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Indian Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircraft Test Fires Homegrown Guided Bomb
May 25, 2019 @ 07:32 AMIndias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan. The defence ministry said the guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision
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Trump Uses Emergency Authority to approve $8 B Arms Sales to Saudi,
May 25, 2019 @ 06:11 AMThe United States approved arms sales worth an estimated $8 Billion to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and some other countries after President Donald Trump used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen such deals. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) put up some of the State Department approvals of the deals on its website while various US media reported that the combined value of the deals as $ 8 Billion
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Angola Receives Last Batch of Su-30K Fighters From Belarus
May 24, 2019 @ 11:11 AMBelarus has delivered last of 12 Su-30K fighters to Angola last month, after they were upgraded by the 558th Aviation Repair Plant in conjunction with Russias Rosoboronexport. The last two Su-30Ks were delivered to Angola in April this year, Alexander Vorobey, Deputy Director for Development at the 558th Aviation Repair Plant told the TASS news agency
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Rand Corporation Suggest Options to "Overextend and Unbalance" Russia
May 24, 2019 @ 09:52 AMAn influential United States think tank, Rand Corporation has suggested that the United States could use a variety of economic, military and ideological strategies to divide and destabilize Russia. According to a report by the Rand Corporation sponsored by the US Army, the US and its allies could employ “nonviolent, cost-imposing options” to weaken Russias economy, military and government structures
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S Korean Naval Officer Killed in Accident during Welcoming Ceremony for Destroyer
May 24, 2019 @ 07:18 AMOne Navy officer was killed and four were injured Friday in an accident involving a destroyer that returned home after an anti-piracy mission off Somalia. Yonhap News reported that the accident occurred at 1015 hours at a naval base in the southern port of Jinhae when a rope used to secure the 4,400-ton Choi Young destroyer to the dock snapped for an unknown reason, the report said quoting unknown officials
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Steel Cut for US Navy’s Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
May 24, 2019 @ 06:03 AMA plasma-burning machine cut the first steel plate that will be used to build Columbia (SSBN 826), the United States Navys lead ballistic missile submarine on Thursday. The event marked the first class of submarines that will be built using fully digital blueprints
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First IAF Woman Fighter Pilot Qualifies For Combat Missions
May 24, 2019 @ 05:56 AMIndias air force pilot Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth has become the first woman fighter pilot qualified for combat missions by day. She has successfully completed a training program for performing combat missions on a MiG-21 ‘Bison fighter jet, PTI news agency reported on Thursday
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China to Network Land, Sea Borders with High Tech Surveillance System
May 24, 2019 @ 05:24 AMChinese China North Industries Group Corp Ltd (NORINCO) is building a new frontier and coastline surveillance system with high level accuracy to identify human and other targets using the home-developed BeiDou Satellite Navigation System, or BDS, at its core. Called BeiDou+ Land and Maritime Defense and Control System (BLMDCS), the system will provide high precision monitoring and communication capability for border defense personnel and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Yang Hua, the project leader from NORINCO, told Global Times on Thursday on the sidelines of the 10th China Satellite Navigation Conference in Beijing
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RAF to use Leonardo’s ‘BriteCloud55’ Expendable Active Decoy
May 23, 2019 @ 02:26 PMLeonardo has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to support a series of trials in which the ‘BriteCloud 55 Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) will be deployed for operations with the Royal Air Force (RAF)s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The first trial with Typhoon took place in April in the UK
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Pakistan Tests Nuclear Capable Shaheen-II Ballistic Missile
May 23, 2019 @ 01:44 PMPakistan armed forces on Thursday conducted a test launch of Shaheen-II, a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. "The training launch was aimed at ensuring operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command
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BrahMos Missile Successfully Launched From Su-30MKI Fighter: IAF
May 23, 2019 @ 06:05 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) announced Wednesday the successful launch of the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft from Andamans. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target, according to the IAF statement
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Russian Army Gets New-gen Tornado-S Multiple Launch Rocket Systems
May 23, 2019 @ 05:57 AMThe Russian Army has received the latest-generation Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) this year, according to RIA Novosti. “As for the further development of the Tornado, we now have a new system, the Tornado-S
Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS)
Upgraded MiG-29 to take on F-16 in the Refurbished Fighter Jet Market
The MiG-29, one of Russias most exported military jet has been upgraded in India that expands its capabilities from an...
First Public Flight of Russian Su-57 Stealth fighter at Army 2018
Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) Su-57 will for the first time perform flights during the ARMY 2018 event near...
Battle of the Air Defense Systems: S-400 Vs Patriot and THAAD
The American-made Patriot and Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems are currently hogging international orders despite their price tags running...
Russian MoD Releases Videos of Latest Missile Production, Testing
The Russian ministry of defense on Thursday published a series of videos showcasing the production, deployment and installation and testing...
Aircraft Manufacturers Vie for $60 to $80 Billion Global Fighter Jet Purchase Programs
The market for fighter jets in countries which are expected to have open competitions is estimated at US$50 billion to...