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DARPA Tests Smartphone-Sized Radiation Sensors To Detect 'Dirty Bombs'
November 11, 2016 @ 07:41 AMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently tested smartphone-sized radiation detectors in a Washington mall to locate small nuclear weapons or ‘dirty bombs. Volunteers carrying the radiation detectors walked for hours around the National Mall searching for clues in a “whodunit” scavenger hunt to locate a geneticist whod been mysteriously abducted
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Defense Stocks Soar With Trump Victory
November 10, 2016 @ 11:20 AMThe victory of Republican Party in the US presidential election has soared the defense stocks all around the world. The US firms - Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have gained about 5
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China Complicit In Providing Substantial Nuclear, Missile Program Supplies To Pakistan: Report
November 10, 2016 @ 10:02 AMPakistan has procured supplies from China for its nuclear and missile programs, according to a new report by experts at Kings College of London. “The scale of Islamabads procurement of sensitive material from Beijing is “so substantial that it must be concluded that the Chinese state is either complicit in supplying Pakistans programmes, or negligent in its control over state-owned enterprises,” the report, Pakistans strategic nuclear and missile industries prepared by Project Alpha of the Centre for Science and Security Studies at Kings College stated
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South Korean Navy Plans Anti-Submarine Exercise To Counter North
November 10, 2016 @ 09:20 AMSouth Korean Navy is planning to conduct an exercise, involving 10 warships, including 7,600-ton Aegis-equipped Sejong the Great destroyer, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft and fighter jets. The exercise that runs from Friday till Tuesday is aimed at countering possible missile attacks from North Korean submarines in East Sea,
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Bechtel Wins $575 Million US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Contract
November 10, 2016 @ 08:42 AMBechtel is being awarded a $575 million contract for naval nuclear propulsion components. No completion date or additional information is provided on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts
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Low-Visibility Stealth Corvette Found In North Korean port: NK News Report
November 9, 2016 @ 01:18 PMA modern style corvette equipped with low observable radar has been found in North Korea, according to the images obtained by NK pro. The captured high-resolution photos also reveal that the corvette has been spotted on northeastern port of Najin in Rason,
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India’s Next Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier To Be Commissioned In 2030
November 9, 2016 @ 08:28 AMThe Indian Navys latest aircraft carrier INS Vishal, which will be empowered by a nuclear reactor, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2030 or later. The INS Vishal will also be the first non-Western aircraft carrier equipped with the complex CATOBAR capability,
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India Clears US$2 Billion Worth Deal To Procure 464 Russian T-90 tanks
November 8, 2016 @ 01:08 PMIndia has cleared more than 13,448 Crore (US$2 billion) worth defense proposal to procure more than 400 tanks. An initial approval has been given for the procurement of 464 T-90 tanks under the Modi governments Make in India initiative
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MBDA To Fit Sea Ceptor Air Defense Missile System On Type 26
November 5, 2016 @ 05:15 AMUK Ministry of Defense has awarded $125 million to MBDA for the advanced Sea Ceptor air defense missile system to be fitted to each of the new Type 26 ships. Using innovations in radar and datalink technology that will guide these powerful missiles with pinpoint accuracy, Sea Ceptor will provide the Royal Navy with a shield against airborne threats such as the new generation of supersonic anti-ship missiles, fast jets, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, the MoD said in a statement Friday
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New Nuclear Energy Agreement To Allow Japan To Opt Out If India...
November 3, 2016 @ 12:01 PMIndia and Japan will sign a nuclear energy agreement later this month that will allow Tokyo to opt out if South Asian nation tests its nuclear weapons. The agreement, the first by Japan with a nation that has not ratified the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, will be signed when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Japan later this month, a high-ranking Japanese Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying by Asahi Shimbun Monday
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
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...
