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French MdCN Cruise Missile Set For Operational Deployment Next Year
October 30, 2014 @ 10:27 AMFrench defense procurement agency, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA) successfully carried out the final qualification firing of the Missile de Croisière Naval (Naval cruise missile, MdCN)system on October 27, MBDA said in a statement. The cruise missile is set for operational deployment beginning next year
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DCNS Unveils New Conventionally Powered Attack Submarine At Euronaval 2014
October 28, 2014 @ 01:07 PMAt Euronaval 2014, DCNS will unveil the SMX®-Océan conventionally powered attack submarine. The new vessel draws extensively on the design of a state-of-the-art nuclear-powered submarine, with a number of key innovations that give this diesel-electric adaptation truly outstanding performance
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Boeing Supplies Plane Parts To Iran After 35 Years
October 23, 2014 @ 09:14 PMBoeing has sold airplane parts to Iran Air, national flag carrier of Iran, for the first time since the 1979 hostage crisis between Iran and the US,Anatolian News Agency reported Thursday. Boeing has stated in a report that it generated approximately $120,000 in revenues and overall $12,000 net profits during the third quarter of 2014 from Iranian contracts
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China To Build Second Aircraft Carrier Locally: Report
October 22, 2014 @ 10:45 AMChina will soon start building its second locally designed aircraft carrier in Shanghai. According to the Kanwa Asian Defense, Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard was preparing to start work on the carrier
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Russia To Build Nuclear Powered And Gas Turbine Versions Of Leader Class...
October 21, 2014 @ 01:51 PMRussia has plans to build nuclear powered and gas turbine versions of Leader class destroyer; a high-ranking source from the Russian Defense Ministry was cited as saying by Tass Today. “The technical design specification prepared by the Navy command has been signed by the Defense Ministry leadership that approved the engineering design for two versions of the destroyer — nuclear-powered and gas turbine
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India Successfully Test-Fires Nirbhay Cruise Missile
October 17, 2014 @ 09:05 AMIndia successfully test-fired, Nirbhay, an indigenously developed sub-sonic long-range cruise missile at Chandipur, local media reported today. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) declared that the test was successful after the missile took off and took a turn towards the Bay of Bengal at a height of 800 meters
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Russia To Develop Unified Space System To Detect Ballistic Missile Launch
October 9, 2014 @ 10:47 AMRussia is developing a unified space system for detecting launches of ballistic missiles, which will become one of the key guidelines for establishing the nuclear deterrence force, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying on Thursday. “Creation of a unified space system is one of the key guidelines for the development of Russias nuclear deterrence forces
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Vladimir Monomakh Completes Acoustic trails
October 8, 2014 @ 09:59 AMRussia's third Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh, has successfully completed acoustic trials, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday. "The submarine has fulfilled all tasks and specialists have gathered all required data and will be processed at Krylov state scientific center, Russias main ship research and Design Company," Sevamsh said
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French Military Receives First Upgraded Rafale F1 Jet
October 7, 2014 @ 09:21 PMThe French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first of the ten Rafale F1 naval jets upgraded to F3 standard for expanded mission capabilities on October 3, 2014. The upgrade is intended to ensure the Navy operates a homogeneous fleet of F3 standard aircraft
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S. Korea, US To Employ Joint Missile Defense System Against North: Reports
October 7, 2014 @ 10:07 AMSouth Korea and the United States are reportedly drawing up a joint contingency plan to employ Washington's missile defense (MD) system against North Korea's growing ballistic missiles threats. The two programs are seen as aimed at ultimately developing long-range nuclear missiles that can reach as far as the mainland U
Chinese Diplomats Spreading Doubts About Rafale Fighter After Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
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...
