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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
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India Tests 2000-km Range Agni-II Surface-Surface Missile
February 20, 2018 @ 10:03 AMIndia today test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2,000 km from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from a mobile launcher at the Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at around 8
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Iran Displays Long-range Ballistic Missiles Capable Of Reaching Israel In Military Parade
February 13, 2018 @ 02:17 PMIran on Sunday unveiled long-range ballistic missiles that are capable of targeting Israel, during the military parade to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. According to Freebeacon, Iranian leaders showcased their ballistic missile capabilities which include a nuclear-capable medium-range missile that appears to share similarities with North Korean technology
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India Test Fires Nuclear-capable Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
February 6, 2018 @ 01:32 PMIndia today successfully test-fired its short-range nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-1 with a strike range of over 700 km from a test range off the Odisha coast. The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile was launched as a part of a periodic training activity by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army to consolidate operational readiness, Defence sources told PTI
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
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