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US to Provide Conventional Submarine Technology to Taiwan
April 9, 2018 @ 04:09 PMUS defense contractors will help Taiwan to construct its own submarines by providing Taipei with conventional technology to counter threats from China. Taiwan last year launched a plan to manufacture its own submarines amid deteriorating relations with China after its hopes of buying them from the US came to nothing
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Turkey to Train Nigerian Submarine Officers
April 2, 2018 @ 01:09 PMTurkey and Nigeria have signed an agreement in the field of military training, the Turkish government's Official Gazette announced on Monday. The agreement will enable the two countries to train submarine officers, petty officers and international divers
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US Navy Submarine Certified For Patrol With Successful Trident II D5 Missile...
March 30, 2018 @ 02:53 PMWith the successful launch of two Trident II D5 Life Extension missiles built and upgraded by Lockheed Martin, the US Navy submarine USS Nebraska demonstrated the readiness of the crew and strategic weapon system. The test, known as Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28, took place in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California March 26
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Pakistan Tests Cruise Missile from Underwater Platform
March 30, 2018 @ 02:32 PMPakistan tested a cruise missile from an underwater dynamic platform mimicking a submarine-launch yesterday. This was the second successful test of the indigenously developed Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur having a range of 450 km
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Pakistan Acquires Powerful Chinese Tracking System For Missiles Program
March 22, 2018 @ 10:32 AMPakistan has bought a powerful tracking system from China that could speed up its militarys efforts of developing multi-warhead missiles, reported
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CCTV Footage Shows China Testing New Unmanned Tank
March 21, 2018 @ 03:15 PMRecent footage released by Chinese TV broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) revealed new indigenously-built unmanned tank, a Type 59 tank, undergoing testing at an unidentified location in China. The Type 59 tank, the first medium-sized tank that China produced in bulk, has a relatively long service life
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Saab Pitches Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft To S. Korea By Challenging Boeing
March 21, 2018 @ 02:56 PMSaab, a Swedish defense firm, has offered its Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for South Korean Navys requirement to procure six new aircraft to supplement its MPA fleet of 16 P-3C and P-3CK Orion planes in service. According to Yonhap, Saab argued Wednesday that its Swordfish aircraft is an optimum model for use by South Korea's Navy, which is seeking to bolster its ability to counter North Korea's submarines, some of which are equipped with ballistic missiles
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KBR Wins Australia’s Future Submarine Construction Yard Concept Design Contract
March 20, 2018 @ 11:46 AMNaval Group Australia has partnered with US engineering services group KBR to assist with the concept design of the proposed Future Submarine (SEA1000) construction yard at the Osborne Naval Shipbuilding precinct in South Australia. The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 19 March that this contract, worth around $7 million, will employ 100 of South Australian staff on the concept design of the Future Submarine Construction Yard
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Lockheed Martin Receives $522 Million Trident II Missile Support Contract
March 20, 2018 @ 05:37 AMLockheed Martin Space Systems is being awarded $522,324,985 modification to exercise options for Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile production and deployed system support. Work is expected to be completed Sept
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US Navy Commissions USS Colorado, its Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine
March 18, 2018 @ 03:59 PMNuclear attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788) was commissioned Saturday morning at the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton. The 377-foot long and 7,800 ton submarine is said to be the US Navys most advanced undersea platform ever built
Russian FSB Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Bomb Car on Crimean Bridge
Bahrain Cleared for $500M HIMARS Deal With U.S.
Fresh Evidence Exposes Japan’s Unit 731 Bacteriological Warfare in China During WWII
Pakistan Navy Launches Third Hangor-class Submarine in China
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...