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Russian, India To Co-Develop Miniature Version Of BrahMos Missiles
October 14, 2016 @ 02:05 PMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a formal contract to jointly develop a miniature version of the Brahmos missile that could have multiple capabilities, including agile cross border strikes to destroy infrastructure of terrorists. An agreement for the new version of the missile will be signed at the bilateral meet with Russia in Goa between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, and it will be the first major upscaling of the Brahmos joint venture signed in 1998
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General Dynamics Wins $508 Million To Upgrade US Army Stryker Vehicles
October 13, 2016 @ 11:00 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $508 million contract to upgrade US Armys 215 Stryker flat bottom vehicles to double-V engineering change proposal one configuration. The IAV Stryker is a family of 8x8 chassis armoured fighting vehicles derived from the wheeled armoured vehicle Canadian LAV III, which in turn was based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha III 8x8, and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems
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Missiles From Houthi-Held Yemen Target US Navy Destroyer
October 10, 2016 @ 12:52 PMHouthis rebels from war-torn Yemen launched a failed missile attack against a US Navy destroyer on Sunday, a US military spokesman said. Two missiles failed to hit the US Navy ship after being launched, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told Reuters news agency
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Poland Scraps $3.5 Billion Deal To Procure 50 Airbus Caracal Helicopters
October 5, 2016 @ 03:23 PMPoland has scrapped $3.5 billion deal for the procurement of 50 Airbus EC-725 Caracal multi-purpose helicopters for its army
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GRSE Delivers First Mk IV Landing Craft To Indian Navy
October 5, 2016 @ 01:41 PMIndias Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy last week. "L-51 is expected to be commissioned “soon” at Port Blair" the Indian armed forces triservice command that oversees Andaman and Nicobar island territories, Indian Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by
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Iran’s New Drone Similar To Captured US RQ-170 UAV
October 3, 2016 @ 02:38 PMIrans newly built long-range attack drone, ‘Saeqeh is similar to a US drone captured five years ago after it entered Iranian airspace, according to local media. The report described the new drone as a home-grown aircraft "made by reverse engineering of [an] American Lockheed Martin RQ-170" vehicle that was downed in December 2011
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Bell Helicopter To Exhibit Tiltrotor Innovations at AUSA 2016
October 1, 2016 @ 11:42 AMBell Helicopter is to display its newest tiltrotor innovations, the V-280 “Valor” mock-up and V-247 “Vigilant” unmanned aerial system model at 2016 Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2016 show next week. A V-280 virtual reality experience will allow participants to step into different Valor mission scenarios, making it possible to more fully observe and understand the capabilities of the V-280 tiltrotor in an augmented environment
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India's DRDO Fits Locally-made Airborne Warning System On Embraer Aircraft
September 30, 2016 @ 01:07 PMIndia's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has fitted its own airborne early warning and control system (AEW & CS) on a modified Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft slated to be inducted into the Indian Air Force in two months. The AEW & CS is basically‘sharp-seeing and listening radar that can look out deep across enemy territory for any incoming threat without itself crossing over
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Daesh Militants Hiring Cyber Mercenaries, Europol Suggests
September 29, 2016 @ 02:49 PMEU police agency Europol has warned that cybercriminals offering contract services for hire could provide means for the Daesh militants to attack Europe. The so-called Darknet is being exploited by militants taking advantage of computer experts offering crime "at your service," the EU police agency Europol warned in its report “
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South Korean Navy To Build New High Speed Transport Vessel
September 29, 2016 @ 08:46 AMSouth Korea's Navy will build a speedier transport vessel in the next three years to counter growing threats from North Korea along the tense maritime border. "The plan is part of the government's efforts to beef up preparedness and combat capabilities against relentless provocations from the North along the tense sea border with North Korea," a military official familiar with the matter told Yonhap News Agency Thursday
Russia Helping China Develop Command & Control System for Amphibious Operations
Turkey Integrates Cakır Cruise Missile into Marlin Armed Unmanned Marine Vehicle
Ukraine Unveils Flamingo Cruise Missile with 3,000-Km Range
Russian FSB Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Bomb Car on Crimean Bridge
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...