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Thales Signs 60 Million Euros Laser System Contract
July 15, 2013 @ 04:34 PMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
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Thales Wins Laser System Contract Worth €60 Million
July 12, 2013 @ 11:22 AMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), in Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
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Russia To Get New Air Defense System For Detecting Missiles At Blastoff
July 10, 2013 @ 12:35 PMRussia is getting a new defense system which will ensure guaranteed detection of enemy ballistic and long-range cruise missiles at blastoff, a top military official said Tuesday. The officials said the system would feature advanced information-gathering, data-processing and attack capabilities with an early-warning radar system to be deployed along the entire Russian border
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U.S. Interceptor Missile Fails To Hit Target
July 8, 2013 @ 11:07 AMAn interceptor missile designed to disable incoming nuclear missiles failed to hit its target during a flight test, officials said.A ground-based interceptor missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Friday and was supposed to hit its target — a missile launched 4,000 miles away from the Kwajalein Atoll, according to the U
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Russia To Receive 36 Combat Ships This Year
July 8, 2013 @ 10:27 AMRussia will take delivery of 36 warships this year, the Russian Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov announced on Sunday. “During this year, 36 combat ships, fast attack crafts and support vessels will join the Russian Navy
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French Naval Cruise Missile Successfully Tested
July 5, 2013 @ 02:31 PMFrance successfully carried out the first qualification firing of the naval cruise missile (MDCN) on July 1, 2013. The firing scenario was particularly demanding because, in addition to the objective of confirming the missiles range, it also helped to validate the performance of autonomous navigation and of terminal guidance by infrared recognition, according to an official statement
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UK, Japan Sign Defense Framework Agreement
July 5, 2013 @ 02:16 PMThe UK and Japanese governments have signed a Defence Equipment Cooperation Framework and an Information Security Agreement. The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and His Excellency Mr Keiichi Hayashi, Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom, today signed 2 agreements which will create a legal framework for closer co-operation between the 2 countries on defence and security
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AVIC Aviation Techniques To Be The Face Of China’s Military Aviation Export...
July 3, 2013 @ 11:15 AMAVIC Aviation Techniques (a subsidiary of state-owned AVIC) is steadily becoming the face of Chinas military industrial growth. With its 10 subsidiaries and two listed companies, the company is responsible for R&D, pre-research, sales, services, manufacture, maintenance and cooperation of UAV, fighter and guided weapons
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Raytheon Wins $34 Million U.S. Military Satellite System Contract
July 3, 2013 @ 11:02 AMRaytheon has won a modification contract from U.S
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India To Test Fire Astra Missile After Much Delay
July 2, 2013 @ 11:57 AMIndia's first air-to-air Astra missile is finally back on track now after a long delay due to technical glitches. The beyond visual range (BVR) missile, with an eventual strike range of over 100km, will be fired for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter this year
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
Netherlands Helping to Train 26 Ukrainians to Become Crew Chiefs for F-16
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Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U