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Russia Floats Nuclear-powered Sub to Carry Nuke-armed Underwater Drones
April 23, 2019 @ 08:27 PMRussian ‘special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod that will be the first carrier of Poseidon strategic underwater drones, was floated out at the Sevmash Shipyard on Tuesday, Russia media reported. The Poseidon drones are meant to evade underwater defences and strike strategic targets with nuclear or conventional warheads
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New Israeli Missile Can Speed Past Russian S-300 Air Defence System
April 23, 2019 @ 12:53 PMIsrael has developed a new supersonic air-to-surface missile that can speed past the Russian S-300 air defence system without getting intercepted, a journalist from Germany, Florian Rötzer, has claimed. The “Rampage” missiles were used by the Israeli military during an airstrike in the Syrian province of Hama last week, according to a report by
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Belarus Develops Anti-drone Defense System
April 23, 2019 @ 09:03 AMBelarus has developed “TRIO,” a new air defense system that is capable of targeting and destroying aerial targets including drones, according to the countrys State Military and Industrial Committee. "The new surface-to-air missile system developed by specialists of BSVT - New Technologies has been created to provide air defense for military and industrial facilities, land troops units and formations, and also to strike small-size air targets, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)," the committee said in a statement Monday
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Gremyashchy Corvette, Admiral Kasatonov Frigate To Begin Sea Trials
April 22, 2019 @ 06:06 PMThe lead corvette of Project 20385 Gremyashchy and the new frigate under Project 22350, Admiral Kasatonov will begin sea trials on Sunday, Russian Navy Spokesman Igor Dygalo has said. "On April 21, the new frigate of project 22350, the Admiral Kasatonov, and the new Gremyashchy corvette of Project 20385 will be put to sea from St
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China to Show off Locally-made Aircraft Carrier, Naval Might At Parade
April 22, 2019 @ 03:28 PMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has planned to showcase new and upgraded locally-made aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and destroyers during a military parade that is set to take place between 22 and 25 April. "At this naval parade the PLA Navy ships and aircraft to be revealed are the Liaoning aircraft carrier, new types of nuclear submarines, new types of destroyers, as well as fighter aircraft
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US Suspends CARAT Drill With Sri Lanka After Sunday's Blasts
April 22, 2019 @ 03:03 PMThe United States (US) has suspended the Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training (CARAT) drill with Sri Lankan military scheduled to take place this week in wake of series of eight explosions that ripped through the country on Sunday. The blasts were targeted at the island nation's Catholic churches and hotels
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Russian Project 22160 Corvettes To Get Latest Electronic Defense Suite
April 18, 2019 @ 10:29 AMThe new corvettes of Russia's Project 22160 will be armed with the latest reconnaissance and defense complexes. The lead ship of the project, Vasily Bykov warship, is currently being tested in the Black sea to observe the effectiveness, according to a report by Izvestia daily
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Second Batch Of S-400s To Be Delivered To China This July
April 4, 2019 @ 12:54 PMRussia will deliver the second batch of S-400 missile defense systems to China by sea in late July this year. "The transport vehicle with the first batch of equipment from the second S-400 regimental set for China will put to sea in the Baltic in late July this year, that is almost five months earlier than the term set in the contract,”
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US Approves Sale of Hellfire-missile Equipped 24 MH-60R helicopters to India
April 3, 2019 @ 04:30 PMThe United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of 24 MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters made by Lockheed Martin for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion
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MBDA Test-fires Brimstone 3 Precision-Strike Weapon
March 28, 2019 @ 03:09 PMMBDA has test-fired latest iteration of the precision-strike weapon, Brimstone 3. Conducted at the Vidsel range in Sweden, the telemetry unit-equipped Brimstone 3 was deployed from a surface launcher against a pick-up truck target, the company said in a statement
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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