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Preparatory Work Commenced to Set Up Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Ethiopia
January 28, 2020 @ 08:09 AMEthiopia has kickstarted preparations in connection with building a new nuclear power plant in the country under an agreement initially signed with Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in October 2017. "Officials from Rosatom and Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology have met twice since the signing of agreement, during which a working group was set up," Alemayehu Tegu, Ambassador of the African Republic to Russia, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Cyber-Attack on Mitsubishi Compromises Japanese Defense Ministry Communications
January 20, 2020 @ 07:17 AMA massive cyber-attack against Mitsubishi Electric has compromised e-mail exchanges between the Japanese MoD, the Nuclear Regulation Authority as well as documents related to projects with private firms, railway operators, communications and car manufacturers. Mitsubishi said Monday in reports quoted in the Japanese media that no “highly sensitive” information related to defense had been compromised in the cyber-attack
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India’s Test of K-4 SLBM from Pontoon Successful
January 20, 2020 @ 06:27 AMIndias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out test of a 3,500-km range K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a fixed underwater pontoon on Sunday afternoon. “The test was conducted from a submerged pontoon and has met the desired parameters
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Trump Threatens Sanctions Against Iraq for Demanding US troop Withdrawal
January 6, 2020 @ 09:46 AMUS President Donald Trump has threatened sanctions besides payment of “trillions of dollars” for an air base set up in Iraq if Baghdad were to have its way in demanding a complete troop withdrawal. "We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base thats there
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French Nuclear Submarine's Reactor Switched on for First Time
December 26, 2019 @ 08:10 AMFrances Naval Group announced the switching on of the reactor of nuclear powered submarine, Suffren, in an event called "divergence." “Divergence is conducted from the Propulsion Control Station (PCS) of the Suffren
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Hypersonic Missiles to Give Russia Lead in Global Missile Race
December 26, 2019 @ 07:17 AMRussias new hypersonic cruise missiles-the ‘Tsirkon land and sea-launched versions besides the ‘Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missiles will give Moscow a lead over the United States in next generation missiles. The claim was part of President Vladimir Putins statement at a meeting with the top military brass on Tuesday in which latest Russian developments in missile technology were detailed
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China Drafts Arms Export Control Laws
December 24, 2019 @ 08:56 AMChina has drafted an arms export law that will regulate weapons technology outgo as well as countries to which it exports amidst growing international arms sales. Goods, technology or services "related to fulfillment of international obligations or national security," will come under Beijing's list of export-controlled items, now submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, for deliberation
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US Navy's New Gerald R. Ford Class Carried Christened USS John F....
December 9, 2019 @ 05:24 AMThe USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Gerald R
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North Korea’s "Super- Large" Multiple Rocket Launcher Firing Stuns Seoul
November 28, 2019 @ 12:07 PMA rocket projectile fired from a "super-large" multiple rocket launcher firing system by North Korea has stunned Seoul with its speed and unchallenged flight. The two projectiles flew some 380 km reaching an altitude of 97 km and fell in the sea off the South Hamgyong province of North Korea, the South Korea military said
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Flight Tests of Modernised Tu-160M Strategic Bomber to Begin
November 28, 2019 @ 11:57 AMFlight tests of Russias first “heavily upgraded” Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber is scheduled to begin soon with the aircraft being transported from Kazan factory to the testing ground. “The first heavily upgraded Tu-160M strategic bomber was transferred from the production workshops to the flight testing station of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise on November 28, for factory ground and flight tests," a source in the defense industry divulged
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
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