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Kim Jong Un Photo-ops With SLBM Scientists While UN Threatens Sanctions Against...
May 29, 2015 @ 06:52 AMNorth Korean Leader Kim Jong Un participated in a photo session with scientists, technicians, workers and officials who were part of the successful test-fire of the submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) by the countrys navy earlier this month. “When Kim Jong Un appeared in the venue of the photo session, all the participants broke into enthusiastic welcoming cheers
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Indian Navy Prepares Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan
May 28, 2015 @ 01:21 PMThe Indian Navy has prepared a maritime infrastructure perspective plan to improve maintenance and operability of naval assets, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral R K Dhowan said today. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, the chief said that the plan would be in sync with the overall preparedness of the navy
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PLA Navy To Have 415 Warships By 2030, US expert Says
May 27, 2015 @ 12:58 PMChina will have about 415 warships that includes four aircraft carriers and about 100 submarines by 2030, James Fanell the former director of the US Pacific Fleet's intelligence and information said in a two-day conference held by the US Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute, DefenseNews reported Sunday. During the event, which was held to discuss the PLA Navy's shipbuilding progress and challenges, Fanell said that apart from 99 submarines and four aircraft carriers, the 415 warships include 26 corvettes, 73 amphibious ships, three missile craft, and 102 destroyers and frigates
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German Defense Minister Hard-sells Submarines, Military Equipment to India
May 27, 2015 @ 12:48 PMGerman Defense Minister Ursula Von Der who is on a two day visit to India has offered German submarine technology and other military hardware to Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar during a meeting on Tuesday. “Partnering of Germany in the Make in India program was discussed
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L-3 Wins US NAVSEA Photonics Mast Contract
May 27, 2015 @ 07:58 AML-3 Communications announced Tuesday that its electro-optics business, L-3 KEO, has won a $48.7 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to develop a new, slimmer version of its photonics mast for the Block 4 Low Profile Photonics Mast (LPPM) program for use on Virginia-class submarines
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France Fires Naval Cruise Missile From Aquitaine Frigate
May 26, 2015 @ 11:02 AMThe French ministry of defense announced today that the frigate Aquitaine has successfully fired its first naval cruise missile on May 19. Aquitaine is the first unit in the multi-mission frigate program (FREMM)
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Reliance Scouts For International JV Eyeing India's $15 Billion Submarine Manufacturing Bid
May 22, 2015 @ 08:11 AMEyeing the Indian MOD's US $15.7 billion (INR 1 trillion) plan for manufacturing six nuclear-powered submarines and seven stealth warships, Indian conglomerate, Reliance Infrastructure is scouting for an international partner in Russia
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North Korea Claims Miniaturizing Nuclear Missile Warheads And Long Range Rockets
May 21, 2015 @ 07:58 AMNorth Korea claims to have succeeded in miniaturizing its nuclear weapons on high-precision long range rockets, various media reported today. "It has been a long time since we began miniaturising and diversifying our means of nuclear strike," the National Defence Commission (NDC) said in a statement to the official Korean Central News Agency
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Indian Navy’s Fourth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette Launched
May 19, 2015 @ 10:17 AMIndian Navys fourth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, Kavaratti, being built by Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE) has been launched by wife of Minister of State for Defense, Inderjit Rao in Kolkata today. Of the other three ships of the same class, INS Kamrota was delivered to the navy in 2014
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Arms Sellers Flock to Japanese Defense Exhibition
May 14, 2015 @ 04:19 PMDefense firms from US, Europe and Asia have flocked to the MAST Asia 2015 exhibition in Yokohama hoping Japan to become the next big buyer of weapons in the world. Coincidentally, the Japanese cabinet today cleared a bill to remove restrictions on the geographic deployment of Japanese troops
Chinese Navy “Expels” U.S. Destroyer in South China Sea Standoff
U.S.A.F. Launches First NTS-3 Satellite on Vulcan Rocket
DARPA Christens ‘Defiant’ — First Fully Autonomous Naval Ship Built With No...
U.K. MoD Developing Drone to Work alongside Apache Helicopters
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...