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France Launches Tiger Helicopter Missile Development Program, Orders Fifth Barracuda Submarine
May 7, 2018 @ 04:34 PMThe French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced Monday that the country is launching the development phase of the "Tiger Standard 3" helicopter program on the basis of European cooperation, and is ordering the fifth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine. This decision is directly in line with the framework set by the Franco-German Defense and Security Council of 13 July 2017, during which Germany and France agreed to set up a cooperation framework for the Standard 3 of the Tiger helicopter, as well as for a joint air-to-ground tactical missile program, the ministry said in a statement
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Brazil’s First Scorpene-class Diesel-Electric Submarine Enters Final Assembly Phase
February 21, 2018 @ 09:03 AMBrazils President Michel Temer on Tuesday launched the final assembly phase of the Riachuelo-class diesel electric attack submarine, at the Shipyard and Naval Base (SNB) of Itaguai, Xinhua reports. S40 Riachuelo is the first of four Scorpene submarines being built in Brazil under a 2008 contract between the Brazilian Navy and Naval Group
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Rosoboronexport to Promote Small Submarines With Air Independent Propulsion
January 24, 2018 @ 02:52 PMRosoboronexport, part of Rostec State Corporation, announced in a press release last week that it will continue to promote small and midget submarines in the external market in 2018. “Rosoboronexport notes the growing interest in small and midget submarines in South-East Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East
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South Korea’s Navy To Start Operating New Stealth Submarine In May
January 19, 2018 @ 08:08 AMSouth Korea's Navy will receive seventh Son Won II-class (Type 214) diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, on Friday that is capable of operating underwater for more than 10 days. The Hong Beom-do, is the world's top-level diesel sub that can handle more than 300 underwater targets at the same time and operate underwater for over 10 days without surfacing, Yonhap reports citing the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)
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Russian Pacific Fleet Cruiser Varyag and Submarine Tomsk Tests Anti-ship Missiles
October 9, 2017 @ 12:02 PMThe crew of the Russian Pacific Fleet have tested two supersonic cruise missiles during training exercise in the Okhotsk Sea water zone, the defense ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, the nuclear submarine cruiser Tomsk fired a supersonic naval anti-ship missile Granit from “a submerged location” and Varyag guided-missile cruiser launched Bazalt supersonic anti-ship missile, successfully hitting the assigned target
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Iran Begins Final Tests Of Homegrown Diesel-Electric Submarine ‘Fateh’
August 31, 2017 @ 10:42 AMIrans homegrown diesel-electric submarine Fateh (Conquerer) has been put through final tests, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said. Minister Hatami told Tasnim news agency that the Iranian submarine is undergoing tests, whose results will determine when the vessel would enter service
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Russia's Nuclear Submarine Test Fires 'Kalibr' Cruise Missile
August 18, 2017 @ 09:31 AMA Russian nuclear submarine on Friday struck a target in Russias northwestern Arkhangelsk region with Kalibr sea-based cruise missile. "Today, the Northern Fleet's multipurpose nuclear submarine Severodvinsk successfully fired a Kalibr sea-based cruise missile
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Northrop Grumman To Demo Undersea Targeting Using Drones
August 15, 2017 @ 11:10 AMNorthrop Grumman will demonstrate undersea targeting using networked drones both above and below water at this years Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) in Panama City, Florida, August 14-18. The demonstration will showcase Northrop Grummans advanced mission management and control system aligned with the Navy Common Control System vision, highlighting the benefits of an open architecture approach and demonstrating the ability to rapidly integrate multiple capabilities into a relevant mission scenario
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BAE Systems To Design Submerged Vessel Detection Tech Under DARPA Program
July 19, 2017 @ 03:47 PMBAE Systems has won a $4.6 million contract from US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to enable submarines to detect other submerged vessels at greater distances, while minimizing the risk of counter-detection
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Cruise Missile Test Launched From Russian Nuclear Submarine
July 5, 2017 @ 07:01 AMRussias Smolensk nuclear-powered submarine has test-launched a cruise missile that hit the designated target in the Barents Sea from underwater position. "From the underwater position, a Granit missile was fired against a combined sea-based target at a distance of about 400 kilometers," the Northern Fleets press service said on Wednesday
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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...