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Electric Boat To Restore Nuclear Submarine Damaged By Fire
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics’ Electric Boat Corp has won a $94 million contract to repair and restore the fast attack nuclear submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) that was damaged in a fire. A fire aboard The USS Miami damaged the vessel while it was undergoing work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard earlier this year
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Capable Babur Missile Test Fired Successfully
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMPakistani military Monday test fired the Babur cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead with a range of 700 km. The missile was launched from a multi-tube missile launch vehicle that enhances the targeting and deployment options
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Russian Navy To Receive Borey Class Nuclear Submarines
August 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Navy will receive two Borey class strategic nuclear-powered submarines, the Yuri Dolgoruky and the Alexander Nevsky, each to be deployed with the North Fleet and the Pacific Fleet. Anatoly Shlemov, head of defense contracts at the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said, “The Alexander Nevsky will enter service with the Pacific Fleet, the main one, the Yuri Dolgoruky, with the North Fleet”
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India’s Nuclear Capable Missile Prithvi II Battle Ready
August 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia today test fired its nuclear capable ballistic missile, the Prithvi II, in a user trial conducted by the Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army, off the coast of Odisha. Monitored by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the firing of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile met all mission objectives and was hailed “successful”
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UAV Capable Of Reaching Iran Back In Action, Says Israel
August 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn an effort to up the ante against a possible conflict with Iran, Israel has re-launched its most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle, the Eitan, a Heron TP. According to reports, the Eitan has been used by the Israeli Air Force to attack convoys carrying weapons in Sudan from Iran to terrorist outfits in Gaza
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Post Refit Russian Nuclear Submarine To Serve Another Decade
August 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter a refit and modernization, Russia’s nuclear submarine Novomoskovsk will serve another decade before being decommissioned in 2022. The refit of the Novomoskovsk included various improvements, "making the boat quieter, increasing its ability to detect other submarines, increasing its survivability and nuclear safety," said Fleet Spokesman Captain First Rank Vadim Serga said on Monday
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GD Wins $16.3 Million U.S Navy Contract
August 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics’ wholly owned subsidiary Electric Boat has won a $16.3 million contract from the U
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Will War Save Defense Conglomerates From U.S. Budget Sequestration?
August 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMHigh defense budget cuts are leaving major companies and even the White House worrying about the aftermath of sequestration, an arbitrary and automatic cut that is imposed across the board to federal programs from the Pentagon budget, putting 2 million jobs at risk. The only viable solution to overthrow sequestration that comes into effect January 2, 2013 is either a full-blown conflict
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Is Israel, Like Pakistan, Supporting Home Grown Terrorism?
August 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs Iran continues to develop its nuclear enrichment program despite growing calls from Western States to halt, five nuclear scientists from the country have been assassinated over the last two years. With the most recent killing in January 2012, Iran is accusing Israel of aiding bombers and breeding terrorism in its country
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India’s Nuclear Submarine To Begin Sea Trials
August 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine is set for sea trials. The billion-dollar project was first unveiled in 2009, to arm the country’s navy five such vessels which would be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles and torpedoes
L3Harris Unveils Red Wolf, Green Wolf Launched Effects Vehicles
Yemeni National Resistance Force Seizes 750-Ton Weapons Shipment from Iran to Houthis;...
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...
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...