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Russia To Develop New AIP System As India Readies To Initiate Project...
March 24, 2014 @ 11:21 AMRussia has announced that it is designing a new class of conventional submarines which will be equipped with advanced air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems. The AIP systems are core to an RFP expected to be issued by the Indian MoD for three new stealth submarines called Project 75 (I)
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DRS Technologies To Design Hybrid Electric Drive System For S. Korea’s New...
March 20, 2014 @ 08:24 AMDRS Technologies Inc, a Finmeccanica Company, announced today a contract award to design and produce a Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) propulsion system for South Koreas future Incheon-class multipurpose frigate known as FFX Batch II (FFX-II). The contract, valued at more than $9 million USD, was awarded to DRS's Maritime and Combat Support Systems group by Korea's Hyosung Corporation and will include the design, testing, and production of hybrid electric drive (HED) permanent magnet motors and associated motor drives for the first ship-set to be delivered in 2015
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Philippines To Buy Anti-Submarines Warfare Helicopters For Navy
March 19, 2014 @ 10:38 AMPhilippine's Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday announced that it has allocated P5.4 billion to fund the acquisition of two brand-new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters for the Philippine Navy
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Airbus To Present UAV, Radar Systems, Aircraft At DIMDEX 2014
March 18, 2014 @ 01:11 PMAirbus Defence and Space will present a wide portfolio of products and solutions at DIMDEX 2014 in Doha from March 25 to 27 2014. The companys solutions ranging from UAV, aircraft and radar systems to satcom services out of the former units Airbus Military, Astrium, Cassidian will be showcased at the show
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US Navy Awards Lockheed, Austal $1.4 Billion In LCS Contracts
March 12, 2014 @ 10:55 AMThe U.S
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Brazil To Build First Aircraft Carrier By 2020
March 12, 2014 @ 09:51 AMBrazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim on Wednesday announced plans to build the countrys first aircraft carrier to replace its aging models as part of a modernization program. The program has included orders for submarines, helicopters and supersonic aircraft via technology transfer agreements with the proviso that the hardware is made in Brazil
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Electric Boat Wins USS Minnesota Maintenance And Modernization Contract
March 12, 2014 @ 07:31 AMThe US Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $57.2 million contract to prepare and perform maintenance work on the USS Minnesota, a Virginia-class attack submarine
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Days After INS Sindhuratna Accident, Fresh Incident Kills One Officer
March 7, 2014 @ 11:55 AMIn the latest string of accidents, an incident aboard the Indian Navy warship, the Kolkata class destroyer, has killed one officer Friday. According to reports, a possible malfunctioning of the firefighting system in the engine room of the destroyer is to be blamed for the accident
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Cables Responsible For Indian Submarine Accident: Reports
March 3, 2014 @ 12:16 PMThe fire aboard submarine, INS Sindhuratna, originated in the cables of the vessel and not the battery compartment as originally reported last week. According to local media reports, the Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the accident has found that the fire battery pit has been found to be fully safe and the fire took place in the compartment above it
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Australia's Collin-Class Submarine Catches Fire
February 28, 2014 @ 09:37 AMAn incident involving submarine accident surfaced yesterday when fire broke out aboard Australias Collin-class vessel, HMAS Waller that had only recently returned after a long period of maintenance. The Defence Department official was quoted as by The West Australian that there were no injuries, but four personnel who were involved in fighting the blaze had been put ashore under medical observation as a precaution
AeroVironment Delivers New P550 Recon Drones to U.S. Army
Russia, Ukraine Announce Separate Boat Strikes in Black Sea
Russia Fires 574 Drones and 40 Missiles on Ukraine, Hits American Factory...
China to Showcase New Weapons at V-Day Parade In Beijing on September
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...