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Super Hornet Service Extension Program In 2017 Due To Delay In F-35
August 13, 2015 @ 03:32 PMThe US Navy will start a service life extension program of F/A-18 E and Super Hornets in 2017 due to delays in fielding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. "Our first Super Hornets are getting to 6,000 hours probably at the end of next year so that's the place where we'll start opening them up and we'll do what we call a service life assessment program," said Navy Vice Adm
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Chinese Espionage Group Targets US, UK Defense Firms
August 6, 2015 @ 03:42 PMDell Secureworks has identified a Chinese hacking group targeting various websites belonging to high-profile targets that include defense manufacturers in the US and the UK. The Chinese hacking group identified as Emissary Panda also identified as Threat Group 3390 has set-up various global traps to siphon off data from the websites
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Tomahawk A Contender In US Navy's Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile Program
August 6, 2015 @ 11:40 AMRaytheons Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will be a possible competitor in the Navys search for a next generation anti-ship missile to replace the 1980s era weapons in the service. Set to start in Fiscal Year 2017, the contest for the Navys Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment II seeks to replace the Navys decades-old inventory of Boeing RGM-84 Harpoons with more technologically sophisticated weapons
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Russia Unifies Air Force, Anti-Air And Anti-Missile Defense Forces To Form...
August 5, 2015 @ 08:48 AMRussia on Monday announced merging its Air forces, anti-air and anti-missile defenses under unified command, Aerospace Forces. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of a new branch of Russias armed forces
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Australia To Build New Frigates And Patrol Boats For $65 Billion
August 4, 2015 @ 01:37 PMAustralia on Tuesday announced a US $65 billion shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats indigenously. The decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines will be made in coming months
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South Korean K-11 Dual Barrel Assault Rifle Upgrade To Complete By 2016
July 29, 2015 @ 11:21 AMSouth Korea will complete major upgrade on its indigenous K-11 dual-barrel air burst rifle by 2016 year end. The use of the assault rifle by the army was suspended last year due to a glitch in the shooting control system
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DCNS Spends US$1 Million To Maintain Undelivered Mistral Warship
July 24, 2015 @ 02:15 PMFrench naval shipbuilder DCNS is spending a minimum of $1.1 million a month to maintain two Mistral helicopter carriers as the deal to deliver them to Russia was cancelled
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Turkey To Fly Zeppelins Along Syrian Border To Counter IS Threat
July 23, 2015 @ 01:03 PMTurkey plans to beef up border security by flying zeppelins and building two-fence border system as part of an ‘integrated system plan to secure ‘critical parts of border to counter ISIL threat. Turkey will be beefing up security along the Syrian borders to block Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists transit points after the international community accused the nation of not doing its best to stop the flow of foreign fighters from Turkey to its neighbors
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DRDO Transfers Defense Tech to L & T for Royalty
July 20, 2015 @ 11:03 AMThe Indian defense ministry has approved a proposal by Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) to transfer technology (ToT) of Lakshya pilotless target aircraft (PTA) to an Indian private company, Larsen and Toubro (L&T). L&T will be able to produce Lakshya PTA commercially and will have to pay a royalty to DRDO for every aircraft produced and sold by it
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IS Militants Claim Missile Attack On Egyptian Navy Vessel
July 17, 2015 @ 01:19 PMIS militants in Sinai claim that they have carried out a missile attack on an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The militants said that they destroyed the naval ship with a guided missile
Swedish Startup NAD Raises $3M, Set to Launch Unique Drone
Indonesian Pilot Flies South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter in First Test Flight
Australia to Acquire $2.12B in AMRAAM Missiles
Russia Says Girl Tried to Bomb Defense Worker for Ukraine in EU...
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...
