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Israel Scrambles F-16s As Unidentified Drone Enters Airspace
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFor the second time this week, the Israeli Defense Forces have resorted to scrambling F-16s after an unidentified flying object was spotted inside the country’s airspace earlier this morning. Air force jets were briefly scrambled and Israeli air space was closed, Israel’s army radio reported, without saying what caused the scare
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Missiles Capable Of Striking U.S Mainland, Says N.Korea
October 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorth Korea has announced that it is now in possession of "strategic rocket forces" capable of striking the US mainland. The announcement comes a day after the U
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U.S Air Force Launches New GPS Satellite
October 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Doubts Over INS Vikramaditya's Revised Delivery Date Of End-2013
October 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrustrated by delays and cost overruns in the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, India intends to take up the matter with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov during his official visit to India. The refurbishment hit another snag last month during sea trials when after an engine-boiler malfunctioned, causing the Russian shipyard to revise the delivery date from December 2012 to October 2013
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U.S. Drones Attack Terrorists Based on “Behaviour Patterns”, Not Hard Intelligence
October 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDrone attacks against suspected militants in Afghanistan, Sudan and Yemen are often based on what is called “Signature strikes”-strikes that target individuals based on patterns of behavior identified by US intelligence. Without an understanding of the local context, power dynamics, and cultural practices, drone operators may interpret routine behavior as suspicious, and mistakenly target civilians, according to an empirical study on the use of attack drones by the C
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning is Bigger, More Powerful and Cheaper than India's...
September 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs delays keep cropping up in the refitting of India’s aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya “gifted” by Russia, the Chinese Navy has received its first aircraft carrier, the Russian origin Liaoning which has nearly twice the aircraft and helicopter capacity of the Indian carrier. The Liaoning is designed to carry 30 fixed wing aircraft and 24 helicopter while the Vikramaditya can carry just 16 MiG-29K aircraft and 10 helicopters
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L-3 Wins U.S. Navy Hawklink Program Contract
September 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe L-3 Communications announced that it has been selected for the full-rate five year production contract of CDL Hawklink by the U.S Navy
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DARPA Demonstrates Robotic Pack Mule Prototypes
September 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Legged Squad Support System (LS3) program today demonstrated two robotic pack mule prototypes for the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Earlier this year DARPA and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) began a two year platform-refinement test cycle with the first DARPA/MCWL-hosted test planned for December 2012 on a military base
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First Operational Deployment Of NH 90 Helicopter To Afghanistan May Boost International
September 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNHI Industries has delivered the first batch of NH90 helicopters to Afghanistan as Italy plans to operate about six choppers in the coming months. The NH-90 will replace the Army’s six AB205 helicopters; it will also be the first time the NH90 is deployed on a theatre operation
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Iraqi Pilots Begin Flight Training In U.S
September 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIraqi pilots have arrived in the U.S to begin training along with aspiring fighter pilots from the United States, Singapore, Poland, Denmark, Japan and the Netherlands at the U
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
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...
