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Japan's Ruling LDP Party wants Aircraft Carrier 'Mother Ship'
May 26, 2018 @ 10:33 AMJapans ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has set a proposal to introduce a multipurpose “mother ship” enabling takeoffs and landings by fighter jets into the countrys navy fleet, which is expected to be submitted for review with the government this month end. According to the proposal released in March, the LDP termed the envisioned ship a multipurpose defensive aircraft carrier
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Taiwan to Modernize 30-year Old Submarines
May 23, 2018 @ 02:49 PMThe Taiwanese navy plans to modernize two Hai Lung-class submarines as part of its planned four-year program after Netherlands-based RH Marine gave a go-ahead for the programs technical feasibility. “The submarines, modified from the Dutch Zwaardvis-class subs have been in service for more than 30 years of their 35-year life span
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Malaysian Government to Investigate Scorpene, other Defense Deals during Najib’s Tenure
May 23, 2018 @ 11:20 AMMalaysias newly formed government will conduct its own internal probe and audit in regard to defense spending under the previous administration, the new Defense Minister Mohamad Sabu has said. “We will investigate
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Russia’s Borei-class Nuclear Sub Test Fires Four Bulava Missiles
May 23, 2018 @ 10:37 AMRussias Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky successfully test fired four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea, the press service of the Russian Northern Fleet said on Tuesday. "On May 22, the Project 955 Borei-class lead strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky made a successful test salvo launch of four Bulava ballistic missiles from the designated area in the White Sea to targets at the Kura range on the Kamchatka Peninsula," TASS quotes the press service statement as saying
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AEGIS-equipped Destroyer ‘USS Milius’ Joins US Navy Fleet In Japan
May 22, 2018 @ 03:26 PMThe US Navy has deployed Aegis-equipped destroyer to Japan on Tuesday, as part of the navy's strategy to furnish the Indo-Pacific region with the most advanced and capable defense units. The destroyer USS Milius joined the U
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Kelvin Hughes’ SharpEye Radar Selected For Saudi Arabia’s US-built Combat Vessels
May 22, 2018 @ 10:02 AMKelvin Hughes has been selected by bridge integrator OSI Maritime Systems Ltd (OSI) to supply a number of SharpEye solid-state naval radar sensors for installation on board Lockheed Martins LCS 27 and four LCS-based Multi Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) vessels for Saudi Arabia. Working closely with OSI, Kelvin Hughes is providing the X band and S Band SharpEye sensors for integration into an IMO-approved OSI Bridge and Navigation system
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China’s First Domestically-Built Aircraft Carrier Completes Sea Trials
May 18, 2018 @ 01:05 PMChina's first domestically-built aircraft carrier has concluded its maiden sea trial on Friday, and is returning to Dalian Shipyard in northeast China's Liaoning Province, according to reports by Xinhua. The five-day sea trial, starting from May 13, tested the carrier's equipment, and has achieved the desired aim
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Russia Developing New Underwater Drone Capable Of Destroying Enemy Naval Bases: TASS
May 17, 2018 @ 01:37 PMRussia is developing a powerful underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead with a capacity of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases, TASS reports
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India’s Nuclear Submarine Equipped with SLBM Fully Operational
May 16, 2018 @ 02:30 AMIndias INS Arihant nuclear submarine equipped with a B-O5 Submarine Launched Strategic Missile (SLBM) capable of hitting targets with nuclear warheads at a range of 650 km is fully operational. The Indian Defense Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman made a formal announcement during the annual award ceremony of the Defence Research Development Organisation in New Delhi on Monday,
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BAE Systems Wins £2.4bn Worth Contracts for Royal Navy Submarine Programmes
May 15, 2018 @ 10:21 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £1.5bn contract for the seventh Astute class submarine and a further £900m for the next phase of the Dreadnought submarine programme for the Royal Navy
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South Korea Unveils Amphibious Assault Ship
May 14, 2018 @ 02:31 PMSouth Korea unveiled new 14,500-ton amphibious assault ship today at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. in Busan, local media reports
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Britain to Invest £2.5 Billion to Build New Nuclear-capable Submarines
May 14, 2018 @ 02:04 PMThe UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) is investing £2.5 billion to boost Britains submarine building projects
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Japan's Ruling LDP Party wants Aircraft Carrier 'Mother Ship'
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Saudi Investment Agency ‘SAGIA’ To Promote Russian Civil Aircraft In Middle East...
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Leonardo, ENAV Partner for Development of UAV Traffic Control System
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Boeing Details Super Hornet Fighter Jet Block III Version
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US Approves Sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Attack Helicopters to Bahrain for...
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Northrop Grumman To Provide Abrams M1 Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder For Morocco
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Dassault to Lead Franco-German Future Combat Air System
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Iranian Anti-aircraft Missiles Destroyed In Israeli F-15 Jets’ Attack On Syrian Military...
May 3, 2018
Drones with High-tech Features Displayed at Dubai Air Show
One of the most interesting exhibits at the Dubai Air show 2017 occupies a corner in the Aviation Industries Corporation...
Leads To Agustawestland Bribery Case May Lie In The UK
While investigators in India are following up on the money trial in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scandal, the leads as...
Boom In Global Submarines Market, $70 Billion Deals In Offing
With over 451 submarines in service worldwide, the global market of submarines fleet is expected to surge up to $100...
Big Gains Foreseen For Big Data In Military Applications
Amid the proliferation of real-time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional...
Futuristic Combat Helmets Move Beyond Protection
Helmets for pilots and ground troops do much more than stopping bullets
Managing UAVs From The Ground
As the role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) expands from traditional low-resolution reconnaissance to high-res video and infra-red besides precision-attack,...