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Australia's $50 Billion Contract with Naval Group to build Submarines Has Collapsed:
March 1, 2021 @ 03:31 PMAustralias ambitious $50 billion project to build a dozen Attack-class submarines with French company Naval Group has reportedly been shelved. Pierre Eric Pommellet, head of Naval Group, is currently in Australia to meet federal ministers in an attempt to rescue the contract,
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Russia Working on New Strategic Missile System
March 1, 2021 @ 12:18 PMRussia has launched a project to develop a new-generation strategic missile system named Kedr. The project is currently in the research and development phase, a source in the rocket and space industry was quoted as saying by
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Fincantieri to Build Two €1.35B-Worth New-Gen Submarines for Italy
February 26, 2021 @ 10:39 AMFincantieri said today it will sign a contract with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere dArmement, the international organization for joint armament cooperation) for the construction of 2 new-generation submarines for the Italian Navy. The contract envisages an option for 2 additional units and is part of the new U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy
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French MoD Announces Project to Launch 4 Third-Gen Nuclear Submarines
February 23, 2021 @ 09:41 AMFrance has launched a new project which calls for the construction of four new third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs). Called the
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U.S. Navy Awards Huntington Ingalls $3B to Modernize Nimitz-Class Warship
February 20, 2021 @ 05:25 AMThe U.S
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Northrop Grumman's Nuclear Missile Passes Design Review
February 17, 2021 @ 07:15 AMNorthrop Grummans design for a new nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile named Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) has completed first major design review. Around 660 GBSDs will replace the five-decades old Minuteman III nuclear missiles starting in the late 2020s
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Dutch Army Tests Israel’s Smart Shooter SMASH Counter-Drone System
February 16, 2021 @ 09:04 AMThe Dutch Army recently completed a two-day live-fire counter-drone trial using Smart Shooter's SMASH Fire Control System in the Austrian High Mountains. Tested at a range of up to 200 meters, in harsh weather conditions, fog, and blowing snow, the SMASH Fire Control Systems proved to be highly effective as all 67 drone targets were successfully hit with up to 3 shots each
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Russia’s Tupolev Sued for not developing New Missile for Modernized Tu-160M Bomber...
February 16, 2021 @ 08:10 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense has filed a lawsuit with Moscow Arbitation Court against Tupolev for not building a new missile to arm its “deeply modernized” Tu-160 M bomber on time. The MoD wants to recover 5
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Fired Armyman ‘Main Element’ Behind Iran Nuclear Scientist Assassination
February 15, 2021 @ 09:04 AMA fired Iranian armed forces employee has been identified as the ‘main element behind the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, intelligence minister of Iran Mahmoud Alavi said on Sunday. Israels feared spy agency (Mossad) was behind the hit, which was carried out by mounting the killing device in a Nissan pickup,
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Russia's Proposed Aircraft Carrier to Have Ski Jump, Electromagnetic Catapult Launch
February 10, 2021 @ 01:36 PMThe Russian Navy's proposed nuclear powered aircraft carrier will have both ski-jump and an electromagnetic catapult launch system. According to Alexei Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the proposed carrier will be designed to work with both legacy aircraft which require a ski jump and future warplanes that will use the catapult launch system
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Hurras al-Din Operative in Syria
China Building New Military Command Center 10 Times the Size of the
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