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China Offers USD 870 Million Worth Projects To Private Firms For Military...
April 18, 2017 @ 09:43 AMChina is offering 6 billion yuan ($870 million) investment for research on equipment and weapons to the private Chinese firms and institutes for boosting military-civilian integration and upgrade military technologies. The Central Military Commission's equipment development department issued a guideline on its website saying that 2,000 projects will be funded under the plan this year,
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India Approves Purchase Of Israeli Barak Missiles
April 4, 2017 @ 10:32 AMThe Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved purchase of Barak surface-to-air missiles for the navy among other proposals for an estimated $132 million. The new missiles are urgently needed to replace the current ones which have completed their shelf life
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Russian Helicopters Plans KA-226, Anset Chopper Assembly In Iran
April 1, 2017 @ 12:48 PMRussian Helicopters and Irans Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO) have planned a joint venture to assemble KA-226 and Anset light civilian helicopters. The JV to assemble light civilian helicopters in Iran was announced by Russian Helicopters firm last week
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China J-20's Engines to Incorporate Powder Metallurgy Superalloys
March 22, 2017 @ 03:02 PMChina is planning to equip J-20 stealth fighter jets with home-made engines that incorporate Powder Metallurgy superalloy turbine disks. China intends to replace the current Russia-produced Saturn AL-31F engines between 2018 and 2019,
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Russia's Rostec Delivers Laser Rangefinders To China
February 7, 2017 @ 03:07 PMRussias Shvabe, a part of Rostec Corp, has delivered LDM-2VK laser rangefinders to China for use in shooting practise. The LDM-2VK laser rangefinder, which defines target coordinates in the GLONASS and GPS satellite navigation systems, is produced at the holding company's Shvabe – Defense and Protection enterprise
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N Korea Restarts Weapons-Grade Plutonium-Producing Reactor
January 28, 2017 @ 11:00 AMFresh satellite imagery shows that North Korea has apparently restarted its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor. "Imagery from January 22 shows a water plume (most probably warm) originating from the cooling water outlet of the reactor, an indication that the reactor is very likely operating," the website 38 North said in a report
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India’s Future MBT To Be More Lethal: DRDO Chief
January 24, 2017 @ 02:22 PMIndias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has planned to equip its future MBT tanks with a 125 mm gun, third-generation anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) and an air-defense machine gun. Speaking at the International Armoured Vehicles 2017 conference in London, Dr U
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India To Build Modern Bunkers Along Its Border With China
January 24, 2017 @ 12:56 PMIndian army is building a large number of modern bunkers in Sikkim as part of its efforts to boost the countrys defenses along the border, shared with China. The new bunkers are being built using hallow block structures that can be transported easily to hill areas after having been constructed in plain areas
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Russia's Strategic Missile Forces To Get 1,500 New Camouflage Kits In 2017
January 23, 2017 @ 03:22 PMRussia has planned to equip its Strategic Missile Forces with 1500 camouflage kits in 2017, with the priority given to Topol-class Intercontinental ballistic missile-launching units. The nuclear forces will receive up to 1,500 kits for their mobile missile units, " 15 times more" than they did in 2013
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Bodytrak Soldier-Monitoring System Readies For Trials With UK Army
December 28, 2016 @ 01:36 PMUK-based Inova Design Solutions' Bodytrak that uses an in-ear device to monitor vital signs from the human body, is readying to undergo trials with the British Army. Further, it would be used in support of a military charity expedition to Antarctica,
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
Israel to Establish "Supreme Armaments Council" for the Next Round of War...
U.K. Bars Israelis from Top Military Academy over Gaza War
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...