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Malware Called 'South China Sea RAT' Spied on Philippines, Other Targets
August 9, 2016 @ 02:48 PMA malware known as NanHaiShu or “South China Sea Remote Access Trojan (RAT)” in Mandarin was discovered to have gathered intelligence related to the South China Sea arbitration case from the Philippines and organizations involved in assisting the South East Asian country which won an international arbitration case against China. Hackers believed to be from China have attacked government and private-sector organizations linked to the row over the key waterway, a Japan Times report said quoting an analysis by Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure
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Kuwait Orders 30 Caracal Helicopters From France For Over Billion Euros
August 9, 2016 @ 12:24 PMThe French Department of Defense has confirmed that Kuwait has placed an order for 30 Caracal helicopters for over one billion euros. "The Ministry of Defence of the State of Kuwait signed a contract with Airbus for the acquisition of Helicopters 30 Caracal helicopters for the Kuwait army and the national guard in the presence of French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian,” the french Defense ministry said in a statement Tuesday
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Egypt Commissions Russian Missile Corvette
August 9, 2016 @ 10:42 AMEgypt has commissioned a Molnya-class missile corvette received from Russia last year. The Egyptian Ministry of Defence announced on August 4 that a Molnya-class missile corvette has been commissioned into service,
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US Army To Discuss New Light Tank Construction Next Week
August 6, 2016 @ 08:52 AMThe US Army will discuss construction of a new light tank with mobile protected firepower capabilities next week. The Army will hold an industry day on Tuesday at Fort Benning, Georgia, to discuss requirements for a light-armored vehicle, and how it could perform in the areas of mobility, protection, sustainability, energy use, cyber capabilities and transportability,
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Rheinmetall Weapon And Ammo Orders Intake Reaches 1.7 Billion Euros In First...
August 4, 2016 @ 03:04 PMRheinmetalls defence sector posted a high order intake of €1,751 million in the first half of 2016, considerably exceeding the prior-year figure (H1/2015: €1,235 million) with growth of 42 percent. The sectors order backlog reached a new record value of €6,905 million (June 30, 2016)
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Russia's Rostec Beats Sanctions With 18% Growth in Income During 2015
August 3, 2016 @ 09:27 AMRussias defence and high technology holding company, Rostec declared 18% increase in consolidated revenues, amounting to 1 trillion and 140 billion rubles in 2015, despite the sanctions regime imposed against the firm. "Against the sanctions pressure, the general decline of the Russian economy and fall of industrial production index by more than 3 %, we managed to increase the revenue of the State Corporation to 1 trillion 140 billion rubles, demonstrating a growth by 18 % compared to 2014", said CEO of Rostec,Sergey Chemezov during the meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin
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Raytheon Wins $524 Million To Deliver 47 SM-3 Block IB Missiles
August 3, 2016 @ 07:16 AMRaytheon is being awarded a $524 million contract to procure material, fabricate, test and deliver 47 SM-3 Block IB missiles for fiscal 2016. This contract action is an option exercise that was previously announced on Dec
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Russian Navy To Get 12 Warships, 8 Combatant Craft, 23 Auxiliary Vessels...
August 2, 2016 @ 10:58 AMThe Russian navy will be receiving 12 warships, eight combatant craft and 23 auxiliary vessels by the end of this year. "The Navy is planned to receive this year 12 warships, eight combatant craft and 23 auxiliary fleet vessels
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South Korea Seeks Technologies For Medium Altitude Drone Development From US
August 1, 2016 @ 01:39 PMSouth Korean delegation has asked the United States to provide technologies related to the development of medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle during a meeting in Washington. Both the sides discussed several key foreign and security policy issues, including the transfer of US technologies essential for development of South Korea's own fighter jet KF-X program, according to
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Lockheed Martin To Provide 103 Automatic Radar Periscope Detectors For MH-60R Fleet...
July 29, 2016 @ 09:55 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $67 million contract for the manufacture, and delivery of up to 103 AN/APS-153(V) 1 automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination multi-mode radar kits to upgrade the MH-60R fleet aircraft. Work is expected to be complete by September 2020, US Deprartment of defense said in a statement Friday
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
