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PLA Navy To Have 415 Warships By 2030, US expert Says
May 27, 2015 @ 12:58 PMChina will have about 415 warships that includes four aircraft carriers and about 100 submarines by 2030, James Fanell the former director of the US Pacific Fleet's intelligence and information said in a two-day conference held by the US Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute, DefenseNews reported Sunday. During the event, which was held to discuss the PLA Navy's shipbuilding progress and challenges, Fanell said that apart from 99 submarines and four aircraft carriers, the 415 warships include 26 corvettes, 73 amphibious ships, three missile craft, and 102 destroyers and frigates
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France Fires Naval Cruise Missile From Aquitaine Frigate
May 26, 2015 @ 11:02 AMThe French ministry of defense announced today that the frigate Aquitaine has successfully fired its first naval cruise missile on May 19. Aquitaine is the first unit in the multi-mission frigate program (FREMM)
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908 Devices' High Pressure Mass Spectrometry To Support US Army's Chemical Detector
May 21, 2015 @ 12:19 PMUS army has selected 908 Devices patented High-Pressure Mass Spectrometry (HPMS) to power Next-Generation Chemical Detector. The contract supports the Armys Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) defense programs, the company announced today
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Jenoptik Delivers Radome To BAE System For Eurofighter Typoon
May 20, 2015 @ 01:30 PMJenoptik announced today that it has delivered radome to BAE Systems for Eurofighter Typhoon. The 200th protective dome delivery in Great Britain represents the multi-national Eurofighter consortium
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Russia Offers To Upgrade India's Strela Missile System
May 20, 2015 @ 10:51 AMRussia has offered to upgrade Indias existing short-range Strela-10M3 mobile air defence system to the level of the Strela-10M4 or Strela-10MN (night version), RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. “During a meeting of the Russia-India Inter-governmental Commission (IGC), we made a technical proposal to India for the modernization of the Strela-10M3 SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems
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Pakistan Inducts Chinese Air Defense Missile System
May 15, 2015 @ 03:03 PMPakistan has inducted Chinese HQ-7B Short Range Air-defense system (Pakistani FM-90) to counter aerial targets including cruise missiles. The Pakistani army conducted a test firing of the cruise missile on Monday witnessed by the chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, ISPR (Inter service public relations) reported in an official statement
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Egypt Buying Russian S-300 Missile System: Israeli Intelligence
May 14, 2015 @ 01:26 PMA senior Israeli intelligence official confirmed on Wednesday that Egypt is buying the same advanced S-300 air defense system that Iran had bought from Russia. "I don't know what kind of threat Egypt looks at when they decide to buy it, but we do not see Egypt as the enemy
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Lockheed Martin Wins $174 Million Tactical Missile System Contract For UAE
May 14, 2015 @ 10:34 AMLockheed Martin announced Wednesday that has won a $174 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to produce Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for the United Arab Emirates. Some of the productions are also meant for USA
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Saab To Showcase New-Gen Submarines At IMDEX 2015
May 13, 2015 @ 04:26 PMSaab will showcase its new generation of submarine, A26, at IMDEX Asia 2015, the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and conference in Singapore, 19-21 May. The Saab will also display other products including systems and solutions for air, surface and sea
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Boeing Offers Advanced Harpoon Missile To US Navy
May 13, 2015 @ 03:56 PMBoeing has offered an upgraded anti-ship and land attack weapon, which doubles the range of the services existing Harpoon to US navy. The Harpoon Next-Generation is a sea-skimming land, submarine, air or surface launched missile guided by GPS and inertial navigation systems for destroying a range of targets such as enemy ships, small boats and land targets, Military
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