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Algerian Navy Commissions First Of Two Meko A200 Frigates
April 26, 2016 @ 02:28 PMThe Algerian Navy has commissioned the first of two Meko A200 frigates after it was delivered on April 19, 2016. The second vessel is due for delivery in 2017
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Russia To Supply Two Gepard Class Frigates To Vietnam This Year
April 26, 2016 @ 01:37 PMRussia will supply two Gepard-3.9 frigates to Vietnamese Navy by the end of this year
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BAE Systems, Fincantieri, Navantia In Australian $31 Billion Naval Modernization Program
April 18, 2016 @ 12:18 PMAustralia has shortlisted three European companies as part of its AUD 40 billion (US $31 billion) naval modernization program. UK based BAE Systems, Italys Fincantieri and Spanish Navantia had been asked to refine designs for nine new frigates to be built for AUD 35 billion, Wall street Journal reported Monday
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Russia Test-Fires 'Iskander' Tactical Ballistic Missile
April 18, 2016 @ 08:41 AMRussia's Central Military District last week test-fired a cruise missile of the Iskander tactical missile system from the Kapustin Yar practice range in the southern Astrakhan Region as part of drill. "A missile brigade of the Central Military District has live-fired a cruise missile from the Iskander tactical missile system at the Kapustin Yar practice range in the Astrakhan Region today against a simulated enemys command post at a distance of about 200 km," TASS reported citing a press statement by the Central Military Districts press office on Friday
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New ‘Gilan’ Vessel Joins Fleet Of Iranian Navy
April 14, 2016 @ 11:13 AMThe Iranian Navy launched its 2,000-ton vessel named Gilan at a ceremony held at the Army Naval Forces maintenance facility in the port city of Anzali today. The Bulk-type carrier was launched at the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Irans news agency IRNA reported
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UK Completes AJAX Live Firing Tests
April 13, 2016 @ 02:06 PMThe UK Armys new Armored Fighting Vehicle, ‘AJAX has completed its early live firing test program.\ This early live firing involved testing the main 40mm stabilised cannon and chain gun while the vehicle was static, and is being used to de-risk the formal firing programme that will take place later this year
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Iranian Guards Corps Debuts 'Hamasseh' Drone
April 13, 2016 @ 10:19 AMIrans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) field-tested a homegrown drone – Hamasseh (Epic) during a three-day military drill in southeast Iran on Tuesday. The drone is capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike missions simultaneously and can do long flights at high altitude
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Egypt Planning to Buy French Frigates, Military Satellite Systems Worth Euro 1
April 8, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEgypt and France are planning to seal agreements worth €1 billion this month for the sale of fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. The agreements will be signed during a visit by French President Francois Hollande to Cairo this month, Sputnik reported
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Iran To Produce Octogen Explosive Materials To Power Weapon Systems
April 8, 2016 @ 08:07 AMIrans Defense Ministry announced this week the countrys plans to produce the powerful explosive Octogen to boost the penetration and destructive power of missile payloads. "Concurrently with its efforts to increase the precision-striking power of its weapons systems, the defense ministry has also paid attention to boosting the destructive and penetration power of different weapons' warheads and has put on its agenda the acquisition of the technical know-how to produce Octogen explosive materials and Octogen-based weapons," Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying by
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French Navy Busts Somalia-bound AK-47 Consignment
April 1, 2016 @ 01:24 PMFor the third time in six months, huge consignments of weapons that include hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles and anti-tank weapons were seized from a dhow headed for Somalia. The Combined Maritime Forces Combined Task Force 150 which conducts the anti-piracy and counter terrorism operations off the coast of Somalia was quoted as saying by IHS Janes that, “the seizure was made on 20 March near Socotra in the Northern Indian Ocean by the French Navys FREMM frigate
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...