear Submarine Design
February 9, 2016 @ 12:17 PMThe UK MOD has announced a £201 million (US$ 290 million) package to support further design work for the Royal Navys next generation of nuclear submarines. The funding will enable BAE Systems to develop the design of the submarine, including the layout of equipment and systems, and to develop manufacturing processes, including the production of early prototypes, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday
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MBDA To Deliver Test ASRAAM Missiles For UK’s F-35B Fighter
February 9, 2016 @ 11:07 AMMBDA has commenced deliveries of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) for the forthcoming integration onto the UKs F-35B. The first missile was delivered to the US during January in conjunction with BAE Systems (the UKs F-35 weapon integration lead)
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U S Navy To Test Boeing-developed Fuel Cell
February 9, 2016 @ 03:14 AMBoeing has developed a fuel cell using a technology called a “reversible solid oxide fuel cell” to store energy from renewable resources such as wind and solar, producing zero-emissions electricity. The fuel cell energy storage system has been delivered to the U
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Rosoboronexport To Supply Mi-8/17 Mobile Service Center To Peru
February 8, 2016 @ 12:59 PMRosoboronexport is ready to supply Peru with a mobile service center to provide high-quality and timely maintenance of Mi-8/17 series helicopters, including the Mi-171SHs whose delivery was completed in December 2015. “These helicopters were purchased in full compliance with the law
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Indian Air Force Pilots Using "Authorized" Drugs To Stay Alert
February 8, 2016 @ 12:32 PMIndian Air Force pilots are increasingly using tablets to boost alertness levels and cognitive powers as well as fight fatigue and insomnia during round the clock combat exercises as well as long range sorties. The innocuous looking tablets, the ‘Go Modafinil pills are used for alterness-enhancing and fatigue-managing properties whereas the ‘no-Go Zolpidem, a sedative is used to treat sleep deprivation between successive missions
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Aussie Sub Deal: Japan To Share Tech, US Clearance Hinders French Bid
February 8, 2016 @ 10:24 AMJapan is ready to share its secret stealth technology if it wins Australian Aus$50 billion (US$36 billion) contract to design and build next generation of submarines. France has lost significance in the submarine deal amid fears from US that DCNS might not be able to protect highly sensitive US military secrets
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Russia To Upgrade Egypt’s ATC Systems
February 8, 2016 @ 08:27 AMRussian Azimut and Lianozovo closed a deal with Egyptian National Air Navigation Services to upgrade Egypts air traffic control systems. The Research & Production Corporation Lianozovo Electromechanical Plant's General Director Gennadiy Benderskiy and Azimut's CEO Asker Saidov signed the contract from Russia's side on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Ministry's was quoted as saying in a statement by Sputnik Monday
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South Korea On High Alert Against North’s ‘Reckless’ Provocations
February 8, 2016 @ 07:40 AMSouth Korea is on high alert for any signs of additional provocations by the North a day after Pyongyang launched a long range rocket. North Korea fired a long-range rocket allegedly carrying an Earth observation satellite Sunday
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Ferretti Security And Defence Looks To Partner Finmeccanica, Saab In Naval Platforms
February 5, 2016 @ 01:39 PMItalian luxury yacht builder Ferretti Group which announced a new division, Ferretti Security and Defence (FSD) plans to partner Finmeccanica, Saab and Thales in building a range of naval platforms. The Ferretti Group, known for manufacturing large oceangoing yachts plans to build naval platforms and take the electronics and weapons systems from leading defence equipment manufacturers, its chief executive Alberto Galassi told the media in Rome on February 3
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UK, Sweden Reject Pro-Assange Ruling By UN Panel
February 5, 2016 @ 01:03 PMThe UK and Sweden have rejected the ruling by the UN panel favouring Julian Assange. The UN Panel examining the case of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange on Friday ruled that he should be allowed to walk free and compensated for his, “deprivation of liberty”
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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