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US Army To Test Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology
March 20, 2014 @ 09:42 AMThe US Army will test its Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology Demonstration again in August to help determine the system's future. Lt
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South African Company Develops Military-Grade Encryption For Mobile Communications
March 19, 2014 @ 12:02 PMA South African company that builds software security solutions, iSolv Technologies (iSolv), has developed an avant-garde way to help secure sensitive communication from being intercepted. SecCom offers military-grade encryption for all your mobile communications, including voice calls and text messaging
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France May Cancel Russia’s Mistral Warship Deal Over Ukraine Crisis
March 18, 2014 @ 08:59 AMIn light of Russias involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, France will consider scrapping a 1.4-billion-euro deal to deliver two Mistral-class warships to the Russian Navy
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Kuwait Gets First C-17 Transport Aircraft
February 14, 2014 @ 09:02 AMKuwait has taken delivery of the first of two Boeing C-17 strategic transport aircraft. Boeing said the aircraft “will expand the Kuwait air forces capabilities in military and civilian operations, including humanitarian aid and disaster relief”
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Rafael Begins Work On Indigenous F-35 Guided Weapons
February 12, 2014 @ 01:26 PMIsrael is planning to adopt indigenously-built Stand-Off guided weapons for the F-35 fighters they are buying. Rafael has begun work to merge the Spice 1000 Electro-Optically, Stand-Off guided weapon to bomber, according to C4Defence
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New C-130J Variants To Be Built In Strike And Civilian Capability
February 11, 2014 @ 09:19 AMLockheed Martins workhorse, the C-130J Super Hercules, is all set for a design update that will now cater to civilian customers as well as being a strike-enabled variant. Earlier this month, Lockheed Martin revealed that it has recently submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 2014, for a type design update for its Model L-382J airplane, a civil-certified variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules to be marketed as the LM-100J
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Questions Over India’s Selection of Dassault Rafale as Negotiations Drag
February 10, 2014 @ 01:30 PMAs Indias negotiations with Dassault for the sale of 126 Rafale Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) drag into its third year, questions are being raised if the Indian MoD had all aspects of cost covered before selecting the French aircraft manufacturer as the lowest bidder or ‘L1. At the time of announcing the final winner, the Indian MoD had said that both the Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon had met the technical qualifications as outlined in the Request for Proposals (RFP)
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USAF Tests New AC-130J Ghostrider Prototype
February 10, 2014 @ 11:12 AMThe US Air Force last week tested the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider, after a year of rigorous modification maintenance carried out at its Eglin Base. The MC-130J mobility aircraft, which arrived at the base in early January 2013, was being modified to make a C-130 prototype, having the flying proficiencies of the MC-130J and the combat capabilities of an AC-130
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Ukrainian Oplot Tanks Arrive In Thailand
February 8, 2014 @ 06:34 AMThailand has received the first five Oplot Main Battle Tanks (MBT) by Ukraine, will undergo further testing before being formally accepted. The Royal Thai Army is to receive 49 Oplot tanks in total under a contract signed in September 2011
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Indonesia Took Delivery Of Russian Infantry Fighting Vehicles
January 28, 2014 @ 03:34 PMThe Indonesian Ministry of Defense took delivery of Rosoboronexport-built 37 BMP-3F vehicles, and will join 17 in-service models, according to RIA Novosti. The first batch of Russian infantry fighting vehicles was given to Jakarta as part of a billion-dollar loan to Indonesia by the Russian state, signed September 6, 2007, during a visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Indonesian capital
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...