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S. Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships
May 27, 2020 @ 10:22 AMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a 350 billion-won ($283.51 million) project to build close-in weapon system (CIWS) for the Navys warships
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Germany's Thyssenkrupp to Acquire Oceana shipyard in Brazil
May 26, 2020 @ 10:06 AMGermanys Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has signed a contract to acquire the Oceana shipyard in Brazil (Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina). The seller is Aliança S
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Philippine Navy to get first S.Korean Jose-Rizal Frigate next week
May 19, 2020 @ 07:04 AMThe Philippine Navy will take the delivery of first of the two ordered Jose Rizal-class frigates built by South Koreas Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo announced on May 15 that the boat will set sail from Ulsan shipyard in South Korea on May 18 and will arrive in Subic Bay in the Philippines by May 23
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KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 Turret Selected for US Marine Corps ACV Program
May 13, 2020 @ 05:01 PMGerman firm AS KONGSBERG has been selected by BAE Systems to design and manufacture the remote Medium Caliber Turret (MCT) for the United States Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) -30 program. KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150 MCTs in a phased program as part of this contract
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Iranian Vessel Exploded Due to Failed Mine-laying, Not Hit by Missile
May 12, 2020 @ 11:20 AMThe Iranian Navys “Konarak” ship caught fire in Jask port near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday while it was laying mines and not after being struck by a missile. “The Navys Konarak warship sank after a mine it laid exploded, and not due to a hit by a missile launched from the Jamaran frigate,” a high-ranking source in the Iranian Armed Forces Staff Command was quoted as saying by Kuwait-based
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Iranian Vessel Sinks During Anti-Ship Missile Testing, 19 Dead
May 11, 2020 @ 08:36 AMThe Iranian Navys “Konarak” logistics vessel sank after reportedly being hit by a new anti-ship missile fired prematurely from a frigate during tests conducted near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. The “friendly fire” has left 19 sailors dead and 15 more wounded
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China's PLA Replaces Two Artillery Guns with Vehicle-mounted 155mm Howitzer
May 8, 2020 @ 06:46 AMThe Chinese PLA has started receiving the new PLC 181 155mm vehicle-mounted, air transportable howitzer in mass numbers to replace legacy PL-66 152-mm guns and Type 59-1 130-mm towed cannons. The howitzers were delivered to the PLA Eastern Theatre Command in batches,
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China’s Liaoning Completes Exercise in South China Sea
May 2, 2020 @ 07:38 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys Liaoning aircraft carrier returned to Qingdao naval port in Shandong Province, from the South China Sea (SCS) following the completion of month-long exercises. The Liaoning aircraft carrier task group returned on April 30 after wrapping up the comprehensive back-to-back attack-defense mock battles, Xinhua reported Friday
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Italian Design Chosen for the US Navy’s New FFG-X Guided-Missile Frigates
May 1, 2020 @ 08:02 AMThe US Navy has selected Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, to build 10 new FFG(X) class of guided-missile frigates. On Thursday, the Pentagon announced it awarded Wisconsin-based Marinette Marine Corp
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Iran’s Next Satellite Launch in ‘Near Future’
April 24, 2020 @ 06:11 PMIran is working on its next data-gathering satellite launch in the ‘near future in a higher orbit than the Noor-1 satellite that was launched on April 23. The launcher will be upgraded from a liquid-fueled rocket to a solid-fueled rocket which will enable it carry the same satellite payload with a smaller rocket profile, said the Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh
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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...