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Many Takers for Snoop-Free Brazilian Submarine Internet Cable
February 25, 2016 @ 10:05 AMGoogle and Facebook besides several unnamed corporations are interested in switching their internet traffic between Europe and South America to a new undersea cable that will bypass America being set up by the Brazilian telecom firm Telebras. The US$ 250 million cable project which was announced after the US spying of the Brazilian president and government was made public will earn money by selling communications bandwidth to entities who do not want their internet traffic to be routed through America, the Brazilian Communications Minister Andre Figueirdo said at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday
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China Commissions Home-Grown New-Gen Missile Frigate
February 25, 2016 @ 09:33 AMChina has commissioned a new-generation home-grown missile frigate, ‘Xiangtan. Xiangtan was commissioned by Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the east China island city of Zhoushan Wednesday,
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Cyber Five More Vulnerable To Cyber-Attacks In Asia Pacific Region; DTTL Report
February 24, 2016 @ 09:22 AMSouth Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore appear nine times more vulnerable to cyber-attack than other Asian economies. “We're seeing a huge shift in defense focus across the region as more than half of global container traffic now moves through Asia-Pacific waters, and regional navies are building up to defend these economic lifelines
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Swedish A26 Submarines To Feature iXBlue MARINS Inertial Navigation System
February 24, 2016 @ 08:35 AMSaab has selected iXBlue as part of a 7-year contract to equip the two type A26 next-generation submarines with MARINS units, the state-of-the-art in fiber-optic gyroscope technology. Scheduled to be operational in 2024, the A26 is a unique and high-tech submarine with proven modular design
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India’s First Nuke Submarine Ready For Commissioning
February 23, 2016 @ 01:18 PMIndias first of five nuclear submarines, INS Arihant is all set for operations and formal induction in the Navys fleet. The nuclear submarine has cleared all the tests and is said to be technically ready for commissioning at any time, Economic Times news daily reported Tuesday
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Submarine Sales Buoyant: SIPRI Study
February 23, 2016 @ 12:17 PMWith a total of 48 submarines on order in export deals by the end of 2015 and other orders that include Australian, Indonesian and Indian submarine contracts coming up this year, submarine sales are expect to grow significantly. The advent of submarine technology now offers underwater endurance lasting several weeks and is equipped with ling-range anti-ship missiles and torpedoes and land-attack missiles
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DCNS Hopeful of Australian And Indian Submarine Contracts This Year
February 22, 2016 @ 01:01 PMDCNS is hoping for a positive response for its submarine bid in Australia and commissioning of the first submarine to India this year. “Winning of a major naval defence export contract, in particular in Australia will require sustained effort throughout the year,” the company said in a statement Monday
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Indian Defense Ministry To Discuss Blacklisting And Strategic Partnerships Report This Week
February 22, 2016 @ 07:49 AMIndian defense ministry officials will be meeting the armed forces to discuss blacklisting policy and the report on strategic partnership on Tuesday. "The report on strategic partnership submitted by former DRDO Chief VK Aatre will be discussed during a Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting chaired by Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar on Feb 23," PTI reported quoting unnamed defense sources as saying Sunday
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Permanent Deployment Of Kalibr Missile Carrying Russian Corvettes In Mediterranean
February 20, 2016 @ 08:21 AMThe Russian Navy corvettes equipped with Kalibr cruise missile will be permanently deployed in the Mediterranean, a Russian Navy admiral said. The vessels from the Black Sea fleet will continue sailing as part of Russias naval group in the Mediterranean tasked with supporting anti-terrorist operations in Syria, Commander Admiral Alexander Vitko told RIA Novosti
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US Navy Surface Ships, Submarines To Get Modified Tomahawk Missiles By 2021
February 19, 2016 @ 09:20 AMThe US Navy has pitched for a modified Raytheon-built Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) to equip its surface ships or submarines in less than a decade. Included in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request to Congress, a $434 million ask over the next five years is to modify 245 Raytheon TLAMS with a maritime attack capability, Vice Adm
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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...