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Russia Tests Air-launched Ballistic Missile From MiG-31 Jet
March 11, 2018 @ 03:05 AMRussias test-launched its Kinzhal ‘aeroballistic hypersonic missile from the belly of a MiG-31 fighter jet on Sunday. “A MiG-31 interceptor jet made a training launch of a Kinzhal high-precision ‘aeroballistic hypersonic missile and the missile hit a target on the test range,” the Russian Defense Ministry announced
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Russian Nuclear-engine Powered Missiles Could Have ‘Unlimited’ Range
March 5, 2018 @ 10:10 AMRussia has developed a miniaturized nuclear power unit for cruise missiles and underwater drones which could potentially give them unlimited range. "Russia has completed the trials of miniaturized nuclear power units for cruise missiles of unlimited range and for autonomous submersibles of an oceanic multi-purpose system
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China’s 2018 Defence Budget Set at $174.5 billion
March 5, 2018 @ 08:52 AMChina's defense budget in 2018 will be 1.1069 trillion yuan ($174
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China to Speed-up Development of Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier, Subs
March 2, 2018 @ 09:35 AMState-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has said it plans to speed up the process of developing nuclear powered aircraft carriers and submarines. CSIC manufactures ships and submarines and has made China's first conventionally-powered aircraft carrier which is currently undergoing mooring tests
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Putin Reveals New Russian Nuclear Missile Defense
March 1, 2018 @ 01:15 PMRussias President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday the creation of a nuclear powered cruise missile that guarantees an unlimited range and high speed and is capable of penetrating any missile defense. Speaking at the annual State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly, Putin was quoted as saying by TASS: "Russia has created a small-size super-powerful power plant that can be placed inside the hull of a cruise missile and guarantee a range of flight ten times greater than that of other missiles
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Iran Unveils New Helicopter-launch Anti-Armor Missile
March 1, 2018 @ 10:44 AMThe Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force on Wednesday unveiled a new anti-armor automatic missile, called Azarakhsh, in a ceremony in Tehran, local media reports. According to Tasnim news agency, Azarakhsh, also called Lightning, is a 127-millimeter caliber rocket that weighs around 70 kilograms and can be installed on helicopter pylons
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High Tech Weaponry in Russia's Arms Procurement Program
February 27, 2018 @ 03:07 PMRussia's new state arms procurement program for 2018-2028 has been signed by President Vladimir Putin, which includes robotics, intelligence systems, UAVs and precision ammunition, among other things. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper that the new program had been prepared based on the experience of use of weapons and military equipment in combat conditions in Syria
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India Test Fires 'Dhanush' Ballistic Missile
February 23, 2018 @ 12:39 PMIndia on Friday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable 'Dhanush' ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 kms from a naval ship off Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal at around 10
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India Tests Nuclear Capable Prithvi-II Missile
February 22, 2018 @ 09:46 AMIndia on Wednesday successfully conducted a night trial of its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km, from a test range in Odisha. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here around 8
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Brazil’s First Scorpene-class Diesel-Electric Submarine Enters Final Assembly Phase
February 21, 2018 @ 09:03 AMBrazils President Michel Temer on Tuesday launched the final assembly phase of the Riachuelo-class diesel electric attack submarine, at the Shipyard and Naval Base (SNB) of Itaguai, Xinhua reports. S40 Riachuelo is the first of four Scorpene submarines being built in Brazil under a 2008 contract between the Brazilian Navy and Naval Group
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