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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
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BAE Systems To Convert 36 M88 Recovery Vehicles To HERCULES Configuration For...
April 27, 2016 @ 10:23 AMThe US Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification worth $109.7 million to convert 36 M88A1 recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) configuration
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Vietnam's Third Russian-Built Gepard Vessel Ready For Trials
April 27, 2016 @ 10:04 AMThe Vietnamese Navys new Gepard-class frigate built by Russia will undergo running trials today, TASS reported Monday. Russias Zelenodolsk Shipyard spokesman Andrey Spiridonov said: “The frigate will be put afloat on April 27 to undergo running trials
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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
Taiwan Unveils Chiang Kung Missile Defense System
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with New Truck-mounted 40mm Air Defense System
Airbus Flexrotor Drone Helps Identify Narco Boat, Monitor Interdiction
Belgium Army Unveils First 'Griffon' Armored Vehicle
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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...
