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Thailand Chooses China, Russia Over US For Defense Procurement
May 23, 2016 @ 10:47 AMThailand has chosen to buy major defense equipment from China, Russia and European countries and not their long time supplier, the US. Thai Navy has vouched for Chinese-made submarines and the air force has picked South Korean T50 TH trainer jets, instead of American Textron AirLand Scorpion,
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USAF Conceptualizes Small, Inexpensive Drones To Beat Enemy Missiles
May 18, 2016 @ 03:23 PMThe US Air Force is eyeing to develop a force of small drones to meet future missions at lower costs to beat enemy missiles. "We already know today that we will have MQ-1s and MQ-9s in scenarios where [we] can't get below the weather," Lt
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France Offers $8.56 Billion Final For 36 Rafale Fighters To India
May 13, 2016 @ 09:31 AMFrance has offered to sell 36 rafale fighter jets to India for nothing less than $8.56 billion
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Russia Developing New ICBM To Penetrate US Missile Shield
May 10, 2016 @ 01:27 PMRussia is developing a new Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that can penetrate the US missile shield. “Russia is carrying out active work on improving its means of overcoming the missile shield,” Russias Strategic Missile Force (SMF) Commander Sergey Karakayev was quoted as saying by
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Price Negotiations For Indian Rafale Deal Not Over Yet: Manohar Parrikar
May 7, 2016 @ 12:36 PMThe Indo-French government-to-government deal for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters is not done yet, the government is negotiating to reduce the price and ‘save a lot of money, Indian defense minister said Friday. Indian Defense Minister, Manohar Parrikar said in the Lower House during the calling attention motion over the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal said, “"We will reduce the deal value and we will save a lot
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Indian MoD Plans To Trim Fat in 1.5 Million-man Armed Forces
May 2, 2016 @ 01:36 PMIndias Ministry of Defence has decided to appoint a committee to suggest reforms in the armed forces. The purpose of setting up a committee is to bring in major structural changes in the Army, IAF and the Navy and to do away with posts that may have become redundant and ensuring modernization or addition of new equipment shouldnt mean a corresponding rise in numbers for the forces,
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More Countries Line-Up For Chinese CH Series Combat Drones: Media Reports
April 29, 2016 @ 03:47 PMChina claims to have a number of foreign nations awaiting delivery of CH series of military drones. The CH series attracts overseas buyers searching for 'powerful, affordable' models even as the combat drone in the series, the CH-5 is awaiting government approval for export,
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India Has Fissile Material To Develop Only 100 Nuclear Warheads
April 25, 2016 @ 10:53 AMIndia can build not more than 100 nuclear weapons as it has fissile material only for that many numbers of weapons. In a research published by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS), scholar Elizabeth Whitfield denied Pakistani analysts claim of India stockpiling 2000 nuclear weapons
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New-Gen Soldier Headset To Transmit Sound Via ‘Bone Earphones’: UIC
April 23, 2016 @ 10:04 AMThe United Instrument Corporation (UIC), a subsidiary of Rostec, has developed a new-generation communications headset for the armed forces that transmits sound via skull. The headset to be used as part of the soldier outfit relies on a latest technology that transmits sound through ‘bone earphones, rather than the ears and traditional microphones, a UIC employee told TASS Thursday
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TrackingPoint Introduces Long Distance Precision-Guided Firearm
April 20, 2016 @ 12:14 PMTrackingPoint has unveiled its latest Precision-Guided Firearm - the squad-level M1400 338LM bolt-action rifle which engages stationary and moving targets out to 1400 yards. The squad-level M1400 is designed to provide unprecedented battle stand-off capabilities at the squad level
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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
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...
