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US Lifting Vietnam Arms Embargo Should Worry Russia
May 23, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS lifting a 50 year old arms embargo against Vietnam should have Russia worried as Moscow currently meets over 80% of Hanois defence imports in value terms. Russia recent despatched the last of six Kilo-class submarines as part of a procurement contract worth US$2 billion signed in 2009
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Royal Navy Selects iXBlue's Inertial Technology For Surface Ships, Subs
May 19, 2016 @ 08:44 AMiXBlue has won a contract to provide 70 MARINS M7 to equip 35 Royal Navy major surface ships and submarines, as part of the Navigation Compass Programme (NCP). The decisions to equip both the Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriers and the fourth Astute-Class nuclear-power submarine with iXBlues MARINS Inertial Navigation System (INS) were the first steps made by the UK Ministry of Defense toward the adoption of iXBlue Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology
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Indian Navy Orders MAN Medium Diesel Engines For Stealth Frigates
May 18, 2016 @ 07:15 AMThe Indian Navy has ordered MAN medium diesel engines for its Project 17A stealth frigates. The Indian Navy has ordered seven of the 149 m guided missile frigates, each equipped with two MAN 12V28/33D STC engines
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Iran Equips M60 Tanks With Anti-TOW Jamming Systems
May 13, 2016 @ 10:29 AMIran has equipped its M60 tanks with jamming system to improve performance of TOW and other anti-tank guided missiles. "We have mounted fire-control and jamming systems on M60 tanks to be able to divert TOW and other anti-armored missiles," Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General
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Iran To Mass Produce Home-Grown 'Bavar-373' Air Defense System This Year
May 10, 2016 @ 11:13 AMIran will mass produce its indigenous air defense system this year even as it has equipped its air defense base with Russian S-300 missile system. “The Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base has received the strategic S-300 air defense missile system,” Iranian defense minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying by
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Iran Tests Ballistic Missile Capable Of Reaching Israel: Media Report
May 10, 2016 @ 10:01 AMIran reportedly tested a medium-range ballistic missile successfully two weeks ago that can reach as far as Israel, the local media reported Monday. "We tested a missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) and eight metres error margin two weeks ago
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Navantia Wins $653 Million For Australian Replenishment Ships
May 10, 2016 @ 08:56 AMThe Australian government has signed contracts with Navantia S.A
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Iran To Stop Western Warships From Entering Strait of Hormuz
May 6, 2016 @ 10:42 AMIran has warned US and its allies that it may close Strait of Hormuz if US continue to use the passage for maritime exercise involving 30 nations. "We have to counter any harmful and ill-intended passage through Strait of Hormuz
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New Indian Navy Chief Appointed
May 6, 2016 @ 09:03 AMVice Admiral Sunil Lanba, who heads the Western Naval Command, has been appointed the next Indian Navy Chief. Sunil Lanba will replace Admiral RK Dhowan, who superannuates on May 31, Tribune India reported
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Reliance, Ukroboronprom Collaborate For Military Transport Aircraft
May 2, 2016 @ 03:02 PMReliance Defence signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraines state-owned firm Ukroboronprom to collaborate on a range of military products including transport aircraft, upgrade of armoured vehicles, maritime gas turbines and unmanned aerial vehicles. The agreement was signed during a meeting between Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani and Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine last week, PTI reported
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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
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...