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Russian Navy To Receive Eight Borei Subs, Six Yasen Subs By 2020
June 17, 2015 @ 09:04 AMRussian Navy will get eight Borei class and six multi-purpose Yasen submarines by 2020, Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko was quoted as saying by TASS on Tuesday. Budnichenko said on the sidelines of the Army-2015 military-technical forum that the frames of a seventh Yasen submarine and an eighth Borei, which are the last ones in the series, will be laid next year
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North Korea Test Fires Anti-Ship Rockets
June 15, 2015 @ 01:06 PMNorth Korea test-fired a newly deployed anti-ship rockets, after a month of the countrys claim that its navy tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, various media reported today. The “highly intelligent” rockets accurately detected and hit their target
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France Tests Nuclear Cruise Missile Weapon System
June 13, 2015 @ 09:34 AMThe Ministry of Defense of France announced on Friday the successful testing of a new nuclear, air-launched cruise missile. The nuclear cruise missile weapon system, Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré (ASMPA; medium-range air to surface missile), by MBDA, is an enhanced variant of ASMP
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Bechtel Wins $1.5 Billion Air Force Test Operations Complex Contract
June 11, 2015 @ 09:27 AMBechtel-led National Aerospace Solutions (NAS) has won $1.5 billion contract from the US Air Force to run key operations for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee
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Huntington Ingalls Wins $3.35 Billion Contract For Nuclear Powered US Navy Aircraft
June 6, 2015 @ 09:32 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries has won a $3.35 billion contract award for the detail design and construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F
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US To Relocate Stealth Destroyer To Asia-Pacific
June 3, 2015 @ 10:22 AMThe US has decided to deploy advanced military hardware, including its newest stealth missile destroyer, to the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's rise, Sputnik website reported Wednesday. The website quoted US Defense Secretary Ash Carter as saying "we plan to bring the best platforms and people forward to the Asia-Pacific" as part of America's rebalancing strategy
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South Korea Test Fires 500 Km Ballistic Missile
June 3, 2015 @ 09:55 AMSouth Korea has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday that has range of at least 500 kilometers, various media reported Wednesday. The state-run Agency for Defense Development has developed the missile over the past three years
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908 Devices to Develop Lightweight Chemical Detection Kit For US Warfighters
June 2, 2015 @ 08:26 PMUS based 908 Devices today announced it has been awarded a contract for the development of advanced chemical detection devices by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Under this development program, 908 Devices will integrate Gas Chromatography (GC) with its core HPMS technology creating a compact, lightweight chemical detection device that will provide warfighters with broader and more advanced analysis capabilities downrange
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PLA Developing Lithium-ion Powered Submarines
June 1, 2015 @ 05:14 PMChina is developing submarines powered by a lithium-ion battery propulsion system as they offer higher energy density and longer dive times than old diesel submarines. Chinese researchers see them as the "wave of the future," Andrew Erickson, a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island was quoted as saying by Diplomat, Tokyo-based news magazine on May 28
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US Anti-Missile Interceptors Indentified With Technical Flaws
June 1, 2015 @ 01:49 PMThe US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified technical flaws in the ground-launched anti-missile interceptors. The flaws could disrupt sensitive on-board systems that are supposed to steer the interceptors into enemy missiles in space, GAO said on Saturday
Chinese Satellite Imagery Firm Helping Yemeni Houtis Target U.S. Ships
U.K. Tests Radio-Wave Weapon to Defeat Drone Swarms
Su-35 Fighter Takes on Airborne Radar Role in Ukraine Operations
Franco-German MGCS Battle Tank Program Moves Ahead with New Project Company
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...
