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France May Cancel Russia’s Mistral Warship Deal Over Ukraine Crisis
March 18, 2014 @ 08:59 AMIn light of Russias involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, France will consider scrapping a 1.4-billion-euro deal to deliver two Mistral-class warships to the Russian Navy
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Belarusian Army To Get New Long-Range Radar
January 13, 2014 @ 07:37 AMThe Belarusian army has commissioned a new indigenously developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, the countrys defense ministry was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “The Belarusian-made Vostok-D radar has been put on combat duty in electronic warfare units,” the ministrys spokesman said
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MiG-31 Suspended Until Crash Investigation
December 17, 2013 @ 09:32 AMThe Russian Air Force has suspended the operation of all 122 in-service MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor jets while investigators establish the cause of a crash of one of the planes. The temporary suspension was imposed after a MiG-31 crashed near the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airbase outside Vladivostok in Russias Far East on Saturday, an official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Japan Plans Osprey Aircrafts Purchase: Report
December 16, 2013 @ 03:45 PMJapan's Self-Defense Forces will acquire 17 of the U.S Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft over five years from next April, according to Global Post
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China Conducts First Stealth Combat Drone Test
November 22, 2013 @ 10:02 AMChina has tested its first stealth combat drone, a "Sharp Sword" unmanned aircraft, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. "The successful flight shows the nation has again narrowed the air-power disparity between itself and Western nations," the China Daily newspaper said, adding the flight made China the "fourth power
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Russia Develops New Hybrid-Powered Silent APC
July 31, 2013 @ 12:12 PMRussia has developed and tested a hybrid-powered silent armored personnel carrier (APC) that could eventually be remotely operated, according to manufacturer Military-Industrial Company. The Krymsk APC, based on the BTR-90 Rostok vehicle, has a hybrid engine and can move virtually silently on a battery-driven electric motor when its diesel engine is turned off, Ria Novosti quoted a spokesperson as saying
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Japan, France To Start Talks On Developing Military Equipment
June 5, 2013 @ 11:44 AMJapan has agreed to hold official talks on joint weapons development with France, despite the objections regarding the France military sales to China and Russia. At the Asia Security Summit, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian showed a strong interest in Japanese weapons-related technology, and proposed to the Japan Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera that the two nations jointly develop military weapons and equipment
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India, Japan Set To Finalize US-2 Amphibious Aircraft Sale
May 27, 2013 @ 12:01 PMIndia and Japan are close to signing a deal to supply amphibious planes to India making this the first sale “of hardware used by the military since a weapons export ban was imposed”, according to reports. With Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh currently on a four-day visit to Tokyo, both parties are set put in motion the purchase of the US-2, a domestically-developed aircraft used by Japan's armed forces
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GE To Provide Gas Turbines For Japanese Destroyer
April 8, 2013 @ 05:50 PMGE Marine announced that it will provide IHI, Tokyo, Japan, with LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) new 24DDH destroyer. The GE LM2500 gas turbines will be equipped with integrated electronic controls
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Secure Authentication For Smartphones
February 21, 2013 @ 04:17 PMLockheed Martin and Fixmo, Inc. have integrated technologies to offer an innovative level of secure authentication for consumer grade mobile devices
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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
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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...