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South Korea Needs Nuclear Submarine To Counter North's Ballistic Missiles: Analysts
August 26, 2016 @ 12:50 PMSouth Korea is likely to build new nuclear-powered submarines in order to counter North Koreas Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) threat. South Korean military experts feel there is a necessity to build submarines that are capable of countering North Korean submarine launched Ballistic missiles
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Iranian Vessels Intercept USS Nitze Destroyer
August 25, 2016 @ 10:16 AMFour Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz intercepted the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze that was operating in international waters alongside the USS Mason, Tuesday. The USS Mason was intercepted by four Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz which lies between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf
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Russia Plans Anti-IS Flights From Turkey’s Incerlik Air Base, Also Used By...
August 24, 2016 @ 02:52 PMRussia has reached out to Turkey, requesting access to the US-built Incerlik air base, which is already a which is used by anti-IS coalition forces to hit targets in Iraq and Syria. Russia considers Incerlik air base as convenient launch pad for Syrian airstrikes, Sputnik News reported Tuesday
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DARPA Develops Smart-Phone Sized Radiation Detection Devices
August 24, 2016 @ 01:29 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed and demonstrated a network of smartphone-sized mobile devices that can detect the tiniest traces of radioactive materials. The DARPAs SIGMA program aimed at preventing attacks involving radiological “dirty bombs” and other nuclear threats conducted the demonstration earlier this year
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Stealth Data Of Indian Navy’s Scorpene Submarine Project Leaked
August 24, 2016 @ 06:56 AMSecret documents spreading over 22,000 pages relating to Indian Navys Scorpene submarine project involving French DCNS has been leaked. Marked “Restricted Scorpene India”, the DCNS documents detail the most sensitive combat capabilities of Indias new $US3 bn ($3
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USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collides Into Sealift Command Support Vessel
August 23, 2016 @ 05:55 PMThe ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) and a US Navy Offshore Support Vessel collided while conducting routine operations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the coast of Washington state in the US. The collision occurred on August 18, 2016 at 6:00 p
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Iran Unveils First Indigenous Long-Range Missile Defense System
August 22, 2016 @ 10:09 AMIran has released images of its first indigenous long-range missile defense system. The images on local news agencies showed President Hassan Rouhani and Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan standing in front of the new Bavar 373 missile defense system
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US Moves Nuclear Weapons Out Of Turkey
August 19, 2016 @ 01:30 PMAnkaras recent closeness with Moscow and worsening relations with Washington post failed military coup might be a reason that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania. According to a report by
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Asian Nations Accelerating Missile Race
August 17, 2016 @ 12:20 PMAsian nations are acquiring or modernizing missile defense capabilities to match emerging threats from their neighbours in turn accelerating a missile race in the region. The Japanese government on Monday decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 km (186 miles) to protect the nations isolated islands, including the Senkaku against Chinese ‘encroachment plans
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Pakistan Offers Non-Testing Of Nuclear Weapons Agreement With India
August 17, 2016 @ 09:06 AMPakistan has offered a bilateral agreement over a mutual ban on non-testing of atomic weapons with India. The offer regarding non-testing of nuclear weapons agreement has already been made but, “Pakistan has not received a favourable response from India,” Pakistani Foreign office spokesperson was quoted as saying by PTI Wednesday
Ukrainian MoD, Palantir Tech Developing Drone Detection Models Using Russian War Data
New Russian Anti-drone Radar Can Track 50 UAVs Simultaneously
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General Atomics AeroTec Signs First Sale Contract for D0228 NXT Aircraft
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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