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US THAAD Missile Defence System ‘Partly Operational’ In S. Korea: Report
May 2, 2017 @ 09:27 AMThe controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system has reached initial operating capability in South Korea, although it is months away from being fully operational, the US military official said. THAAD, designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles during their final phase of flight, has now reached an "initial intercept capability", an official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the AFP news agency on Monday
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South Korea Refuses To Renegotiate Costs Involved In Thaad Missile Deployment
May 1, 2017 @ 10:44 AMSouth Korea has refused renegotiation possibilites to share estimated US$1 billion expenses spent by US for deploying Thaad missile defense system on land of the East Asian country. "I don't think it's an issue for renegotiation," Moon Sang-gyun, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, was quoted as saying by
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N. Korea’s KN-17 Ballistic Missile Launch Fails: Report
April 29, 2017 @ 02:28 PMNorth Korea launched a ballistic missile on Saturday that appears to have failed, amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. It was likely a medium-range KN-17 ballistic missile and broke up minutes after launch, the Associated Press reported, citing an unidentified U
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India Formulating Policy To Become Manufacturing Hub: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
April 29, 2017 @ 02:01 PMIndian government is reportedly in an advanced stage of formulating new defense manufacturing policy that enables India to become a manufacturing hub. “The new defence manufacturing policy will enable India to cut import of combat planes, ships and submarines,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday, addressing an annual meeting of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi
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Syria Negotiating Missile Systems From Russia For Defense Against Tomahawk-like Attacks
April 28, 2017 @ 02:40 PMSyria is negotiating to buy missile defense systems from Russia to defend itself agaist Israeli and American attacks. “It is natural for us to negotiate with the Russians now with a view to strengthening (our) systems, whether to face any Israeli threats from the air or the threats of American missiles,” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an interview to Venezuelan channel Telesur
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Turkey-Russia S-400 Missile Deal Approved, Price Negotiations Underway
April 28, 2017 @ 02:12 PMAnkara and Moscow have reached an agreement on the purchase of S-400 missile defense systems and price negotiations are underway before the final signing of the deal, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “We have agreed in principle with Russia for the purchase of S-400 missile systems
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South Korea Discards Trump’s $1 Billion Demand For THAAD Missile
April 28, 2017 @ 01:57 PMSeoul has rejected US President Donald Trumps demand of $1 billion for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system Washington is installing in South Korea to counter Norths threats. Trump called the five-year-old trade pact with South Korea "unacceptable" and said it would be targeted for renegotiation after his administration completes a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico, Trump said in an interview with
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Indian Army Tests Agni-III Ballistic Missile
April 27, 2017 @ 02:58 PMIndian Army test-fired a surface-to-surface intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III from a defence test facility off Odisha coast today, as part of its user training exercise. Defence sources told The Indian Express that the indigenously built highly sophisticated missile blasted off from a mobile launcher at the launching complex–IV of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island at about 09
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F-35 jets, Apache Choppers To Fly From UK's HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier...
April 26, 2017 @ 02:38 PMUKs HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will start receiving F-35 fighter jet and various helicopters including Apache, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook in 2018. UK has set target to reach initial operating capability for its new F-35B aircraft by 2018 and seeks to have 24 jets available for service by 2023 end,
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Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jet Crashes In Western Siberia
April 26, 2017 @ 12:47 PMA Russian MiG-31 military plane crashed in the Russian Republic of Buryatia, western Siberia with no causalities. The MiG-31, believed to be the fastest fighter jet in the world crashed during a training flight over the Telemba Airfield
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...