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UK plans $248 Billion Defense Procurement Spend Till 2024
January 15, 2015 @ 11:50 AMAccording to the UK third annual report to the defense equipment plan for 2014-2024 published on Wednesday, the UKs ministry of defense plans to spend $104.9 billion on procurement of new equipment and an additional $24
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Next US B-2 Strategic Bomber to Fly Pilotless for 'Some Missions'
January 14, 2015 @ 12:46 PMUS needs to create a new generation strategic bomber to increase the country's deterrence potential, The US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Today. A Congressional Research Service report last July had hinted plans for the new bomber and had said, that the plane could eventually be “optionally manned” and could be flown as a pilotless aircraft for some missions
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Russia Threatens To Renege Commitment On Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty With US
January 14, 2015 @ 09:52 AMMoscow has threatened to renege its commitment to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) both in the framework and in the area of non-proliferation with Washington. "We have not taken any concrete steps in this direction, but I am not ruling out the possibility that Washington could force us to do so, to adjust our policy in this area," Mikhail Ulyanov, Head of Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti Tuesday
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India’s DRDO Chief Avinash Chander Sacked Abruptly
January 14, 2015 @ 08:55 AMIndias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) chief, Avinash Chander was terminated by the government on Tuesday abruptly 15 months before his contract was to end. The Cabinet committee for Appointments headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the termination of the contract with effect from January 31, an official note said
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Chinese Navy to Prioritize Nuclear Subs, Aircraft Carriers, C4ISR
January 9, 2015 @ 02:53 PMThe Chinese Navy will focus on building nuclear submarines capable of launching nuclear missiles, an aircraft carrier fleet and command, control and communication assets as part of its medium term plans. Despite rapid development of new equipment, The Peoples Liberation Armys Navy (PLAN) “still lags far behind modernized naval giants in the world and its development speed is far from sufficient considering the fast expansion of maritime security interests and economic interests”, rear admiral Yin Zhuo, director of Chinese Navy Information Technology Advisory Committee, was quoted as saying by China Military Online, an official Chinese military publication
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Work On India's Stealth Aircraft Project To Accelerate
January 9, 2015 @ 10:58 AMIndia plans to speed up work on its Stealth capable advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), following the success achieved on its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project. Officials of Indias Defence Research And Development Organization (DRDO) and various media reports point out that the AMCA project should see the light of day in about five to eight years
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North Korea May Have Gained Ability To Target US With Its Nuclear...
January 7, 2015 @ 01:49 PMNorth Korea has possibly gained the ability to strike the U.S
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Domestic Firm May Build Parts For BrahMos Missile
January 7, 2015 @ 10:09 AMIndias Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) may bag the order to manufacture components for the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos. The country's biggest integrated engineering complex is in the final round of talks with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is likely to bag the order early this year, said B K Sharma, general manager (marketing) on Monday
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FLIR To Supply CBRNE Threat Detection Systems
January 2, 2015 @ 12:54 PMFLIR Systems has won a contract from the Pentagon to support the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (DR SKO) program. The contract is for FLIR's integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) threat response system and related spares and services
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No Weapons For Dictators, Human Rights Abusers As Global Arms Treaty Comes...
December 23, 2014 @ 09:57 AMA treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade will go into force on Wednesday, compelling countries to set up national controls on arms exports. According to treaty, States must assess whether a weapon could be used to circumvent an international embargo, be used for genocide and war crimes or be used by terrorists and organized crime
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
Russian Forces Deploy Homemade Chemical Munitions on Drones
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...