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Rauma Marine Constructions To Design Four Multirole Corvettes For Finnish Navy
April 28, 2017 @ 03:21 PMThe Finnish Defence Forces have signed a contract with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for designing Finnish Navys four multirole corvettes under Squadron 2020 project. The 7
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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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Lockheed Martin's MUOS Satellite Terminals To Connect Beyond Line-Of-Sight
April 25, 2017 @ 10:54 AMLockheed Martin's fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite will support US Naval troops with ultra high frequency communications. The MUOS-5 satellite has completed Global Military Cellular Network as spare for next-generation capabilities
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Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier To Get US$715M Upgrade With EW, Communication...
April 24, 2017 @ 10:39 AMRussia will modernize its aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov with electronic warfare, communication and aviation network at a cost of about US$715 million. "In September, Zvezdochka will sign with the fleet a contract for the second stage of the repairing with modernization of the Admiral Kuznetsov
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Electric Boat To Manufacture Missile Tubes In Support Of US, UK Columbia-Class...
April 22, 2017 @ 12:28 PMElectric Boat has won a US$95.5 million contract to produce 17 missile tubes in support of the next generation Columbia-Class Submarines as part of the United States-United Kingdom common missile compartment program
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China To Build New Aircraft Carriers, Naval Bases
April 21, 2017 @ 03:38 PMChina has plans to build more aircraft carriers and naval bases in various countries to strengthen its maritime capabilities. China is also planning to build more naval bases across the world, especially in countries such as Pakistan, with whom it has close economic and military relations
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Egypt Receives Second Of Four Type 209 Submarines From TKMS
April 21, 2017 @ 02:40 PMEgypt has received a new Type 209 submarine S41 from German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems at the Ras al-Tin base Wednesday. This is the second of four scheduled deliveries
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UK MoD Awards BAE Systems With EURO 1.4 Billion Astute Class Submarine
April 20, 2017 @ 09:17 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £1.4 billion contract by the UKs Ministry of Defence to deliver the next Astute class submarine to the Royal Navy
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Aselsan To Unveil New Anti-Submarine Warfare Torpedo At IDEF 2017
April 19, 2017 @ 10:09 AMTurkeys defence vendor Aselsan will showcase its new lightweight anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo for the first time at International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) to be held in Istanbul next month. As per the Turkish state-owned news agency
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India Seeks Submarine Upgrade To Plug Scorpene Data Leak
April 18, 2017 @ 03:52 PMIndia will push for several upgrades in the proposed three new Scorpene submarines it is discussing with France to address concerns of any compromise in the submarines capability following the leak of its technical specifications in Australia last year. “We will look at the cost of the upgrades based on which we will take a call whether to go for the additional ones or carry on with the acquisition of the next line of submarines as planned,” a senior defence official was quoted as saying by
Russia Launches Frigate Equipped with Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
Europe Buys $1.5B in U.S. Weapons for Ukraine in One Month
Pratt & Whitney Bags $2.9B F-35 Engine Contract
Flying Wedge Unveils India’s First AI-Powered MALE Combat Aircraft, Secures $30M Export...
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...