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Azerbaijan Buys SOM Cruise Missile from Turkey's ROKETSAN
June 26, 2018 @ 12:08 PMThe Azerbaijan Air Force (AAF) has displayed SOM cruise missile purchased from the Turkish firm ROKETSAN. The SOM missile was demonstrated in the 100th anniversary parade of Azerbaijan Army for the first time which makes it clear that Azerbaijan has got SOM-B1 modified version making it the first foreign user of SOM missile,
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Ukraine Accuses Russia-backed Militants of Using Blinding Laser Devices in War Zones
May 29, 2018 @ 03:29 PMUkraine has accused Kremlin-backed militants on targeting its serviceman with unidentified optical radiation devices since 2016. Ukraine believes that the soldiers were likely targeted with blinding laser devices, which Russia brought to Donbas to test its new advanced technology in battlefield conditions,
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Chinese Navy Intercepts US Warships Near Disputed South China Sea Islands
May 28, 2018 @ 11:01 AMChinas military intercepted two US warships around the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Sunday, Ministry of National Defense said. Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry, said two U
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Pakistan Test Fires Enhanced Range Nuclear-capable Cruise Missile
April 16, 2018 @ 09:26 AMPakistan has test fired an enhanced range version of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Babur cruise missile. Babur Weapon System-1 (B) is capable of striking targets both at land and sea, at a range of 700 kilometres, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Saturday
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Indian Air Force Commits To Purchase 324 LCA Tejas
March 16, 2018 @ 04:45 PMThe Indian Air force has committed to buy 324 indigenously-built Tejas Light Combat aircraft (LCA), which also includes 201 upgraded versions of the aircraft, to make up for the fast-depleting number of fighter squadrons. According to a report by Times of India, IAF has “firmly committed” to 123 Tejas jets at present, which will come at a cost of over INR 75,000 crore (US$ 11
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Saab’s GlobalEye AWACS Aircraft Completes First Flight
March 15, 2018 @ 09:39 AMSaab successfully completed the first flight of its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft (AWACS) on March 14 in Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 jet platform, undertook a 1 hour 46 minutes test flight collecting extensive flight-test data using the on-board instrumentation suite
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Israel Aerospace Industries Patents Long Distance Mission Capability for Heron UAV
February 8, 2018 @ 11:18 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has patented a new capability for its Heron UAVs under which it can automatically land in runways located thousands of kilometers away, serviced and fueled before it takes off for an additional mission. Based on satellite communication, combined with precise automated taxiing, takeoff and landing, the innovative capability, constitutes a major breakthrough in the remote operation concept, an IAI statement said
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US DARPA Completes Unmanned Anti-submarine Warfare Technology Demonstration Ship Project
January 31, 2018 @ 09:39 AMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program to develop a naval vessel that can traverse thousands of kilometers without a single crew on board for months at a time. DARPA has transferred the technology demonstration vessel, Sea Hunter, to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) which will continue developing the revolutionary prototype vehicle—the first of what could ultimately become an entirely new class of unmanned ocean-going vessel—as the Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV)
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North Korea Preparing To Launch New Satellite: Seoul Newspaper
December 27, 2017 @ 08:25 AMNorth Korea has reportedly manufactured a new artificial satellite called "Kwangmyongsong-5", according to media reports, despite sanctions by the U.N
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India’s HAL Facility for Sukhoi Fighters Suitable for FGFA Manufacturing: HAL Chief...
November 26, 2017 @ 10:08 AMIndian Sukhoi fighter jet manufacturing facility, Nashik based Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) can be used for building fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), if the government decides to go ahead with the proposed Indo-Russian joint venture, HAL Chairman and Managing Director T Suvarna Raju has said. The facility will not require any major investment to reconfigure it to produce the FGFA, Raju told PTI Sunday
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
Gulf States to Activate Joint Defense Mechanisms Following Israeli Bombing of Qatar
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
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...