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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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KAI To Pick Engine Maker For S.Korean Fighter Jet Project By Month-End...
April 19, 2016 @ 09:46 AMSouth Koreas sole aircraft maker Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) is expecting to finalize an engine supplier for the countrys indigenous fighter jet project by April end. European engine maker Eurojet Turbo GmbH and the US firm General Electric (GE) are vying to be part of the Korean Fighter Experimental (KF-X) program
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Aurora Demos Subscale X-Plane Aircraft For DARPA VTOL Program
April 19, 2016 @ 09:23 AMAurora Flight Sciences has successfully demonstrated its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL x-plane) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at a US military facility. The flight of the subscale aircraft met an important DARPA risk reduction requirement, focusing on validation of the aerodynamic design and flight control system
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Russia Offers S-400 Triumph Missile Systems For $6 Billion To India
April 19, 2016 @ 08:38 AMRussia has formally offered its S-400 Surface-to-air missile systems for $6 billion to India. A deal is likely to be signed within the next few weeks, the sources add
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Russian Aerospace Forces To Get New Set Of S-400 Triumph Air Defense...
April 11, 2016 @ 09:28 AMRussias Aerospace Forces will receive the sixth set of S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems by this year end, the Russian Defense Ministry press service said Sunday. "Within the framework of the rearmament with new samples of weapons and military equipment in 2016, one regimental set of the long-range S-400 Triumph air defense missile system and two battalion sets of the Pantsir-S short-to-medium range air defense gun-missile system have been delivered to the air defense formations of the Aerospace Forces
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DARPA To Fly Unmanned XS-1 Spaceplane Ten Times In 10 days
April 8, 2016 @ 08:54 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA announced Thursday Phase 2 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane and fly the vehicle ten times in ten days. The reusable XS-1 would demonstrate the potential for low-cost and “aircraft-like” high-ops-tempo space flight, enabling a host of critical national security options while helping to launch a new and potentially fruitful commercial sector
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Norway Shortlists DCNS and ThyssenKrupp For Submarines Purchase
April 7, 2016 @ 02:56 PMNorway has shortlisted the French company Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) and the German firm ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the countrys future submarines program. “France and Germany are among the biggest nations in Europe
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Finmeccanica Signs 28 Eurofighter Aircraft Deal With Kuwait
April 5, 2016 @ 03:40 PMThe Kuwait Ministry of Defence and Finmeccanica have signed a contract for the supply of 28 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, to be built in Italy. The intergovernmental contract was signed in presence of Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Shaikh Gen
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Bye Bye Kalashnikov, Ukraine Develops NATO Standard Sniper Rifles
March 24, 2016 @ 01:19 PMUkroboronprom has transferred 10 new NATO standard experimental sniper rifles to the national guard of Ukraine. The new rifles are developed by ‘Ukroboroncervis
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Japan Considering International Joint Development For Its New Fighter Jet
March 23, 2016 @ 01:05 PMJapan is in talks with western defense fighter jet manufacturers to build its next generation fighter jets to maintain air superiority over rival China. Japan is holding talks with Boeing and Lockheed Martin even as it is readying its ATD-X experimental aircraft for its test flights in the coming days, Reuters reported Wednesday
Pakistan to “Make Available” Nuclear Deterrent to Saudi Arabia Under Defense Pact
Taiwan on Way to Acquiring M109A7 Self-propelled Artillery From BAE Systems
Taiwan Unveils Chiang Kung Missile Defense System
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with New Truck-mounted 40mm Air Defense System
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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...
