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UK MoD Awards BAE Systems Astute Class Submarine Contract

November 19, 2015 @ 12:10 PM

The UK MoD has awarded BAE Systems a contract for the delivery of the fifth Astute Class submarine, taking the total value for work on the vessel to 1.3 billion pounds The full contract covers the design and remaining build, test and commissioning activities on Anson, the fifth of seven technologically-advanced submarines in the class
Raytheon Delivers Hull-mounted Submarine Detection Sonar For DARPA Program

November 19, 2015 @ 10:10 AM

Raytheon has delivered latest fifth-generation hull-mounted sonar system, for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program. The company announced today that it delivered the prototype of the new underwater submarine detection system for mounting it on (DARPA)'s unmanned trimaran hulls
Russia Attacks Islamic State Targets Using Long Range Strategic Bombers

November 18, 2015 @ 10:29 AM

Russia bombed Islamic State (IS) targets yesterday using its Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) and Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) strategic bombers, as well as Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder) medium bomber. This marks the first time in Russian Air Force history that the Bear and the Blackjack have taken part in an “actual battle”, according to a Russian Defence Ministry statement released to the Russian media
Russia Tests Topol M Nuclear Capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

November 17, 2015 @ 03:11 PM

Russia test- fired its RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a 550 kiloton yield nuclear warhead over 10000 kms range. The launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile based on Topol missile happened from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region today, Sputnik news said quoting a defence ministry spokesman
USAF Completes Testing Of Non-nuclear Gravity Bomb

November 17, 2015 @ 11:33 AM

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and United States Air Force (USAF) have tested non-nuclear version of the B61-12 gravity bomb at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. The test was performed in a realistic guided flight environment, the USAF announced today
US Approves $1.3 Billion 'Smart' Bombs Sale To Saudi Arabia

November 17, 2015 @ 08:16 AM

The US State Department has approved $1.29 billion worth sale of 22,000 smart and general purpose bombs to Saudi Arabia
French Aircraft Carrier Sails for Syria, To Triple France's Capacity To Attack...

November 17, 2015 @ 07:28 AM

France has deployed the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria against IS militants. The 38,000t, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle will set off on Thursday for the eastern Mediterranean
US Considers Operationalizing 3-Way Intelligence Sharing With Korea, Japan

November 14, 2015 @ 11:17 AM

The 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
French Navy Tests Rafale’s RBE2 Radar From Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

November 13, 2015 @ 11:49 AM

The French Navy has completed the test of Rafale's new RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during combat missions over Iraq. The French Navy operated an AESA radar-equipped Rafale M F3 omnirole combat aircraft in the test during actual close air support (CAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) combat missions over Iraq, Naval-Technology reported Thursday
Russian TV Airs 'secret' Nuclear Weapon Status-6

November 13, 2015 @ 11:01 AM

Russia's state-controlled TV has aired a confidential government document that describes plans for a new nuclear-armed torpedo known as Status-6. The oceanic multi-purpose weapon system is designed to destroy important economic installations of the enemy in coastal areas and cause guaranteed devastating damage to the country's territory, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, reported

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