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China Wraps up S-400 Air Defence System Tests
January 10, 2019 @ 12:13 PMChina has successfully completed testing of the S-400 air defence system after intercepting an airborne target by a missile fired from the system it acquired from Russia. The test-firing conducted last December was the second such test
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MBDA Demonstrates Mistral Missile against Fast Attack Boats
January 9, 2019 @ 02:09 PMMBDA has test fired its Mistral missile from a SIMBAD-RC automated naval turret firing from the land against a fast moving remotely-controlled semi-rigid Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIACs). The scenario was intended to be representative of the self-protection of a vessel against an asymmetric threat (commando or terrorist attack)
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Portable Antitank Radar Introduced into Russian Army
January 9, 2019 @ 11:15 AMThe Russian home-grown SNAR-10 M1 self-propelled portable antitank radar has entered the service with troops of Central Military District under state defence order. The SNAR-10 M1 is designed for reconnaissance of moving ground, air and surface targets
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US Navy Test-fires Missile-Killing Hyper Velocity Projectiles from Deck Gun
January 9, 2019 @ 11:01 AMA US Navy warship has fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun for effective defence against cruise missiles and unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Though standard fixtures on most US Navy warships, the Mk 45 5-inch deck gun is based on World War II concept of defending warships against decades-old threats
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Russia Developing Kalibr-M 4500 km Range Cruise Missile for Warship Deployment
January 8, 2019 @ 11:54 AMRussia is developing a new Kalibr-M crusie missile with a range of over 4,500 kms for its navy. "The newest high-precision ship-based Kalibr-M cruise missile with a maximum firing range of more than 4,500 km is being developed for the Russian Navy
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Raytheon To Provide Zumwalt Capability, Design Support to SM-2
December 27, 2018 @ 10:55 AMRaytheon has won a $17 million modification contract to exercise an option for providing Zumwalt capability and design agent support to the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2). Fiscal 2017 and 2018 weapons procurement (Navy); and foreign military sales funding in the amount of $16,951,832 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year
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Kazakhstan Receives New Batch of Su-30 SM Fighter Jets
December 27, 2018 @ 09:31 AMRepublic of Kazakhstan has received a new batch of Su-30 SM fighters from Russia as a part of military-technical cooperation. Su-30 SM aircraft belongs to the “4 ++” class and, in terms of their flight and tactical-technical characteristics and are very close to the last, fifth-generation aircraft, Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement Tuesday
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Syrian Air Defence 'Intercepts' Missiles Fired by Israeli Warplanes
December 26, 2018 @ 02:39 PMSyrian Air Defences have intercepted hostile missiles fired by Israeli warplanes from over the Lebanese territories, a source from the military said Tuesday. Most of the hostile missiles were downed before reaching their targets, SANA quoted the source as saying
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Raytheon to Provide US Navy with Air Defense Radar Integration Efforts
December 20, 2018 @ 11:14 AMRaytheon has won a $114 million United States (US) Navy contract for Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) AN/SPY-6(V) integration and production support efforts. The contract includes providing integration and production support for continued combat system integration and test, engineering, training, software and depot maintenance, and field engineering services, as well as the procurement of spare parts, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Long Range Anti-Ship Missile to USAF Operational
December 19, 2018 @ 01:09 PMLockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to the United States (US) Air Force operational units. The LRASM completed the required integration, flight testing, modelling and simulation for the EOC declaration
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
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...