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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 Pacific Fleet To Get Four Upgraded Antey Nuclear-powered Submarines In 2021
February 6, 2018 @ 12:25 PMThe Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet will get four upgraded Antey nuclear-powered submarines armed with Kalibr cruise missiles in 2021, local media reports. The Pacific Fleet may also get already this year the nuclear submarine Omsk of this Project that was earlier expected to be delivered in 2019, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by TASS during his visit to the Zvezda Shipyard in the Russian Far East on Tuesday
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Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles Systems in Kaliningrad Permanently
February 6, 2018 @ 08:28 AMRussia is on continuous military high alert and has deployed several Iskander nuclear-capable missile systems on a permanent basis in the neighbourhood of Lithuania at Kaliningrad, Lithuanian President has said. According to the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, the military exercise “Zapad 2017” had clearly demonstrated that Russias hostility and aggressive policy in relation to the West was ongoing
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India’s ICBM ‘AGNI-V’ To Undergo Another Pre-Induction Test This Year
January 19, 2018 @ 01:25 PMIndias long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ‘Agni-V will be inducted into the Tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC) ‘within this year after it undergoes one more pre-induction trial. The nuclear-capable Agni-V is capable of covering a range of over 5,000 km, brings all of Asia, and thus China, within its nuclear strike capability, The Times of India reports
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India Carries Out First User Trial of Nuclear-capable Agni-V ICBM
January 18, 2018 @ 07:22 AMIndia has test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a strike range of over 5,000 km from the integrated test range (ITR) at the Abdul Kalam island off the Odisha coast on Thursday. The ICBM developed by state-run Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) is capable of carrying nuclear or traditional warhead of about 1
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Royal Navy’s Fourth Astute-class Submarine Completes First Dive Test
January 16, 2018 @ 01:24 PMThe fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, which is being built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has achieved a significant milestone by completing first ever dive. The trim and basin dive took place over two days in Devonshire Dock, at the Company's site in Barrow-in-Furness last week
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First User Trial Of India’s Nuclear-capable AGNI-V ICBM On January 18
January 12, 2018 @ 07:06 PMIndia will reportedly carry out the first user trial of countrys intercontinental range ballistic missile ‘Agni V next week. The trial would be carried out by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army at Abdul Kalam Island defence test facility off Odisha coast anytime between January 18 and 19, Indian Express reports quoting defense sources
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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
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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...