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North Korea Releases Video Showing Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Test
January 9, 2016 @ 09:59 AMNorth Korea has released a video showing a successful submarine launched ballistic missile test carried out last month. The 54-minute video telecast on the state-run Korean Central Television included a report that said, the missile launch was done in December by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who in the video is seen standing viewing a missile being shot up from underneath the sea
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South Sudan’s Army Acquires Shoulder Missiles From Unidentified Source: Report
January 5, 2016 @ 01:11 PMThe Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA), an official army of South Sudan, has admitted to have recently acquire supplies of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles from an unidentified source, local media reports. A high ranking military officer in the army and a longtime military ally of President Salva Kiir told Sudan Tribune on the New Year Eve that the army had obtained dozens of shoulder missiles
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Russia Develops Automated Retargeting Control System For ICBMs
December 18, 2015 @ 10:54 AMRussias new automated system will help retarget intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) instantly before the launch. “The new system will be put into operation from next year
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South Korea To Develop Stealth Drones To Counter North’s Long Range Artillery...
December 7, 2015 @ 03:04 PMSouth Korea will develop a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to counter North Korea's long-range artillery and mobile missile systems. The development is part of the 31 research projects to be conducted by the South Korean military by the end of next year, Yonhap News Agency quoted an unnamed official as saying Sunday
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Brahmos Missile Test Validates Indian Destroyer INS Kochi’s Systems
November 1, 2015 @ 07:42 PMThe Brahmos cruise missile was successfully tested from Indian Navys newest stealth destroyer INS Kochi. The second of Project 15A “Kolkata-class” guided missile destroyer test fired the missile as part of an acceptance test during a naval drill being conducted on off Indias west coast
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China Corners 80 Per Cent Of African Air Forces' Trainer Aircraft Market
October 16, 2015 @ 02:30 PMAbout 80 per cent of trainer aircraft fleet operated by African air forces is made in China. Twenty-four variants of the Y-12 turbo-prop trainer aircraft produced by China Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp are currently operated by several nations including Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan, Namibia, Tanzania and Eritrea, Zhang Guangjian, general manager of International Aero Development, a subsidiary of the state-run Aviation Industry Corporation of China was quoted as saying during the Aviation Expo China held in Beijing last month by Want China Times Daily Thursday
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South Korea To Dispatch Engineers To Conflict Zones
September 29, 2015 @ 10:59 AMSouth Korea will dispatch additional military engineers to conflict zones to beef up UN peacekeeping operations. "They will be assisting reconstruction and humanitarian activities in conflict zones," South Korean President Park Geun-hye said in the leader's summit on peacekeeping at the UN that was co-chaired by US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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India’s Bharat Dynamics, Electronics Corporation To Collaborate For Defence Systems’ Delivery
September 22, 2015 @ 02:39 PMIndias Bharat Dynamics (BDL) has signed MoU with Electronics Corporation of India(ECIL) to co-develop missile electronics and weapon support systems. The collaboration will enable both the organisations to enhance business opportunities in the area of missiles and underwater weapon systems for upcoming defence programmes, the companies announced in a statement on Monday
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Are India and France Still to Bridge Differences on Rafale Deal?
September 3, 2015 @ 02:28 PMThe sudden decision by French Defense Minister to cancel a planned visit to India on his way back from Malaysia is an indication of all is not well in the negotiations of the 36 Rafale fighter jets sales to India. The defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian who was to arrive in New Delhi on September 2 to sign an inter-governmental deal on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets cancelled his plans at the last minute
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Guillaume Steuer Appointed As Airbus Helicopters' Head Of External Communications
September 2, 2015 @ 12:42 PMAirbus Helicopters has appointed Guillaume Steuer as Head of External Communications. From today onwards, Guillaume Steuer reports to Vice President of Corporate Communications Yves Barillé and manages all external communications activities for Airbus Helicopters, the company announced Tuesday
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