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Philippine Navy To Deploy First Missile-Firing Assault Vessels In Three Months
May 11, 2018 @ 02:39 PMThe Philippine Navys multipurpose attack vessels are being equipped with Israeli-made missiles, which will likely be inducted in the next three months, the navy chief said Thursday. The surface-to-surface missiles, called Spike ER,which have a range of 8 kilometers (5 miles), are being installed in three multipurpose attack vessels which were acquired earlier and will be ready for deployment in two to three months, Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad was quoted as saying by AP after a maritime security forum in Manila
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France Launches Tiger Helicopter Missile Development Program, Orders Fifth Barracuda Submarine
May 7, 2018 @ 04:34 PMThe French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced Monday that the country is launching the development phase of the "Tiger Standard 3" helicopter program on the basis of European cooperation, and is ordering the fifth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine. This decision is directly in line with the framework set by the Franco-German Defense and Security Council of 13 July 2017, during which Germany and France agreed to set up a cooperation framework for the Standard 3 of the Tiger helicopter, as well as for a joint air-to-ground tactical missile program, the ministry said in a statement
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Raytheon Wins $143 Million Contract to Supply 100 Tomahawk Missiles
May 1, 2018 @ 02:16 PMRaytheon has won $143 million modification contract to procure 100 full-rate production Lot 15 Tomahawk Block IV all-up-round vertical launch system missiles. Work is expected to be completed in August 2020, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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Pakistan Sets Defence Budget at $9.5 Bn
April 28, 2018 @ 10:57 AMThe Pakistan government has set the fiscal 2018-19 defence budget at Rs1.1 trillion (US$9
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Russian Navy’s First Improved Borei-A-class Nuclear Submarine to Undergo Trails in 2019
April 26, 2018 @ 10:25 AMRussias first improved Borei-A-class strategic nuclear submarine Prince Vladimir will undergo a series of trials in 2019. "Yes [in 2019]
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Russian Navy Received Nuclear Sub, 3 Warships, 2 Helicopters, 50 Kalibr Cruise
April 19, 2018 @ 07:57 AMThe Russian Navy has received a nuclear submarine, three warships, two helicopters and about 50 Kalibr cruise missiles in the first three months this year. "The Navy took delivery of the repaired Project 667BDRM strategic underwater missile cruiser Tula, three warships and support vessels of the auxiliary fleet, two helicopters and 46 Kalibr tactical cruise missiles," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by Tass Wednesday
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Leonardo Demos AW159 Wildcat Helicopter To Malaysia’s Armed Forces
April 18, 2018 @ 10:23 AMLeonardo, with the support of the UKs 847 Naval Air Squadron, presented its AW159 Wildcat helicopter to Malaysias Armed Forces at Royal Malaysian Navy Base Lumut and Leonardo Helicopters facility at Subang Airport, near Kuala Lumpur last week. The two AW159 Wildcatsare part of the French Navys five month amphibious deployment, Exercise Jeanne dArc, to the Middle East, Asia and South Pacific and are embarked on the helicopter assault ship FS Dixmude to provide a battlefield reconnaissance capability to the deployed forces
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Pakistan Test Fires Enhanced Range Nuclear-capable Cruise Missile
April 16, 2018 @ 09:26 AMPakistan has test fired an enhanced range version of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Babur cruise missile. Babur Weapon System-1 (B) is capable of striking targets both at land and sea, at a range of 700 kilometres, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Saturday
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France Makes First Operational Strike of MdCN Cruise Missile in Syria
April 14, 2018 @ 01:25 PMFrance has conducted the first operational use of its long-range, sea-launched, stand-off cruise missile, MdCN (Missile De Croisière Naval – naval cruise missile) when it was fired from a frigate on Syria Saturday. French Defense Minister Florence Parly posted a video of a FREMM frigate firing a naval cruise missile on her twitter handle Saturday
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Goa Shipyard, Naval Group To Co-develop Simulators For Indian Navy's Future Requirements
April 13, 2018 @ 04:45 PMIndias Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has signed a ‘Letter of Intent on 12th April with Frances Naval Group to expand their collaboration in the field of design and production of all shore based simulators for Scorpene Submarine project and also for other future advanced simulator requirements of the Indian Navy. The two companies had also signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) (latest one in Oct 17 for simulators for submarines Combat Management System (CMS))
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...