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British Parliament Votes To Renew Its Nuclear-Armed Submarine Fleet
July 19, 2016 @ 12:10 PMBritish parliament on Monday voted to replace its aging fleet of nuclear-armed submarines with new vessels. Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government is committed to keeping the country's nuclear arsenal, a powerful but costly symbol of the country's military status that consists of four Royal Navy submarines armed with Trident missiles
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India To Lease Second Akula-Class Nuclear-Sub From Russia
July 12, 2016 @ 11:18 AMIndia has agreed to lease a second Akula-class nuclear powered submarine Nerpa from Russia. "India agreed to lease a project 971 submarine which will be withdrawn from the Russian Navy,"
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Saab Upgrades Gripen Fighter With MBDA Meteor BVRAAM Missile
July 11, 2016 @ 02:58 PMSaab, the Swedish Air Force and Swedens Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have successfully integrated the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM missile on to the Gripen fighter. Known in Swedish terms as MS20, this upgrade is the latest step in Gripens process of constant capability expansion
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US Adds Three More N. Korean Entities To Sanctions List
July 5, 2016 @ 11:51 AMThe US has imposed sanctions on three North Korean entities and a trading firm for involvement in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Monday. The North's General Department of Military Cooperation, the Namhung Trading Corp
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Russia Testing Fifth Generation Automated Combat Control System
July 5, 2016 @ 07:18 AMRussian industrial enterprises are testing the fifth-generation prospective integrated automated combat control system. "Starting from 2016, this will allow the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) to begin equipping the RVSN's modernized control centers and prospective strategic missile systems currently being developed with elements of the integrated automated combat control system," the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told Interfax on Saturday
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Fourth Launch Test Of Agni-V Missile Stuck Due To Battery Issue: DRDO...
July 4, 2016 @ 01:28 PMA technical snag with the battery of Indias indigenous nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-V has caused the delay in its fourth test. “It has been delayed because of a technical snag,” Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief S Christopher was quoted as saying by IANS
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Saab To Upgrade Swedish Navy Koster-class Mine Counter-measures Vessels
July 4, 2016 @ 10:04 AMSaab has received an order worth SEK147 million from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to modify and upgrade two Swedish Navy Koster-class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs). Saab will upgrade and modify of two of Swedens Koster-class MCMVs
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France Tests M51 Ballistic Missile From Nuclear-powered Submarine
July 1, 2016 @ 09:44 PMFrance tested a M51 strategic ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered submarine, Triumphant early Friday morning. The missile was monitored throughout its flight phase from the test center of the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), including the test and telemetry ship “Monge”,
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Russia To Use Digital Video Cameras On Surveillance Flights
June 28, 2016 @ 02:18 PMRussia becomes the first of 34 signatories of the Open Skies Treaty which will be using digital video cameras on surveillance flights. The digital surveillance hardware equipment will be equipped to Tupolev Tu-154 Lk-1 and Antonov An-30B used on surveillance missions under the treaty has been certified, the Russian Defense Ministrys press office was quoted as saying in a statement by Russian Aviation
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S. Korea, Two Allies To Conduct Joint Defense Drill To Deal With...
June 28, 2016 @ 11:57 AMSouth Korea, the United States and Japan will carry out their first-ever joint missile defense exercise in Hawaii, Wednesday, to deal more effectively with North Korea's growing nuclear and ballistic missile threats, the Souths Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday. The trilateral missile defense exercise will take place on the side-lines of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC, the world's largest U
F-16, F-15 Pilots Control XQ-58A Drones in U.S. Air Force Teaming Test...
France Orders 1,000 Micro Quadcopters for Army
Poland Signs Contract for Satellite Navigation Jamming Kits
Swedish Startup NAD Raises $3M, Set to Launch Unique Drone
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...
