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France Denies Sale Of Russian Mistrals Destroyer To China
May 12, 2015 @ 03:46 PMFrance has denied Chinese media reports of possible sale of Mistral destroyers (meant for Russia) to China, Local media reported. “The French Navy is on a visit to Shanghai between May 9-15 and it may try to sell its Mistral-class assault ships to China,” WantChinaTimes website quoted Duowei News as reporting
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France May Seek Foreign Buyers For Mistral After Refunding Russia
May 11, 2015 @ 10:47 AMFrance is unlikely to commission the two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships (Vladivostok and Sevastopol) to Russia but will instead look for international buyers after refunding Moscow for the cost of the ships. India, China and Brazil have been cited as possible buyers for the two ships
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Large, Heavily Armed Vessels For Chinese Coast Guard: Report
May 11, 2015 @ 10:32 AMChina is turning its coast guard into the nation's second navy with the introduction of larger and more heavily armed vessels into service, according to US naval intelligence report cited on US military website Strategy Page. China has commissioned at least 60 warships in the year 2014 and it is likely to continue between 2015 and 2016, according to intelligence report, cited by Want China Times on Monday
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Turkey's ATAK Helicopters Deployed Against Counter-Terrorism Operations
May 5, 2015 @ 04:00 PMTurkey has deployed the first indigenously developed helicopters, T129 ATAK to support counter terrorism operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Anadolu agency reported . Two T129 ATAK helicopters assigned to the 3rd Commando Brigade can cruise at 269 kilometers per hour (167 miles per hour) and are capable to carry Hellfire missiles and guided rockets
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Qatar Buys 24 Rafale Fighter, Missiles From France For $7 Billion
May 4, 2015 @ 02:58 PMQatar has agreed to buy 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets and MBDA missiles from France for 6.3 billion euro ($7
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2015 French Arms Sales To Be 3 Times of 2012
May 4, 2015 @ 02:34 PMFrance' defense exports is expected to reach more than 15 billion euros this year which is about three times of 2012 and also the highest France has reached in a single year. “French arms exports in 2015 are expected to reach more than 15 billion euros ($17 billion), three times more than in 2012!" Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Defense Minister quoted as saying by Local media
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China Eyes Type 054A Frigate Sale To Russia
May 4, 2015 @ 12:04 PMChina in a move to sell its Type 054A to Russia might showcase the guided-missile frigates at the joint sea 2015 naval exercise later this month in the Mediterranean Sea, Want China Times website reported Sunday. According to Alexander Mozgovoy, a Russian defense expert, Chinese Type 054A can be used as substitutes for the obsolete vessels currently in service before the Russian Navy puts advanced domestic frigates into service
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Russia Performs Simulated Launches of Iskander Tactical Missile System
May 1, 2015 @ 10:57 PMRussias Military district has performed simulated launches of Iskander-M tactical missile system, RMD's press spokesman Alexander Gordeyev said Friday. "Members of a missile brigade of the Eastern Military District deployed Iskander-M missile complexes at the Bidzhan test range and performed electronically simulated launches as part of a test check for the winter training season," Colonel Gordeyev was quoted as saying by Sputnik
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Fincantieri Delivers FREMM Carabiniere To Italian Navy
April 29, 2015 @ 03:39 PMFincantieri announced Tuesday that it has delivered the frigate Carabiniere within the international Italian-French program to Italian Navy. The frigate is the fourth vessel of the FREMM program Multi Mission European Frigates
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Latin American Nations Interested In Buying BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
April 29, 2015 @ 02:59 PMBrazil, Venzuela, Chile, Argentina and South Africa have expressed interest in buying Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile system BrahMos, Financial Express reported Wednesday. “There have been preliminary discussions with these countries
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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...