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Australia To Commission $2 Billion Missile Protection System For Ground Troops
April 10, 2017 @ 09:30 AMAustralian Army is likely to be equipped with a $2 billion worth missile protection system by the early 2020s. Australias Defence Minister, Marise Payne, and Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne will today confirm the governments commitment to invest up to $2bn in the system, which will be operated by the armys 16th Air Land Regiment, ministry
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Chinese Navy Commissions New Warship For Anti-submarine Warfare Operations In South China...
April 8, 2017 @ 09:14 AMThe Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned a new warship to its South Sea Fleet for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations in the disputed South China Sea. A new Type 056/056A Jiangdao-class corvette, named Liupanshui, was commissioned at Yulin naval base in the port city of Sanya on Hainan Island on March 31, China Military Online reports Friday
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Russian Aerospace Forces Gets Mobile Air Defense Missile Brigade
April 6, 2017 @ 01:09 PMRussian Aerospace Forces has received Mobile anti-aircraft missile brigade (ZRBr) that is able to make shots over hundreds of kilometres in a matter of hours. New ZRBr is highly mobile compounds capable in a matter of hours to make shots over hundreds of kilometers and create an insurmountable barrier for aircraft, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles,
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BAE Systems Awarded $112 Million For M88 Armored Recovery Vehicles’ Sustainment
April 4, 2017 @ 12:38 PMBAE Systems has received $112 million contract from the U.S
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More Than 360 Rockets In South Korean Artillery Drill
April 4, 2017 @ 11:57 AMSouth Korea's Army and Navy have fired more than 360 rockets from vehicle-based mobile launchers in a live Artillery drill exercise staged Tuesday. Most of those hit the target about 40 kilometers away in the East Sea near Goseong, Gangwon Province
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Vietnam To Receive Russia's Gepard-class Ship In September This Year
April 3, 2017 @ 12:16 PMRussia is expected to deliver first Gepard-class frigate to Vietnam in September as part of its plan to supply two frigates by year end. According to the ships' manufacturer, Zelenodolsk Shipyard, Vietnam will receive two Russian Gepard-class (Project 1166
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Australia Invites Bids From BAE, Fincantieri, Navantia For World's Biggest Frigate Project
March 31, 2017 @ 03:56 PMAustralia today issued a Request for Tender (RFT) to BAE, Fincantieri and Navantia who have been shortlisted in its AU$35 billion Future Frigate project, said to be the largest project of its kind in the world. Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said in an official release, “Todays announcement shows the Government is on track to begin construction of the Future Frigates in 2020 in Adelaide
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Rafale, Eurofighter Not Shortlisted In Malaysian MRCA Jet Competition: Defence Minister
March 26, 2017 @ 04:12 PMMalaysias defence minister Hishamuddin Hussain has squashed reports that the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon had been shortlisted for the Malaysian air forces multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement. Asked if the ministry would settle for Eurofighter Typhoon by BAE Systems or the Rafale by Dassault Aviation, he said the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen “are still in the running”
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Gowind 2500 Corvette Destined For Egyptian Navy Completes Sea Trials
March 23, 2017 @ 07:00 PMDCNS has completed sea trials of the first Gowind 2500 corvette designed and built at the company's site in France for the Egyptian navy. The new corvette is being marketed at the naval defence market, and ten Gowind 2500 vessels are on order with international navies
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Brahmos Missiles Likely To Be Integrated Into India's Naval Frigates
March 23, 2017 @ 10:12 AMRussias Severnoye Design Bureau is ready to integrate the BrahMos strike missile system into the armament set of Project 11356M frigates for the Indian Navy. The step for integration follows once they are ordered by India,
Indian Army Scraps Drone Contracts with Domestic Firms over Chinese Components
Netherlands Acquires First Batch of L3Harris Radios Under ‘Foxtrot’ Program
Netherlands Donates Mobile Lab to Ukraine for War Crimes Investigations
Philippine Navy Patrol Ship Assists South Korean Passenger Vessel Experiencing Mechanical Malfunction
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U