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After Indian Success, Dassault Hard Sells Rafale To Malaysia
March 27, 2013 @ 01:41 PMFrance is offering Malaysia the possibility of locally manufacturing the Rafale fighter aircraft if the country selects Dassault as the winner of the MRCA competition. "We are considering an assembly line in Malaysia," said Eric Trappier, chief executive of the Rafale's builder Dassault Aviation was quoted as saying
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DSIT Solutions To Provide Underwater Security Systems To Israeli Navy
March 19, 2013 @ 03:48 PMIsrael-based DSIT Solutions has announced that it has won a contract worth $3.2 million from the navy for a number of Underwater Security systems, for immediate production and delivery
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Russia’s Fifth-Gen Nuclear Submarine Project Progressing
March 18, 2013 @ 03:49 PMRussias Rubin Central Design Bureau today announced that work on the newest fifth-generation nuclear-powered and diesel submarines progressing without any glitches. The Russian Navy currently relies on third-generation submarines with fourth-generation subs of the
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Russian To Get 24 Submarines, 54 Warships By 2020
March 12, 2013 @ 03:11 PMRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed on Monday that the Russian Navy will receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020. “As a result of the implementation of the state rearmament program to 2020, the navy should receive eight nuclear-powered strategic submarines, 16 multirole submarines and 54 warships of various classes,” Shoigu said
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India’s Indigenous Cruise Missile Goes Off Track During First Test Flight
March 12, 2013 @ 02:56 PMIndia for the first time on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed medium range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The missile has to be terminated halfway after it deviated from course about 20 minutes after its launch
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Brazil To Induct Nuclear-Powered Submarine In 2023
March 4, 2013 @ 11:37 AMBrazil is all set to get its very own nuclear-powered submarine, according to President Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff, on Friday, inaugurated a naval shipyard in Rio de Janeiro state where the countrys first nuclear-powered sub is set to be built in partnership with France
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Indian Defense Budget Gets 14 Percent Hike
February 28, 2013 @ 09:26 PMThe Indian Ministry of Defense on Thursday got a 14 per cent budget hike (about $37.45 billion approximately) for 2013-14 with a promise from Finance Minister P Chidambaram to provide any additional fund required for national security
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U.S Exhausts Sanctions As N. Korea Conducts Latest Nuke Test
February 12, 2013 @ 09:44 AMNorth Korea on Tuesday announced that it has successfully conducted a powerful, underground nuclear test in the northeastern province of Hamkyung. The explosion has caused seismic activity estimated at a magnitude of 5
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Russian Navy To Spend $130 Billion On Complete Modernization
January 17, 2013 @ 07:35 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the Russian Navy will receive $130 billion to complete modernization before 2020.Putin said that "modernization of the Navy is a major priority" and added that "the state armament program for the period until 2020 assigns more than 4 trillion rubles for the formation of balanced groups of warships and submarines”
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Russia To Induct 50 New Warships, Submarines By 2020
January 3, 2013 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that it will acquired over 50 new warships to be inducted by the navy by 2016, including strategic nuclear submarines and special operations support vessels. “By 2016, the combat strength of the Navy will be replenished with 18 surface warships of various ranks and designation, and also 30 special-purpose and counter-subversion vessels
Canada Picks First Sites for $38.6B Arctic Radar Network under NORAD Modernization
Two-Thirds of U.K.’s Combat Jet Prototype Built as Test Pilots Fly in...
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
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...
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...