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North Korea Claims H-Bomb Test, South Detects Artificial Tremors
January 6, 2016 @ 10:06 AMThe North Korean government has claimed to have successfully tested its first Hydrogen bomb in Juche, Korea. In an announcement by the DPRK government, it said, “the first H-bomb test was successfully conducted in Juche Koreaat 10:00 on Wednesday, pursuant to the strategic determination of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK)
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Japan To Test Locally-made Stealth Jet In Early 2016
December 3, 2015 @ 06:12 AMJapans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is expected to test fly a locally-made stealth jet by March 2016 with technology developed in-house. The plane, called Advanced Technology Demonstrator X (ATD-X) will then be handed over to the Japanese Self Defence Force (SDF), which will start conducting its own tests, Bloomberg quoted Hirofumi Doi, a program manager at the Defense Ministry as saying
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ThyssenKrupp, DCNS, Mitsubishi-Kawasaki Submit Bids for Australian Submarine Project
November 30, 2015 @ 11:11 AMGermanys ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Frances DCNS and Japans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-Kawasaki Heavy Industries today submitted bids to build Australias new submarines fleet. Australian and Japanese media reported that the bids by the companies were submitted by the November 30 deadline
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US Considers Operationalizing 3-Way Intelligence Sharing With Korea, Japan
November 14, 2015 @ 11:17 AMThe US is hoping to operationalize a trilateral military intelligence sharing agreement with South Korea and Japan to build a robust security partnership with its allies. David Shear, assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, made the remark in a speech at the think tank Atlantic Council, referring to the information-sharing memorandum of understanding that the three countries signed last year
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Croatian Navy Test-fires Saab RBS15 Anti-Ship Missile
November 3, 2015 @ 11:45 AMThe Croatian Navy has test-fired a Saab RBS15 anti-ship missile from its vessel. The second firing test of an RBS15 anti-ship missile has taken place at the beginning of October
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Russian Spy-Group Tried Hacking MH17 Investigation
October 26, 2015 @ 08:17 AMA Cyber-spy group is reported to have attempted to hack the Dutch Safety Board officials computers tasked with the MH17 air crash investigation. Pawn Storm, a Russian spy group believed to have close connections with the Russian government reportedly targeted the Dutch agency before and after the safety board published their detailed report on the MH17 incident on October 13, 2015, Trend Micro reported on its website October 22
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French President Eyes Selling New Ships To Russia
October 14, 2015 @ 10:58 AMThe French President Francois Hollande is eyeing to sell new ships to Russia despite canceling Mistral-class helicopter carrier deal. "Things went well with Russia, which has agreed to cancel the contract
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Rostec Offers Electronic Warfare, Communication Systems To Egypt’s Mistral Warships
September 28, 2015 @ 01:37 PMKRET and United Instrument Manufacturing Corp (UIMC) are ready to equip Egypts Mistral Warships with Electronic Warfare and Communication systems. “KRET has proposed to outfit the Mistral ships, previously intended for the Russian Navy with 5P28 Pobeditel electronic warfare defense systems, which can be installed on large ships such as aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, and cruisers
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Japan MOD Seeks 2.2 Per cent Defense Budget Hike To Buy Military
September 1, 2015 @ 02:32 PMThe Japanese MOD has requested the government to increase its fourth straight annual military budget spending by 2.2 per cent to buy military equipment
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France Refunds More Than 1 Billion Euros To Russia In Mistral Deal
August 26, 2015 @ 10:46 AMFrance on Tuesday has transferred more than 1 billion euros to Russia in compensation for non-delivery of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. “All financial issues concerning the Mistral helicopter-carriers, which France refused to deliver to Russia, have now been settled in full,” Interfax quoted a military-diplomatic source as saying on Tuesday
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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