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7 Warships, 2 Submarines To Enter Service In 2016: Russian Defense Minister
December 11, 2015 @ 01:23 PMTwo multi-purpose submarines and seven warships will be entering service of the Russian Navy in 2016. "Two multipurpose submarines and seven warships will join the Navy,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying by Tass news agency on Friday
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Orbital ATK Patents Helicopter Protection System Against Airborne Threats
December 11, 2015 @ 12:54 PMOrbital ATK has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Helicopter Active Protection System (HAPS), a system to protect helicopters against airborne threats. This represents the first patent awarded to Orbital ATK for its development of methods and systems of active protection from aerial threats by dispensing a kill vehicle from either aerial or ground platforms, the company said in a press release Thursday
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Russia To Replace An-26 Transport Aircraft With Modified Il-112v
December 11, 2015 @ 11:10 AMRussian KRET will replace the An-26 transport aircraft with modified Il-112v. KRET will equip light military transport aircraft Il-112V with a strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) to determine the location of an object in offline mode
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Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE Missile Intercepts Incoming Target
December 11, 2015 @ 10:47 AMLockheed Martin has successfully tested a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missile to engage and intercept a tactical ballistic missile target. The test was carried out at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, as part of a U
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Czech Republic Eyes Helicopter, Transport Aircraft Purchase
December 10, 2015 @ 04:19 PMCzech Ministry of Defense is looking forward to purchase 12 multipurpose helicopters and two medium size transport aircraft to replace Soviet era Mi-24s and Mi-35s and Yakovlev Yak-40s for the air force. Czech MoD plans to procure the aircraft from fellow NATO members and has already invited bids for the same
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Saab Delivers Overhauled Gotland-class Sub To Swedish Navy
December 10, 2015 @ 04:02 PMSaab has redelivered one of the Swedish Navys Gotland-class submarines to Swedish Navy (FMV) after general overhaul and upgrades. On 29 September 2014 Saab was contracted to perform overhaul and upgrade work on one of Swedens Gotland-class submarines
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German Tornadoes, Transport And Ground Troop Head Turkey Against IS
December 10, 2015 @ 03:52 PMGermany has set off two tornado jets, a transport plane and 40 soldiers and ground crew to Turkey to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. The planes will be based until their anti-IS mission
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Iraq Requests More Assistance From Germany To Fight Islamic State
December 10, 2015 @ 12:51 PMIraq has requested Germany to assist further in the fight against Islamic State (IS). Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had in particular asked the German government to provide help with troop training
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Israel’s Arrow-3 Intercepts Missile Target In Space
December 10, 2015 @ 12:28 PMThe Israeli Defense Ministry has successfully tested on locking on a missile target from space using its Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile defense system jointly developed with the US. "We can confirm a complete success this morning (Thursday)," said Yair Ramati, of the Defense Ministrys Administration for the Development of Weapons
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IISC Bags Solar Powered Micro-grid Research Contract By US Military
December 10, 2015 @ 10:46 AMIndian Institute of Science has bagged a research and development contract on Solar Powered Micro-grid by US military. The contract worth US $52,900 was awarded by US Pacific Air Forces, Yokota Air Base in Japan to develop solar powered micro-grid and super capacitor energy storage system, Hindustan Times news daily reported Thursday
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AeroVironment Unveils Titan 4 Counter-Drone System
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...
