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Irish Army Exercises With Saab RBS 70 NG Air Defence System
September 26, 2017 @ 09:36 AMThe Irish Army conducted a live firing exercise with RBS 70 and the latest generation of the system, RBS 70 NG at the Bofors Test Center in Karlskoga, Sweden recently. The purpose of the firings were to enhance their soldiers operational capability to engage both aerial and static targets, a Saab release said During four days, officers, operators and technicians from the Artillery Corps and the Ordnance Corps of the Irish Army visited Saab´s business area Dynamics and fired ten missiles against aerial and static surface targets
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DARPA Issues RFI To Produce Modular, Affordable Anti-Drone Technologies
September 25, 2017 @ 02:59 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) under its Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program to provide inputs on sensing and neutralization technologies to defend U.S
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Raytheon's Air & Missile Defense Radar Tracks Ballistic, Cruise Missiles Simultaneously
September 25, 2017 @ 02:51 PMRaytheon Company's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar acquired and tracked multiple threat- targets simultaneously during its third test at the U.S
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Jail, Fine for Flying Drones Illegally in Thailand
September 25, 2017 @ 11:51 AMFlying drones over security installations, hospitals and over 300 meters will attract a one year jail sentence or a fine of 40,000 baht in Thailand. The Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is stepping up its suppression of illegal drone activities amidst security fears
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Russian Military Targets Syrian Militants With Kalibr Cruise Missiles: Interfax
September 23, 2017 @ 10:49 AMRussias military fired cruise missiles from its submarine in the Mediterranean Sea at militant positions in northwestern Syria Friday. The Kalibr missiles fired from the Veliky Novgorod submarine destroyed command centers and a training base of the militants in Syrias Idlib province, which is dominated by the al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee, Interfax reports
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French-made Corvette Delivered to Egypt
September 23, 2017 @ 10:07 AMThe Egyptian Navy has received first of four Gowind 2500 corvettes from France's Naval Group in a ceremony at a company shipyard in Lorient Friday. Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS, said in a press release that the corvette was delivered in just 36 months after it was ordered
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Lockheed Martin Wins $53M to Supply MK48 CBASS Torpedo Kits to Australia,...
September 23, 2017 @ 01:13 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $53 million modification contract for the production of Mk 48 Mod 7 guidance and control sections and Mk 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) functional item replacement kits for Australia, Netherlands, Canada, Turkey and US Navys. The contract also includes factory test equipment, spares, production support material and related engineering services and hardware support for guidance and control sections and CBASS kits, the US department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Austrian Parliamentary Report Found No Evidence On Bribery Charges In Eurofighter Deal
September 22, 2017 @ 04:07 PMAn Austrian Parliamentary report looking into a 2003 Eurofighter Typhoon deal has failed to find evidence in support of claims that Airbus had bribed local officials to approve the deal,
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Lockheed Martin Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drone in Test
September 21, 2017 @ 07:40 AMIn tests conducted with the U.S
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Trump Administration Preparing to Ease Non-military Firearms Export Rules: Reports
September 20, 2017 @ 01:33 PMThe US administration reportedly plans to ease rules on American manufacturers selling small guns and assault rifles overseas. The US State Department is working to move US governments authorization of exports of non-military firearms and ammunition to the Commerce Departments jurisdiction keeping the military grade exports under State Department jurisdiction,
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
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...