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Chinese Military Busts Fake Officer Scam, Arrests 270 People
October 11, 2017 @ 06:10 AMA scam to provide fake IDs of top Chinese army ranks and personal equipment has been busted in a nation-wide crackdown that led to the arrest of 270 scamsters. China's military and public security officials have investigated and clamped down on scams that provided fake IDs for people to appear as officers and have arrested more than 270 people, some of whom sold high military ranks for as much as 15 million yuan ($2
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Dassault Eyes Falcon 2000 Business Jet Manufacturing in India
October 10, 2017 @ 10:26 AMFrench aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation is eyeing to build its business aircraft, Falcon 2000 in India under the Indian Prime Ministers flagship ‘Make in India program. Building the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and execution that meets standards, Chief Executive Officer Eric Trappier was quoted by
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Chinese Naval University Develops Electromagnetic Railgun Weapon
October 10, 2017 @ 10:16 AMChina has developed electromagnetic launch technologies that allow the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to build a futuristic naval weapon - an electromagnetic railgun. A railgun uses massive electrical pulse, rather than gunpowder or other chemical propellants, to launch projectiles at distances over 100 nautical miles at speeds that exceed Mach 6
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Boeing Acquires Robotic Aircraft Tech Company, Aurora Flight Sciences
October 6, 2017 @ 01:01 PMBoeing has acquired an autonomous systems technologies provider, Aurora Flight Sciences under an agreement signed by the companies. "The combined strength and innovation of our teams will advance the development of autonomy for our commercial and military systems," said Greg Hyslop, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology
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Harris RF Communications Wins $765 Million to Supply Portable Radios and Ancillary
October 3, 2017 @ 12:14 AMHarris Radio Frequency Communications is being awarded a $765 million contract for procurement of portable radios and ancillary parts for the US Navy and Marine Corps. The procurement includes fielding of handheld, manpack, fixed mount/vehicular and base station radios that fulfill Office of the Chief of Naval Operations approved legacy tactical, portable radio requirements, US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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US Navy’s Boeing T-45 Goshawk With 2 Crew Suspected to have Crashed
October 2, 2017 @ 07:59 AMA Boeing T-45 Goshawk training aircraft belonging to the US Navy is believed to have crashed with two crew members aboard reported missing. The Boeing T-45 Goshawk training aircraft with a crew of two did not return to base after training flight in the state of Tennessee, US Navy said Sunday in a statement
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Turkey Opens Military Training Academy in Somalia
October 1, 2017 @ 04:59 PMTurkey inaugurated a military academy in the Somali capital Mogadishu capable of training 1500 soldiers at a time. Turkeys Chief of General Staff Gen
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More Details Emerge of China’s New Aircraft Carrier
September 30, 2017 @ 11:58 AMChinas new aircraft carrier is 315 meters long and 75 meters wide, and its deck is as large as 3 football fields. The Chinese Navy and China Shipbuilding is now carrying out system debugging and fitting its first domestically-produced aircraft carrier in Dalian, northeastern Chinas Liaoning province, Chinese TV stations reported Saturday, according to a report in
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Two US Ospreys Make Emergency Landings In Southern Japan
September 29, 2017 @ 12:49 PMTwo MV-22 Osprey aircraft made emergency landings at Ishigaki airport in southern Japan today, the administrative office of Ishigaki city told Mainichi Japan. The U
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DARPA Demos New Cloud-Penetrating Radar Sensor
September 29, 2017 @ 09:15 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated a new sensor that can capture real-time video through clouds. The Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program, which began in 2013, has been developing an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) targeting sensor to operate through clouds as effectively as current electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors operate in clear weather
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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
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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...