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US Army to Use Non-lethal Pepper-based Handgun in Afghanistan
June 29, 2018 @ 12:24 PMThe US Army has spent $650,000 to procure new non-lethal Pepper-based handgun, ‘Variable Kinetic System (VKS) for its soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. VKS created by PeperBall Technologies is delivered in the same fashion as a paintball gun, The Army Times reported Thursday
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Argentina Signs Contract With Naval Group for Four Patrol Boats
June 29, 2018 @ 10:47 AMFrances Naval Group has signed an agreement with the Argentine Navy to supply four patrol boats, including French destroyer L'Adroit,
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Collaborative Robots to be Deployed on Eurofighter Typhoon Production Line
June 28, 2018 @ 02:26 PMBAE Systems designed collaborative robots, ‘cobots will be tested on the Typhoon production line by the end of the year. The cobotic workstation – designed to support people with complex manufacturing of combat aircraft- is fitted with a range of digital technology and will be piloted at the companys Warton, Lancashire site to work alongside manufacturers building high-tech systems for cutting-edge combat aircraft, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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USAF Orders Bunker Buster Bombs Worth $896 Million
June 28, 2018 @ 11:21 AMThe US Air Force has awarded multiple contracts worth over $896 million to two US-based firms for production of 2000-pound class bunker buster bombs, built around an improved warhead called the BLU-137/B, the Department of defense announced Wednesday. The contracts worth $476 million and $419 million were awarded to Ohio-based Superior Forge and Steel Corp
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India Gifts HAL-built Dornier Do-228 Surveillance Aircraft To Seychelles
June 27, 2018 @ 12:28 PMIndia handed over HAL-built Do-228 surveillance aircraft to the Seychelles Air Force ahead of schedule during a ceremony in New Delhi, Tuesday. India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the President, Republic of Seychelles, Danny Faure were present at a handover ceremony
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Damen, Mexican Navy to Build Long Range Ocean Patrol Ship
June 27, 2018 @ 09:01 AMDamen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy, via the Directorate General of Shipbuilding, are currently working together to build the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA (from its initials in Spanish). POLA will be the Mexican version of the Damen SIGMA 10514
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Taiwan Seeks Weapons Against Possible Chinese Invasion
June 26, 2018 @ 11:37 AMTaiwan Seeks Asymmetric Weapons Against Possible Chinese Invasion The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense is to obtain three asymmetric warfare weapons for the army and air force besides the navys program to develop small fast-attack missile boats as defence against a possible Chinese invasion. The army is to be given medium-range anti-tank missiles and a ground mobile minelayer system, and the air force is to be given a new gun-based close-in weapons system, an anonymous sources was quoted as saying by the
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Saudi Arabia Launches Land-mine clearing Project in Yemen
June 26, 2018 @ 07:27 AMThe King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) announced on Monday the Saudi project for land mine clearance to rid the country of some 800,000 mines at a cost of US$40 million. Adviser at the Royal Court and KSRelief Supervisor General Dr
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Philippine $5.6 Billion Horizon-2 Phase to Fund Four Frigates, Submarines
June 22, 2018 @ 03:07 PMThe Philippine government has earmarked 300 billion Philippine pesos (U.S
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Chinese Shipbuilder Shows Second Locally-made Aircraft Carrier
June 21, 2018 @ 08:51 AMThe China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has released a photograph of Chinas second aircraft carrier equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system. The photograph put up on companys WeChat-Chinese social media platform-account shows the aircraft carrier in the center and the Liaoning and Chinas first domestically developed Type 001A aircraft carrier on either side
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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...