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Lockheed Martin Delivers Fifth MUOS Satellite to US Navy for Global Military...
November 17, 2017 @ 12:44 AMThe US Navy's Communications Satellite Program Office, PMW 146, and Lockheed Martin handed over full operational control of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC). The October 11 milestone followed the completion of the MUOS-5 satellite's on-orbit testing and delivery of all operational products needed to "fly" the satellite
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Tata Power SED Wins Indian Navy's Portable Driver Detection Sonar Contract
November 16, 2017 @ 02:00 PMIndian Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) has won a contract for the supply of Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) for Indian Naval applications from Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD). This Contract is a part of “Make in India” initiative and the second contract under the MoD procurement category “Buy and Make (India)” signed by MoD
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Peru Continues A-37B Light-attack Aircraft Avionics Systems Upgrade
November 16, 2017 @ 09:51 AMThe Peruvian Air Force (FAP, per its Spanish acronym) carries on with the avionics systems upgrade program of its main combat, transport, training, and helicopter fleets. “New leaps in technology demand that we acquire and develop a diagnostic solution compatible with a wide range of our aerial platforms,” FAP Colonel Armando Pomar Galdós, commander of SELEC, was quoted as saying by
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Negotiations Only Solution for North Korean Nuclear Disarmament Problem: Russian Expert
November 16, 2017 @ 09:10 AMRussian head of state-run diplomatic think tank has said that the only feasible solution to the problem of North Koreas nuclear program can be negotiation. Russia will not tolerate North Koreas possession of nuclear weapons
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US State Department Approves Sale of 60 AMRAAM Missiles to Norway for
November 16, 2017 @ 07:37 AMThe US State Department has approved sale of AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $170 million to Norway. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 14, 2017
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India Releases Joint Training Doctrine Armed Forces 2017 Document
November 15, 2017 @ 06:16 AMThe Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee & Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba released ‘Joint Training Doctrine Indian Armed Forces – 2017 Tuesday. This key stone Doctrine will basically serve as a ‘foundation and ‘knowledge base from which specific Directives and Strategies will be issued by the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee to the HQ IDS and Service HQs to consolidate proven concepts, structures, mechanisms, capacities, capabilities, etc, from time to time
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BrahMos Air-launched Missile Deliveries for Indian Air Force to Start in January
November 14, 2017 @ 08:51 AMThe Indian Air Force will start receiving BrahMos air-launched cruise missiles for about 50 Su-30MKI starting January next year. "The Indian Air Force has signed a contract on the delivery of air-launched BrahMos cruise missiles from January 2018
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Test-Firing of Brahmos Cruise Missile from Sukhoi-30MKI in Late November
November 12, 2017 @ 12:20 PMFinal preparations for test firing of the Brahmos Cruise Missile from the belly of a Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft are being made for possible launch in late November. "Some 20-30 hours of flying with the 2
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Ukrainian New Tactical Drone, ‘Horlytsya’ Completes First Flight
November 12, 2017 @ 10:55 AMUkraine has performed the first flight of a prototype of new tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), ‘Horlytsya. "Today, the first flight tests of the operational-tactical UAV "Horlytsya", produced by the "Antonov" state enterprise, have already taken place
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Russian Airborne Troops To Get 20 Modern Combat Drones By Year-end
November 11, 2017 @ 11:54 AMRussia's Airborne Troops will receive 20 modern unmanned aeiral vehicles (UAV) by this year end, the defense ministry in Moscow said Friday. The delivery of modern aircraft comprises of -- roughly 20 multi-role Orlan, Eleron and Tahion UAV complexes, the release said, adding that they will be used during exercises in order to conduct air, optoelectronic, radio and radio-technical reconnaissance, and transmit target data to the means of fire and spotting means
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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