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ThyssenKrupp, Navantia Dropped from Netherlands Submarine Purchase Bid
February 18, 2019 @ 01:04 PMThe Dutch government has dropped German shipbuilder- ThyssenKrupp and Spanish Navantia in its bid to purchase new submarines for the Royal Netherlands navy. The government is expected to take a decision next Friday about the purchase
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China Names Newest Warship After Tibetan Capital Lhasa
February 15, 2019 @ 01:00 PMIn a move certain to anger the Tibetan refugee community, China has named its newest warship, a 10,000-tonne guided-missile destroyer of the PLA Navy as ‘Lhasa, after the Tibetan capital which was usurped by China in 1950. The warship was recently unveiled in Qingdao, east Chinas Shandong Province
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US Slipping in Defective Parts to Sabotage Iran Missile Program
February 14, 2019 @ 01:15 PMA spate of accidents in Irans ballistic missile launches has been blamed on the United States slipping in defective and fake parts into supply chain to sabotage Tehrans missile program. According to The New York Times report, the operation to sabotage Irans missile program created under former President Geroge W
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CAG Report Suggests New Rafale Aircraft Deal Is 2.8% Cheaper
February 13, 2019 @ 09:24 AMThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on capital acquisitions by the Indian Air Force (IAF) said the Rafale aircraft deal signed by the Centre in 2016 was 2.8 percent cheaper than the deal negotiated by the previous government
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Delivery Of Russian S-400 Air Defense Systems To Begin In 2019: Turkish
February 9, 2019 @ 01:06 PMA Turkish official has confirmed that the delivery of the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems is expected to begin this year, Russias news agency TASS reported Friday
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HAL-Upgraded Mirage 2000 Jet Trainer Crashes In India, Two Pilots Dead
February 1, 2019 @ 07:51 AMA Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter of the Indian Air Force crashed Friday morning near HAL Airport in Bangalore, India. The two pilots inside the jet ejected before the crash
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Venezuelan Opposition to Revise Arms Deals with Russia
January 30, 2019 @ 02:38 PMThe National Assembly, Venezuela's opposition plans to revise arms deals with Russia, Gustavo Tarre Briceno, the country's Special Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) said at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. National Assembly is planning to revise value of Russian contracts on weapons supplies as well as relations with Moscow in general, TASS quoted Briceno as saying Wednesday
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Boeing Unmanned Passenger Aircraft Completes First Flight
January 23, 2019 @ 01:00 PMBoeing yesterday conducted the first test flight of its electric-powered autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in the US city of Manassas, Virginia. The PAV prototype completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing during the flight, which tested the vehicle's autonomous functions and ground control systems
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142 of 434 British Fighter-bombers Unfit to Fly
January 22, 2019 @ 08:44 AMA third of Royal Air Force frontline fighter-bombers are unfit to fly, according to a Freedom of Information request. Of the 434 aircraft, 142 of them, which include 55 Typhoons are sidelined,
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US to Place 20 New Ballistic Missile Defense Ground Interceptors in Alaska
January 18, 2019 @ 01:39 PMThe Pentagons budget next month will provide details on the placement of 20new ballistic missile defense ground interceptors, United States President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump said the release of the Pentagons budget next month will provide the some of the details on the placement of 20 new ballistic missile defense ground interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska, as well as new sensors and steps proposed for future missile defense,
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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