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Russia Tests Inter-continental Ballistic Missile,Topol RS-12M
September 27, 2017 @ 11:36 AMA Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has been test launched from the Kapustin Yar range in Russias southern Astrakhan region, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. "A combat group of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Topol RS-12M from the Kapustin Yar state central range in the Astrakhan region," Tass said quoting a ministry spokesman
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Iran's 2000 Km Ballistic Missile Incapable of Carrying Nuclear Warhead
September 26, 2017 @ 11:00 AMIran's latest ballistic missile, the 2000 Km range 'Khorramshahr' is incapable of carrying a nuclear warhead and thus does not breach the 2015 nuclear agreement with the US and other world powers that ended Iran's international isolation. Giving details of the missile, Commander of the aerospace division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the missile can carry multiple warhead equipped with conventional explosives
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Iran Test-fires 2000 KM Range Ballistic Missile
September 23, 2017 @ 08:29 AMIranian state broadcaster showed footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in Tehran. Video footage aired by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Friday showed the missile believed to be a 2000 KM range intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) which brings several targets in the Middle East within it range
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General Dynamics Wins $341 Million to Support Spanish In-service Nuclear Submarines
September 23, 2017 @ 12:58 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat has won $341 million modification contract for design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical support for Spanish in-service nuclear submarines. The contract provides for drawings and related technical data; design change documentation; logistics technical data; configuration management; hull, mechanical and electrical engineering; submarine safety design review; non-propulsion plant electrical system engineering; propulsion plant engineering; maintenance engineering and refit/availability technical support, the US department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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N. Korea Threatens Nuclear Bomb Test Over Pacific Ocean After Trump’s UN...
September 22, 2017 @ 12:46 PMNorth Koreas foreign minister has warned that Pyongyang could test a powerful nuclear weapon over the Pacific Ocean in response to US President Donald Trump's threats of military action during UN meeting. Ri Yong-ho, who is due to address the UN general assembly at the weekend, told reporters in New York: “It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific
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US Navy Awards $5 Billion to General Dynamics for Nuclear-Powered Submarine Design
September 22, 2017 @ 04:40 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat is being awarded a $5,071,534,074 contract for the Integrated Product and Process Development design completion for the Columbia-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The submarine is intended to fire nuclear missiles at enemy positions after remaining hidden under-water
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Chinese Navy Gets Nuclear Submarine: Reports
September 21, 2017 @ 07:08 AMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has received an unspecified nuclear submarine from the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC). The handing over could have taken place anytime in the last five years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012
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US Senate Poised to Pass $700 Billion Defense Policy Bill
September 18, 2017 @ 12:20 PMThe US Senate is likely to pass a $700 billion defense policy bill to boost military spending such as weapons and wartime missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. The legislation is expected to be approved on Monday which will require the Defense Department to deploy 14 additional ground-based interceptors at Alaska that will expand to 58 the number of interceptors designed to destroy incoming warheads
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North Korea Building Nuclear-powered Submarine: Japanese Newspaper
September 18, 2017 @ 11:12 AMNorth Korea is reportedly building a nuclear-powered submarine likely to be ready in three years, according to a report by Japanese newspaper cited by
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US Military Deploys B-1B Bombers, F-35 Fighters in Exercise near North Korean...
September 18, 2017 @ 09:40 AMThe US military has deployed a pair of B-1B bombers and four F-35B fighter jets in a bombing drill with South Korea along the border with North Korea. "They dropped inert bombs onto the Pilseung shooting range in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, during the exercise held from noon till 2:30 p
U.S. Navy Deploys New AI-powered System to Detect Houthi Threats in Red...
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First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
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