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US Air Force Test Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
August 4, 2020 @ 06:01 PMAn unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Tuesday morning over 4,000 miles from a base in California into the Pacific Ocean, the US Air Force Global Strike Command announced. The Minuteman III missile was fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located an hour from Santa Barbara, at 12:21 a
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Indian Defence Ministry Proposes Leasing of Military Equipment
August 4, 2020 @ 06:59 AMIndia has proposed leasing of military equipment in its revised draft of Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, that may enable the military to possess and operate costly platforms required for a limited period. Leasing was introduced as another category for acquisition in addition to the existing ‘Buy and ‘Make acquisition
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France to Test Nuclear Submarine’s Combat Systems, Weapons
July 29, 2020 @ 05:30 PMAfter the completion of initial sea trials, France is set to test combat systems, tactical weapons and other military equipment onboard the Navys Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). “The nuclear attack submarine Suffren has arrived in Toulon, its future home port! The various sea trials carried out in the English Channel and the Atlantic have ensured performance of the platform,” shipbuilder Naval Group
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China, Russia Developing "Increasingly Capable" Missile Defenses: Pentagon
July 29, 2020 @ 05:34 AMThe Pentagon said Tuesday that Russia and China are both developing advanced and “increasingly capable” air defense systems in their arms race against the United States. ''China and Russia are developing increasingly capable and numerous missile defense systems, and integrating them into their defense strategies as they compete with the United States,'' a Department of Defense official said
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Days Before India Receives Rafale Jets, Pakistan holds Exercise with JF-17s
July 28, 2020 @ 09:01 AMPakistan Air Force (PAF) held an "operational exercise" in its Skardu base using JF-17 jets days before India is scheduled to welcome its most advanced fighters, the Dassault Rafale aircraft. Significantly, Skardu air base in Gilgit-Baltistan, an area which India claims is part of the undivided Kashmir
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Some 90 Chinese Nuclear Scientists Resign
July 27, 2020 @ 03:57 AMState Council of the Peoples Republic of China has set up a team to investigate to probe the recent resignation of over 90 nuclear security scientists at a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology (INEST). In a statement, CAS said last week that the team consisting of officials from the State Council's general office, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the CAS and other departments, will be sent to Hefei, Anhui province, to investigate the situation
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US Eases Export Rules on Sale of Military Drones to Allies
July 25, 2020 @ 07:27 AMThe United States on Friday loosened restrictions on export of military-grade drones that fly at speeds below 800kmph such as MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk to foreign customers. The rules of 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) agreement involving 35 countries, aimed to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons, was changed to pave way for easier sale of unmanned aerial systems
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Iran Threatens to Sue South Korea for Unpaid Oil Debts
July 20, 2020 @ 06:49 AMSouth Korea may have to face a lawsuit if it fails to pay off billions of dollars of debt for oil imports. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Seyyed Abbas Mousavi told local media on Sunday that Tehran may lodge a complaint against Seoul if it doesnt settle the oil debts, estimated to be between $6
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Russia Developing Ship to Lift 7 Nuclear Submarines Sunk in Arctic Waters
July 13, 2020 @ 03:46 PMRussia is working on the design of a ship to lift 7 of its nuclear submarines sunk in Arctic waters which may be completed by 2032, Russian experts say. "The total activity of boats flooded in the Kara and Barents Seas is 1 million CI
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Bomb, Not Cyber Attack May Have Caused Iranian Nuclear Facility Explosion
July 7, 2020 @ 07:20 AMA bomb planted by an insider and not a suspected Israeli cyberattack may have caused an explosion in a facility housing centrifuges inside the Iranian nuclear site of Natanz last week. "The majority of the Revolutionary Guards believe that someone carried a bomb to the building," a member of the Revolutionary Guard was quoted as saying by the New York Times
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
Israel to Establish "Supreme Armaments Council" for the Next Round of War...
U.K. Bars Israelis from Top Military Academy over Gaza War
Russian Deploys Yak-52 Training Aircraft to Intercept Ukrainian Drones
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...