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Israeli Navy’s New Submarine ‘Rahav’ Sets Sail
December 18, 2015 @ 02:01 PMIsraeli Navys new submarine Rahav set sail from the German port of Kiel. During the voyage, the Rahav will drop anchor and hold a brief ceremony near the spot where the Israeli submarine "Dakar" sank in 1968
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Russia Develops Automated Retargeting Control System For ICBMs
December 18, 2015 @ 10:54 AMRussias new automated system will help retarget intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) instantly before the launch. “The new system will be put into operation from next year
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Dassault Commences Qatar Rafale Contract
December 17, 2015 @ 03:21 PMQatars contract for the purchase of 24 Rafale aircraft signed in May this year came into force today. What this could mean is that Qatar may have paid up the advance required for Dassault to start work on the Rafale fighters meant for the Gulf state
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Rolls Royce to End Aerospace And Land & Sea Div As Part...
December 16, 2015 @ 02:57 PMRolls Royce will end Aerospace and Land and Sea (ALS) division as part of their management restructuring to reduce costs. Rolls Royce will be removing a layer of senior management in the ALS division
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DCNS Offers To Give Complete Access To Submarine Stealth Tech To Australia
December 15, 2015 @ 04:04 PMFrance is offering the Australian Government complete access to the stealth technologies utilised on board French nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarines (SSNs) and ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The very nature of these stealth technologies and the decision to release them to the Australian Government is a significant demonstration of the strategic nature of this program for the French authorities, DCNS said in a press statement Tuesday
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Russian Arms And Services To Be Equipped With 70-100 Per Cent Modern...
December 14, 2015 @ 01:46 PMRussian arms and services will see 70 to 100 per cent increase in the share of modern weaponry that include planes, helicopters, surface ships, submarines, auxiliary ships and armored vehicles by 2021. “The Russian Defense Ministry plans to buy about 70-100 planes and more than 120 helicopters and up to 30 surface ships, submarines and special and auxiliary ships and 600 armored vehicles a year,” the chief of Russias General Staff Valery Gerasimov was quoted as saying by Tass during a news briefing for foreign military attaches in Moscow on Monday
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Pakistan Tests Nuclear Capable Shaheen- III Ballistic Missile
December 12, 2015 @ 09:28 AMPakistan has tested Shaheen-III, a nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a maximum range of 2,750 km. The missile test was aimed at validating design and technical parameters of the weapon system, Pakistani Army said in a statement Friday
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North Korean Leader Hints At Development Of Hydrogen Bombs
December 10, 2015 @ 09:37 AMNorth Korea is claiming to have developed its own hydrogen bomb, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports Thursday citing the countrys leader Kim Jong-Un. "We have managed to become a great nuclear power capable of protecting the independence and national dignity of our Motherland with the might of strikes by nuclear and hydrogen bombs," Kim Jong-Un was quoted by the KCNA agency as saying, noting the North Korean leader delivered the speech during his visit to an ordnance factory in the capital of Pyongyang
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US Aid To Pakistan To Fight Islamic State Will End Up Being...
December 9, 2015 @ 08:37 AMSale of military hardware and reported talk of civil nuclear deal with Pakistani military by US will only add fuel to the existing tensions between India and Pakistan. Former Pakistani diplomat to the US, Husain Haqqani said Tuesday that "The Obama administration's consideration of a nuclear deal with Pakistan, just like its decision a few months ago to sell almost USD 1 billion in US-made attack helicopters, missiles and other equipment to Pakistan will fuel conflict in South Asia without fulfilling the objective of helping the country fight Islamist extremists or limit its nuclear arsenal
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India Likely To Sign $15 Billion Defence Deals With Russia
December 7, 2015 @ 12:30 PMMoscow and New Delhi are likely to sign defense agreements worth around $15 billion that include S-400 missile defense system, Mi-175V attack helicopters, Kamov multirole choppers during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Moscow. Modi is likely to visit Moscow probably on December 24-25
L3Harris, Israel Aerospace Partner to Develop Blue Sky Warden for Israeli Light-Attack...
U.S. Army Picks Lockheed’s Spike NLOS for Phase 2 of Long-Range Strike...
Germany Greenlights Eurofighter Typhoon Sale to Turkey
Russia Accuses U.K. of Involvement in Sabotage Operations Against Its Interests
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
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...