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Japan's First Indigenous Stealth Fighter To Undergo Flight Test This Summer
April 8, 2015 @ 09:39 AMJapan is planning to conduct test flight of its first indigenous stealth jet F-3 this summer, Chinas PLA daily reported Tuesday. F-3 will be a breakthrough for Japan in terms of stealth capabilities and high-powered engine tech, the report said
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Austal To Construct Two LCS For US Navy
April 7, 2015 @ 01:30 PMThe US Navy has selected Austal to construct two more Littoral Combat Ships, LCS 22 and LCS 24. The ships will be the ninth and tenth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships built by Austal as prime contractor under its existing 10-vessel contract with the US Navy, the company announced in its press release last week
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India’s Advanced Air Defense Interceptor Missile Test Fails
April 7, 2015 @ 11:23 AMThe test fire of an updated version of Indias Advanced Air Defense interceptor missile on Monday failed due to the weapon system falling down immediately after take-off from the launcher. The missile was targeted to intercept an electronic target within an altitude of below 20 km as simulated by the mission team to gauge the efficiency and killing precision of the missile
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India’s $1.4 Billion Airbus MRTT Aircraft Purchase Put On Hold
April 4, 2015 @ 01:02 PMIndias US$ 1.4 billion (INR 9,000 crore) project to acquire six Airbus-330 mid-air refueling aircraft or tankers has been put on hold after the government referred the deal to the defense ministrys vigilance department for clearance
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Russia-Iran Arms Sales To Reach 13 Billion If UN Lifts Embargo
April 4, 2015 @ 11:58 AMRussias full-scale deal with Iran for military hardware could reach $11 to $13 billion, if the UN arms embargo is lifted, Sputnik reported Friday. Igor Korotchenko, the head of a Russian think tank specializing in weapons sales said, the countries have great potential for development of military-technical cooperation
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Indian Army To Get Akash missiles Next Month
March 28, 2015 @ 10:37 AMThe Indian army will be getting the Akash "area defence" missile systems, which have an interception range of over 25 km in all weather conditions, from next month. "The fully-automated Akash system is designed to defend the country's vital and vulnerable areas against medium-range air targets penetrating from low, medium and high altitudes
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India's Defence Minister To Push Talks On Amphibious Aircraft Sale During Japan...
March 26, 2015 @ 08:59 AMThe defence relations agreement between India and Japan appear to be in a limbo despite the push it received from the two prime ministers during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Tokyo in September last. Now that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is about to reach the Japanese capital for a visit Monday next for a couple of days, sources say that he would be carrying quite a few unresolved queries on various subjects including the proposed sale of amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy
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GRSE Launches Fourth Landing Craft Utility For Indian Navy
March 24, 2015 @ 04:19 PMThe Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) built fourth Landing Craft Utility (LCU) for the Indian Navy was launched on Monday in Kolkata
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Charles River To Develop Training System For Anti-Submarine Warfare
March 23, 2015 @ 11:49 AMCharles River Analytics has won a $700,000 contract from the US Navy to develop Improved Training System for Anti-Submarine Warfare. The 25-month follow-on contract for Sonar Training, Motivation, Assessment, Tailoring, and Enhanced Remediation, or ST-MASTER, aims to improve sonar training and operation on ships conducting anti-submarine warfare (ASW), the company announced in its press release on Monday
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China Becomes World No 3 Arms Exporter; Ahead of France, Germany
March 16, 2015 @ 01:04 PMChina has emerged as the World's number three arms seller, behind US and Russia according a recent SIPRI study. China has overtaken Germany and France
Panama Orders Four Embraer Super Tucano Aircraft
Saab Secures $60M Surveillance Radar Deal in Latin America
Thales Completes Combat System Tests for British Type 31 Frigates
Trump Renames DOD to Department of War
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...