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Russian Mil & Kamov Merger to Form National Helicopter Center
October 14, 2019 @ 05:01 AMRussian Helicopters has announced its plan to merge “Mil Moscow Helicopter plant” and “Kamov” design bureaus to establish “National Helicopter Center.” The roadmap for establishing National Helicopter Center (NHC) on the basis of two design bureau was approved by the Board of Directors of Russian Helicopters Holding Company
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S.Korea to Build 2 Nuclear-powered Submarines
October 10, 2019 @ 08:16 AMSouth Korea is looking to build 2 nuclear-powered submarines and has assigned a task force to study the project. "With longer-term perspectives to have nuclear-powered submarines, we have been running a task force of our own," the South Korean Navy said in a report presented to lawmakers for a parliamentary audit
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DARPA Completes Preliminary Design Review of Ground-launched Hypersonic Weapon's Booster
October 9, 2019 @ 04:29 PMDARPA has completed preliminary design review of a new ground-launched hypersonic weapons system being developed under Operational Fires (OpFires) program. OpFires aims to develop and demonstrate a ground-launched hypersonic weapon system to engage critical, time-sensitive targets in contested environments
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General Atomics to Develop US Military's Hypersonic Glide Body
October 2, 2019 @ 12:05 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the US Armys Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) to further the development of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) and Flight Test Vehicle in support of the Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) and the Navys Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) Program. The contract award follows work performed by GA-EMS under a previous contract with the U
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Kalibr-Equipped Buyan-M Corvette Embarks on its first Sea Trial
September 30, 2019 @ 11:13 AMRussias new Buyan-M class corvette “Ingushetia” armed with Kalibr cruise missiles has embarked on its first sea trial, the Black Sea Fleets press office announced on Monday. The crew of the eighth Project 21631 small missile ship, the Ingushetia, has left Novorossiysk to enter shipbuilders sea trials
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Damaged Oshkosh Vehicles Buttress Yemeni Claims of Attack on Saudi Arabia
September 30, 2019 @ 08:11 AMOshkosh-made M-ATV vehicles seen in a video footage released by Yemeni Houtis may provide a hint to their claim that they destroyed Saudi military vehicles in an attack launched on Sunday in Najran, a city along Saudi-Yemeni border. Yemeni Houtis announced on September 29 that they had carried out a “major assault” on Saudi Arabian-led coalition, claiming to have killed over 200 of their soldiers, other than annihilating military vehicles
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USAF Develops "Thor" Electromagnetic Weapon to Hammer Enemy Drones
September 30, 2019 @ 04:39 AMDrone swarm attacks of the type that crippled Saudi oil refineries, could be hammered down with an electromagnetic weapon called “Thor” developed by the United States Air Force (USAF) research laboratory. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) exhibited the counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon technology, called Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), at the 2019 Air Force Association Air, Space, and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, near Washington and Virginia, from September 16-18
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Indian Army's Cheetah Chopper Crashes, Both Pilots Killed
September 27, 2019 @ 01:00 PMTwo pilots were killed on Friday after a Cheetah helicopter belonging to the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) crashed in Bhutan. "An Indian Army Helicopter crashed at 1 pm near Yongphulla in Bhutan
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Pakistan rolls-out first locally overhauled JF-17 Fighter Jet
September 27, 2019 @ 09:58 AMPakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) rolled out the first indigenously-overhauled JF-17 aircraft from its factory in Kamra yesterday. A roll-out ceremony was held at the Aircraft Rebuild Factory Kamra, on Thursday
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Construction of US Army’s first Maneuver Support Vessel Commences
September 24, 2019 @ 09:15 AMA keel-laying ceremony to build the first of the US Armys 13 ordered new class of watercraft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), was held last week, by shipbuilder Vigor Industrial. The company has been awarded a 10-year contract to construct up to 36 of the new boats
Chinese Diplomats Spreading Doubts About Rafale Fighter After Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
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...
