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DCNS Unveils New Conventionally Powered Attack Submarine At Euronaval 2014
October 28, 2014 @ 01:07 PMAt Euronaval 2014, DCNS will unveil the SMX®-Océan conventionally powered attack submarine. The new vessel draws extensively on the design of a state-of-the-art nuclear-powered submarine, with a number of key innovations that give this diesel-electric adaptation truly outstanding performance
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Trident II D5 Missile Records 150 Successful Test Flights
June 5, 2014 @ 09:39 AMLockheed Martin built Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile has achieved 150 successful test flights, setting a new reliability record for large ballistic missiles. The US Navy launched two unarmed missiles June 2 in the Atlantic Ocean from a submerged Ohio-class submarine, marking the 149th and 150th successful test flights of the missile since design completion in 1989
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NATO Tests MORPH Underwater Robot Network
April 23, 2014 @ 02:50 PMThe Centrefor Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) has participated in the first 2014 sea trials of the MORPH (Marine Robotic System of Self-Organising, logically Linked Physical Nodes) European Commission project. The project aims to test the latest developments in multiple-vehicle coordination and formation flying based on echo-location
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Are India's Russian Origin Submarines Unsafe?
February 26, 2014 @ 10:37 AMQuestions are being raised over the safety of Indias submarine fleet following yet another incident involving a Russian-origin Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuratna, . India currently operates 10 kilo-class submarines, of which eight including, the INS Sindhuratna, were built by Sevmash and upgraded at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Russia
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Russian Navy To Receive Varshavyanka-Class Submarines By 2016
January 30, 2014 @ 01:52 PMThe Russian Navy will deploy total six Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines by 2016, with second boat to float out in May this year, according to RIA Novosti. The much anticipated delivery of the submarines, dubbed “black holes in the ocean” by the US Navy because they are nearly undetectable when submerged, is a key part of Russias naval strategy in the Mediterranean, where Moscow has recently deployed a permanent task force consisting of some 10 surface ships
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UK To Procure New Laser Light Module Mk3 Equipment Worth £53 Million
January 20, 2014 @ 01:40 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is procuring new laser light module Mk3 equipment under a £53 million contract to provide Royal Marines Commandos with better enemy illumination - up to 800m during day and night operations. Weighing 244g, the new laser light can be equipped onto the SA80 rifle to provide more accurate firing in low-light conditions
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Russian Navy Receive New Attack Submarine
December 31, 2013 @ 08:58 AMRussia's first Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, was handed over to the Navy yesterday. The submarine, designated as Graney-class by NATO, had been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia since 1993
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Russian Navy To Commission New Attack Submarine On 30th December
December 27, 2013 @ 09:13 AMThe Russian Navy will receive its first Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, on December 30, according to RIA Novosti. The submarine, designated as Graney-class by NATO, has been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia since 1993
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US Navy Demos UAS From Submerged Submarine
December 6, 2013 @ 12:53 PMThe U.S
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Korea To Buy Aerial Refueling Tanker Next Year
November 28, 2013 @ 03:19 PMKorea will pick an aerial refueling aircraft next year with a goal of deploying it by 2017 with the tender to be announced in January, 2014. The total cost will be about $1 billion (W1 trillion) for four refueling tankers between 2017 and 2019
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Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
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