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Airbus, ENGIE Ineo To Deliver Communications Network For France's Air Operations
February 7, 2017 @ 11:54 AMThe French ministry of defense has selected Engie Ineo and Airbus to deliver a high-availability communications network to control French Air Force's air operations. This eight-year contract signed with the French defence procurement agency (DGA) is part of the DESCARTES programme, the Airbus Defence And Space announced Monday
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China Tests Missile Equipped With 10 Nuclear Warheads
February 2, 2017 @ 01:15 PMChina has tested its new version of a missile, Dongfeng-5C, that is capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads. The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs,
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South Korean JCS Seeks US Strategic Asset Deployment To Counter North’s Nuke...
February 2, 2017 @ 02:05 AMThe chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday asked his US counterpart to deploy strategic military assets to the Korean Peninsula in a bid to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, the military said. Gen
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Intensified Missile Tests By N Korea, China, India and Pakistan in 2016
January 28, 2017 @ 02:24 PMNorth Korea, India and Pakistan launched a total of about 37, some capable of carrying nuclear weapons in 2016 making it one the busiest years for medium-to-long-range missile tests in recent memory. North Korea reportedly carried out about 25 medium to long range missile test launches of which just one was claimed as a success by Pyongyang
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N Korea Restarts Weapons-Grade Plutonium-Producing Reactor
January 28, 2017 @ 11:00 AMFresh satellite imagery shows that North Korea has apparently restarted its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor. "Imagery from January 22 shows a water plume (most probably warm) originating from the cooling water outlet of the reactor, an indication that the reactor is very likely operating," the website 38 North said in a report
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China Joins UN Sanctions Against North Korea, Bans Dual-use Products Export
January 27, 2017 @ 11:07 AMChina has released a list of goods that are banned for export to North Korea in compliance with UN sanctions that include items and technologies used to build 'weapons of mass destruction'. Chinas resolution also serves as a warning to North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test during the Chinese New Year as it did in 2016, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) statement posted Wednesday
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China Deploys New Ballistic Missile After Trump’s Remark
January 25, 2017 @ 10:52 AMChina early this week announced the deployment of its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ‘Dongfeng-41 to Heilongjiang Province, a move which is seen as a response to newly-elected US President Trump's provocative remarks on the country. Most military experts say this is the second Dongfeng-41 strategic missile brigade for deployment in northeastern China and this is classified at the highest military levels,
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Pakistan Test Launches First Ababeel Ballistic Missile
January 24, 2017 @ 02:36 PMPakistan on Tuesday has test launched Ababeel surface-to-surface ballistic missile (SSM) that is capable of delivering multiple warheads using Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. Ababeel has a maximum range of 2,200 kilometres and the test flight was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement
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Russia's Strategic Missile Forces To Get 1,500 New Camouflage Kits In 2017
January 23, 2017 @ 03:22 PMRussia has planned to equip its Strategic Missile Forces with 1500 camouflage kits in 2017, with the priority given to Topol-class Intercontinental ballistic missile-launching units. The nuclear forces will receive up to 1,500 kits for their mobile missile units, " 15 times more" than they did in 2013
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Russia May deploy Nuclear-Powered Combat Vessels At Syrian Naval Base
January 23, 2017 @ 03:21 PMRussia will be deploying up to 11 warships, including nuclear-powered combat vessels, at the Tartus naval facility in Syria. The 49-year agreement allowed Russia to simultaneously deploy at the Tartus naval maintenance facility a maximum of 11 warships, including combat vessels equipped with nuclear-powered propulsion systems, and under condition that all ecological and nuclear safety requirements have been fulfilled
Norway Receives Three More F-35 Fighters
Morocco Receives First AH-64E Apache Helicopters
EU Unveils €800 Billion 'ReArm Europe' Defense Plan
First French-made Griffon Armored Vehicles to Belgium in July
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