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UK to Announce £1 Bln Framework to Support Royal Navy’s Warship Fleet
October 3, 2017 @ 03:33 PMThe UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will announce a £1 billion framework to support Royal Navys fleet of warships which includes combat management systems, fleet-wide communications and aircraft landing aids, through to spares, repairs and maintenance. The model will maintain both brand new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers as well as existing warships and will also incorporate future ships such as Type 26 and Type 31e, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday
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Leonardo Opens New Site In Western Australia To Support Development of Anzac-class...
October 3, 2017 @ 11:19 AMLeonardo established a new site in Western Australia through its subsidiary Selex ES Australia Pty Ltd, which will be the regional hub for engineering, integration, installation and life support, to delivery defense contracts with local firms. The new site will play a key role in Leonardo's delivery as prime system integrator of the SEA1442 phase 4 solution
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Australia’s Future Navy Frigates To Have Aegis Combat Systems
October 2, 2017 @ 02:50 PMAustralias future Navy frigates will reportedly be designed to shoot down missiles in recognition of the growing threat posed by North Korea, local media reports. According to media reports, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce on Tuesday about the countrys plan to equip the nine "future frigates" with Lockheed Martins Aegis Combat Management System, together with a Saab Australias tactical interface
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Pakistan Army Tests Russian Weapons During Friendship 2017 Exercise
September 30, 2017 @ 06:27 AMRussian and Pakistani troops held joint firing exercise using small arms in Karachay-Cherkessia, Southern Military District during the course of ‘Friendship 2017 army exercise. At the firing instruction the Russian scouts presented their Pakistani counterparts with the AGS-17 Plamya machine gun, RPG-7B antitank grenade launcher, NSVS Utes machine gun, SVD-S sniper rifle and Makarov, Yarygin and Stechkin pistols
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Israel Continues to Sell Weapons to Myanmar despite Ethnic Cleansing Reports
September 29, 2017 @ 01:40 PMIsrael has been criticized by rights advocates calling for the nation to end sale of weapons and training to Myanmar and other conflict zones after evidence cropped up from social media public posts by Myanmar General and certain Israeli companies. The Facebook posts by Myanmar army Chief Gen
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India’s DAC Okays Russian Klub Missiles for Navy
September 28, 2017 @ 03:05 PMIndias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved a $125 million for the purchase of Klub supersonic cruise missiles from Russia. The Klub missiles, cleared for the Navy, would be equipped on the older warships, including the Kora class missile corvettes and the Delhi class frigates, as the newer ships operate with the latest BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles
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Russia’s Admiral Makarov Frigate Completes Sea Trials
September 28, 2017 @ 02:48 PMRussias third Project 11356 frigate Admiral Makarov has completed official sea trials, but the timeframe for handing over the warship to the navy is yet to be decided. "The main official trials program for the frigate Admiral Makarov has been completed
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Indian Navy Destroyers, Frigates to Get Locally-made Anti-Submarine SONARs
September 28, 2017 @ 03:54 AMIndias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved an INR200 crore (US$33 M) procurement of upgraded SONARs for its Navy destroyers and frigates. These SONARS are designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi and will boost the Navys anti submarine warfare capabilities
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Iran's 2000 Km Ballistic Missile Incapable of Carrying Nuclear Warhead
September 26, 2017 @ 11:00 AMIran's latest ballistic missile, the 2000 Km range 'Khorramshahr' is incapable of carrying a nuclear warhead and thus does not breach the 2015 nuclear agreement with the US and other world powers that ended Iran's international isolation. Giving details of the missile, Commander of the aerospace division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the missile can carry multiple warhead equipped with conventional explosives
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Iran Test-fires 2000 KM Range Ballistic Missile
September 23, 2017 @ 08:29 AMIranian state broadcaster showed footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in Tehran. Video footage aired by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Friday showed the missile believed to be a 2000 KM range intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) which brings several targets in the Middle East within it range
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U