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Australia To Build New Frigates And Patrol Boats For $65 Billion
August 4, 2015 @ 01:37 PMAustralia on Tuesday announced a US $65 billion shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats indigenously. The decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines will be made in coming months
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US Navy Tests Aegis' Air Warfare And Ballistic Missile Defense Capabilities
August 4, 2015 @ 10:13 AMUS Navy has successfully tested Aegis Combat Systems air warfare (AW) and ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities. The tests were conducted along with Lockheed Martin
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US To Spend $58 Billion On Bombers In Next 10 Years: GAO
August 4, 2015 @ 09:51 AMThe US government expenditure on strategic bombers is expected to reach $58 billion in the next ten years. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released at the end of July projects the entire spending between development and manufacture of USAFs new strategic bomber, Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) at $33
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MRTT, Aegis Destroyer In Japan’s $40 Billion Defense Budget For 2016
August 3, 2015 @ 02:14 PMJapanese ministry of defense (MoD) plans to spend more than 5 trillion yen ($40.3 billion) for fiscal 2016 to buy new airborne refueling aircraft and continue building an Aegis destroyer
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China Restricts Export of Medium Altitude Drones
August 2, 2015 @ 08:09 PMChina has restricted the export of drones that can fly at an altitude of over 15,420 meters and hover for over one hour in gusty winds. While the move is seen as fallout of Pakistan's claims of shooting down a China made "Indian spy drone" along its border with India, it does not seem to be so
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Russia To Modernize S-300 Missile Defense Systems Meant For Iran
August 1, 2015 @ 09:18 AMRussia is upgrading its S-300 anti-missile defense systems which was supposed to be delivered to Iran. "Since the original contract was signed a long time ago
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Russia Tests Light Aircraft Prototype Meant For An-2 Replacement
August 1, 2015 @ 09:14 AMRussia has successfully flight tested a prototype of a light multi-role aircraft as a replacement for AN-2 aircraft. The light aircraft developed by Siberian Aeronautical Research (SibNIA) was tested at Eltsovka airfield of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, Sukhoi said in a statement
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Military Satellite System For US, Allies Goes Live
July 31, 2015 @ 07:12 PMOne of the world's most impenetrable satellite communications systems, built by Lockheed Martin to serve the U.S
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Russia, France Reach Compensation Over Cancelled Mistral Warships' Deal
July 31, 2015 @ 02:05 PMRussia has reached a compensation deal with France for the non-delivery of two Mistral warships after eight months of negotiation. "The negotiations are completely finished, everything has already been decided, both the time-frame and the amount," President Vladimir Putin's adviser for military and technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin was quoted as saying by various media today
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Huntington Ingalls Constructing Amphibious Assault Ship For US Navy
July 31, 2015 @ 11:46 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries is constructing America-class second amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli for the US Navy. The LHA (Landing Helicopter Assault) 7 will be capable to hold Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters and also other aircraft such as MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, CH-53 Super Stallions, and UH-1Y Huey helicopters, US expert in civil-military relations and cyber diplomacy Franz-Stefan said
China's 'Skyshield' Anti-drone System Underperforming in Saudi Arabia
Swarm Technology to Control Attack Drones of Various Makes to be Introduced...
Rheinmetall Building New Facility to Destroy Millions of Tonnes of Legacy Ammunition
Russian Troops Receive Tablet-M-IR Artillery Fire Control Vehicles
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...